Costumes alum Gabriel Macht was damn never to come back as Harvey Specter.
After playing the legal game drama on the network of the network in the United States for nine seasons, the actor finished with his favorite fans character. But now He is officially back as Harvey in the new NBC spin-off SuitableSo how did this agreement go exactly?
Macht tells Weekly entertainment that everything is because of fans – and Costumes And Suitable Creator Aaron Korsh.
“I finished Costumes And we felt like we had enough time with Harvey: nine years, 134 episodes, “said Macht.” We really created a character so well balanced, and the whole was great. Listen, I am so grateful and blessed to have been part of this show, and it has created many opportunities for me. And when I say goodbye, I would really hear the character in many ways, metaphorically for me. “”
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While Macht knows “never to say, and who knows what’s going on”, he didn’t want to do a meeting or even long -term Costumes movie. “The United States likes to make films with these shows, and it may not be new, but I have the impression that it has become this thing,” he said. “I am not really interested in doing this. I am not interested in continuing. The story is made, and we had a very good walk and all that.”
All of this changed when Korsh called her with his land for Harvey’s return Suitable. Macht did not say yes right away. “Listen, I didn’t want to go back and act,” he explains. “I really made a strong choice to spend more time with my children and raise my children, be here for them, because Costumes I removed a lot. “”
Macht also wanted to prioritize a transfer to brand partnerships, such as his current face role for Bear Fight Whiskey, rather than being always considered Harvey Specter. “I didn’t want to become this character known for this only thing,” he said. “But then it turned out that I also did not want to become an audio actor for shows when I have fifty and 60 in a way that created an opportunity for my family and myself.
He recognizes that this is not what fans want to hear, but his presence continues on Costumes was really “a commercial decision”.
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“It was not because it was my end of everything, to be perfectly honest, to be fully transparent,” explains Macht. “With that said, and as blessed as I must have had this race, it was a good race, and I feel very strongly as for the integrity of the show, and it is a good show. But I wanted to concentrate myself On some of these other things.
Macht laughs as he remembers when Korsh called him about two months ago to ask him to appear on Suitable. “” What, Aaron, what do you want? “”, He recalls the conversation. “‘Well …’ and then his voice becomes really sweet, the character of Ted (played by Stephen Amell), he would have been in the lawyer’s office with Harvey, “and he begins to tell me the story, and I tell myself” this. It’s a great thing. ‘”
Once Korsh promised that they could work on his timetable around the rest of his life, Macht accepted – think on this subject. “I said: ‘The goal is my family right now, and if we can create a space and an opportunity to do it, I would like to help and pass the metaphorical stick to Stephen and the rest of the distribution, because That I believe in you, I believe in what you do, this idea of a universe sounds well ”, he remembers. “Look, if that makes sense, and I can remove it, Let’s discuss. “And it is my way of going and supporting Really this new business – that’s why I said okay. “I will appreciate it.
Suitable A new group of lawyers followed by Ted Black, a former New York prosecutor who reinvented himself as a powerful entertainment lawyer representing some of the biggest stars in Hollywood, follows. Ted works side by side with his best friend, the criminal lawy Stuart Lane (The Walking Dead‘S Josh McDermitt), with whom he launched the Cabinet Black Lane 15 years ago. They supervise promising protégés Rick Dodson (Bryan Greenberg) and Erica Rollins (Lex Scott Davis), who are both in the running for the coveted title of the entertainment company.
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The exact details of what leads to Harvey’s appearance are confidential, but his past with Ted plays a big role in what is happening in the present. “This guy, Ted, is in a link”, Teacine macht. “There seem to be TED elements which are very similar to Harvey. And there is a self-referential play on words that resemble some old models that are really fun and observable. I think there is a great dynamic Between these guys and there is a strong, a strong love for the other which is pleasant to see, two guys who have their backs of each other.
Despite his initial hesitation, Macht hopes that he is only the first of a long line of Costumes cameos to come on the spin-off. “These are different worlds, but I think there are a kind of connective tissue, so you never know, there could be other characters who appear and I think it would be good for fans,” said -he. “It would be fun for the favorites of fans of the original to enter and have an arc and play.”
And if everything else fails, Macht sees a future for the franchise far from this new spin-off. “I hope that in 30 years, I come to Broadway and I see a musical version of Costumes“He said laughing.” I think it would be hilarious. Can you imagine pencil skirts that make a footline at the very end? “”
Suitable Sunday February 23 at 9 p.m. He / PT on NBC.
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