The Shawshank Redemption director Frank Darabont gave a glimpse into his favorite scene he shot for Stranger Things Season 5 at the Volume 1 Los Angeles red carpet premiere.
Darabont, who came out of retirement to direct on the Netflix series after connecting with creators Matt and Ross Duffer, helmed Episode 3, “The Turnbow Trap” and Episode 5, “Shock Jock.”
“There was a couple of things with David Harbour’s character where I wanted to crank up the heat a little bit. There’s a great scene, my favorite scene out of all of them that I shot where Harbour is interrogating Alex Breaux[’s character],” the director told Deadline. “I thought, ‘These guys are two alpha dogs,’ and I really wanted to see them butting heads more.”
The Duffer brothers supported Darabont’s vision when he asked to intensify the scene.
“It was such a thrill. It’s definitely one of my favorite scenes,” Darabont continued. “I’m such a fan of both of those actors. I’m a fan of all these actors. I loved working with them. What a group of stone cold professional, incredibly pleasurable people to work with.”
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When asked if he bonded with the Duffers over Stephen King or Shawshank, the director also teased an easter egg to look out for that references his early filmmaking career.
“There’s actually a fun little easter egg that they suggested,” he said. “There’s a little clip of one of my very, very early movies that you’ll see, a little moment or two of my very first screen credit.”
After getting lunch with Matt and Ross Duffer, the brothers called Darabont up and asked if he’d like to come direct an episode, which he did not see coming. It then turned into two, and the director said it was a “giddy thrill” to contribute in a big way to the final season, making him feel like a kid again.
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