myallmovies Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese caught up with Reginald the Vampire star Jacob Batalon to debate the sequence’ second season, getting a face full of pretend blood, and combating a conflict with angels. Reginald the Vampire Season 2 premieres tonight on SyFy at 10 p.m. ET.
“Reginald Andres lastly obtained his life collectively – when he was was a vampire. Whereas he doesn’t match into the stereotypical expectations of what a vampire appears to be like like – he’s not chiseled or classically good-looking – Reginald has discovered his place amongst an unlikely cohort that features the cool vampire who sired him, the previous vampire chieftain turned sudden ally (or is she?), and his co-worker/former girlfriend. A present with plenty of coronary heart and simply sufficient blood, “Reginald the Vampire” proves the undead life is simply as difficult as life itself,” says the synopsis.
Tyler Treese: That is Reginald the Vampire Season 2, so how was the precise act of returning as a result of you have already got the chemistry with the solid? I assume it’s a bit like Spider-Man, however how is it completely different than beginning a contemporary undertaking?
Jacob Batalon: It feels nice. I feel we had been all very excited to return again and we undoubtedly liked working with one another final season, so it was nice. And the chemistry remains to be there, and I really feel like as a result of now we have that to construct off of, work simply type of turned like a playground on a regular basis, like an grownup playground.
The primary season was very a lot Reginald getting used to being a vampire after which doing the large take a look at on the finish. However right here, we get to dive into the world extra. There’s this large conflict build up in opposition to the angels. What was most enjoyable about diving into the mythology behind this sequence?
I feel the mythology is what makes the present a lot extra fascinating this time round, and it was enjoyable to essentially do the entire type of biblical type of terrors coming. I feel that’s gonna be such a enjoyable type of story to type of struggle by way of your entire season. And I feel it simply provides one other layer of coolness to the present. I like the angel thought a lot, and our angels on the present are so, so dope.
I needed to ask about your co-star, Mandela Van Peebles. He’s implausible as Maurice. He truly appears to be like like a vampire. I don’t know the way else to say it, but it surely’s simply one thing about him. What actually stood out about him as a scene accomplice since you guys have such nice scenes collectively?
Yeah, I feel, I imply, Mandela’s actually simply nice as an actor, but additionally as a result of our relationship is so robust that I, we actually do play that out rather well. And I feel he, we’re simply utterly opposites by way of how we’re on display screen. So I feel these two issues make it much more intriguing as a pairing. However once more, me and him are so shut that we will type of simply play off of one another prefer it’s nothing at this level. So I feel it’d be that.
The primary season had this enjoyable love triangle happening. Now the pairings are extra established, however we do see Reginald and Sarah working by way of some points early on within the season. What was most fascinating about exploring their connection as soon as they’re out of that honeymoon section of simply being in pure bliss?
I feel it’s, it’s a good way to type of illustrate that love isn’t at all times gonna be excellent. And in addition simply the concept simply since you’re the hero, not the whole lot else might be falling into place. You type of must sacrifice just a few issues as a way to be the hero. Um, however once more, the connection is so robust that all through the present, it’ll simply develop into such a loopy, insane factor that blows up that I really feel like everybody might be utterly floored by.
I’ve at all times been curious as a result of it is a very bloody present. You’re a vampire, you’re feeding, you get messy, you’re coated in blood. What’s that like if you simply have all this blood on you? What does it style like?
Nicely, so we do two major ones rather well. Three, the one is type of like a candy type of row sugary water. After which the opposite one which’s extra thick and viscous is like corn syrupy kind. That’s most likely the one which I utterly might throw up simply occupied with it. Then there’s this different one which they, this liquid that they make to make it appear like, however, however you don’t drink that one. So it’s type of like, choose your poison. Nevertheless it’s undoubtedly one thing to get used to. I feel we did slightly higher in managing blood within the second season, but it surely’s nonetheless fairly messy this time round.
One side I like about Reginald the Vampire Season 2 is we get to see extra of Claire within the present. The primary season may be very targeted on Reginald discovering his powers, after which now with Claire, he has a mentor position. How was it spending extra time with that character as a result of the younger actress is nice too?
Thailey [Roberge]’s actually nice. Similar to the remainder of our solid, she’s very gifted and I feel she’s particular as a result of she’s youthful and far more skilled than I used to be once I was her age. So, that was actually nice of her. Additionally, her character undoubtedly deserves that type of development and storytelling, and it’s gonna be a very enjoyable relationship as a result of it’s simply gonna be an elevated brother-sister factor. Nevertheless it’ll be loopy ’trigger you understand, individuals like characters like Claire and everybody are gonna have loopy elements to play and the entire story altogether. So.
First season, your windpipes stole the present with “Whole Eclipse of the Coronary heart.” We hear you sing some Meatloaf “I’d Do Something for Love (However I Received’t Do That)” right here. How do you wind up singing every season?
I feel the primary one was undoubtedly my fault. I prompt we do the music “Whole Eclipse of the Coronary heart.” In order that was undoubtedly on me. However this time, I really feel like I elected to not wish to do something like that. Everybody on the present needed to do a musical episode, and I utterly was like, “No,” and I’m nonetheless the one one which in some way finally ends up doing this, so…
In each seasons you’ve introduced up Keanu Reeves. Are we attempting to manifest a film collectively? Are you an enormous fan?
I feel Reginald is only a diehard Keanu Reeves fan, but it surely’d be good if Keanu [did one thing collectively. I might love that.
It is a actually thrilling time in your profession. You’ve Tarot out in theaters and Reginald the Vampire Season 2 premiering, that is one after the opposite. How particular is it that these actually aligned and you’ve got these two initiatives each coming into the world on the similar time?
It’s truthfully like, I really feel very fortunate. I really feel very lucky, for positive. Clearly, the strike had so much to do with the way in which issues type of performed out, however I’m actually glad and excited for everybody to see all these items that we’ve been engaged on. Particularly as a result of I felt like, on the time, it was imagined to be sooner, clearly. However I feel it’s all price it ultimately, and I actually simply hope that everybody has a superb time watching them.
One large benefit of tv is that you simply get to spend extra time with these characters, and also you’ve gotten to movie 20 episodes as Reginald. What do you want most about getting to only completely discover it relatively than a film the place you could solely have 20-Half-hour display screen time?
I feel as an actor, I really feel actually it’s type of releasing to only type of creatively attempt various things and to essentially discover. I feel it’s useful to storytelling, but additionally it’s undoubtedly taxing, particularly the way in which that we write the present. We do plenty of phrases per minute, and I feel that is also a separate problem in and of itself. I actually take pleasure in motion pictures since you actually can simply slip into one factor after which depart it alone after which do one thing utterly completely different afterward. So I suppose these are type of the 2 major variations.
Spider-Man’s been so enormous to your profession. There’s fixed hypothesis, although. How is it having such a dedicated and passionate fan base that’s at all times speaking, at all times chattering about your character?
With out the followers, I might not be on this place, so I’m very grateful for that for positive. I simply really feel dangerous that I don’t have sufficient solutions for followers who ask me stuff. I truly genuinely really feel dangerous about that. However once more, with out the followers, I might not be having an amazing life.
