Key Takeaways
- Character Development: Billy Nolan and Tommy Ross receive more depth in this adaptation.
- Interviews: Arthur Conti and Joel Oulette share insights about their roles.
- Streaming Availability: All 8 episodes of Carrie are now available on Prime Video.
- Plot Overview: The story explores Carrie’s struggles with bullying and her emerging powers.
It feels like everyone and their mother has been watching Mike Flanagan’s Carrie. It’s a pretty drastically different take on the story, and while I didn’t love it (check out my review HERE), there are some wonderful performances. Two characters that have always been a bit underdeveloped in all the adaptations and even the original novel are both Billy Nolan and Tommy Ross. Thankfully, with 8 episodes to play with, these characters are able to be expanded upon a bit and given much more dimension.
I spoke to Carrie stars Arthur Conti and Joel Oulette about their roles, and how the audience finally gets to know them more than just superficially. We get into what it meant for them to be able to bring these characters to life, and just how evil Billy is for a certain incident on a bridge. Hilariously, I also just found out that Arthur is the son of comedian Nina Conti, who is currently on S22 of Taskmaster. As a massive fan of the show, I regret not knowing of their familial ties when the interview took place. You can check out the full interview in the embedded video above.
And don’t forget to check out my interviews with Summer Howell & Samantha Sloyan and Matthew Lillard and Amber Midthunder HERE. And stay tuned for my talk with Mike Flanagan himself later this week.
Carrie plot:
Misfit high-schooler Carrie White (Summer H. Howell) has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan). After her father’s sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social-media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence.
All 8 Episodes of Carrie are now streaming on Prime Video.
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