Outlander producer Maril Davis has revealed the precise second she realised Sam Heughan can be the right Jamie Fras
Heughan, 42, has performed Jamie within the historic fantasy collection, based mostly on the novels by Diana Gabaldon, alongside Caitriona Balfe, who performs Claire Fraser, since 2014.
"I bear in mind we have been at our workplaces in Pasadena. You are watching tapes and on the primary spherical of casting, Sam's audition tape got here up and we watched it, and all of us realized in that second that this was our Jamie," Davis remembers within the clip.
"And all alongside we assumed we would by no means discover him. It was like a needle in a haystack. He simply popped out immediately."
"He wasn't anybody that any of us had seen earlier than. We immediately knew he had the charisma, he had the appeal, he had the humour to play Jamie," she continues, earlier than viewers are handled to a snippet of Heughan's unique audition for the Starz drama.
"After which we did a video convention with him and instantly, he simply jumped off the display screen," Davis praises. "Generally on this life, there are specific actors on the market who have been born to play sure elements, and Sam Heughan was born to play Jamie Fraser."
Heughan not too long ago has opened up about what he’ll miss most when Outlander lastly involves an finish. The 42-year-old star was requested the query in an interview with males's luxurious way of life journal Sq. Mile.
He admitted it’s one thing he is been pondering so much about not too long ago, with rumours Outlander’s seventh, which is ready to air in Might 2023, could possibly be the final.
“What is going to I miss? I’ll miss the camaraderie, the folks, the routine,” he stated. “The routine is fairly robust, fairly full on. However there’s one thing fantastic about it, going to work each day, you all are going to be fucked however the finish.
“It’s exhausting work, it’s full on, however you’re all in it collectively. So I assume that camaraderie and being round folks you get pleasure from being round.”#
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