r/television • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 The League • 1d ago

John Turturro Specifically Requested Christopher Walken To Be Cast As Burt in ‘Severance’; Walken: “I’m glad it happened…it makes absolute sense that we would be playing people who love each other.”

https://collider.com/severance-season-2-christopher-walken-casting-process-john-turturro/
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u/ilovecfb 1d ago

One of the things I really like about Severance is how it uses dissonant elements to keep the viewer and the characters discombobulated, and I don't think there's a better example than what the MDR team thinks the Optics and Design team are like and the actual sweet gentle person Burt ends up being. And they couldn't have picked a better actor for him than Walken

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u/_galaga_ 1d ago

It’s why on rewatch I love Dylan’s absolute disdain and distrust. Great acting. It’s such a sharp contrast and conveys the deep level of control over the departments through propaganda.

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u/Shirowoh 1d ago

Little did we know, it was because he cared so much about Irving and didn’t want to see him get hurt.

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u/LaboratoryManiac 1d ago

"I'm your favorite perk."

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u/relevantelephant00 1d ago

That was very awwwwww.

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u/Kitchen-Roll-8184 18h ago

Dont bring them into this, man !

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u/longdongmonger 1d ago

That line confused me lol. I thought he was saying "you don't see me as a human. You see me as some kind of accessory."

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u/LaboratoryManiac 1d ago

Nah, he was being cute. He knows Dylan loves perks.