Outlander‘s main man, Sam Heughan, is providing some perception into the present’s eighth and ultimate season at Starz because the actor gears up for a run because the titular character in a stage manufacturing of Macbeth.
Contemplating Heughan’s wrapped filming as Jamie Fraser on the flagship collection, his return to the stage definitely is smart. However when will we see that ultimate season of Outlander that’s already been filmed? The actor spoke to Deadline and teased that Season 8 is prone to arrive “in direction of subsequent 12 months,” contemplating the forthcoming prequel, Outlander: Blood of My Blood, is about to premiere on August 8.
Within the meantime, Heughan will lead the present on stage at RSC’s The Different Place studio venue in Stratford-upon-Avon, from October 9 to December 6. “I used to be in search of one thing that will actually excite me. I’ve been doing Outlander for 11 years, and clearly it was sensible, however I wished one thing else,” Heughan instructed the outlet.
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“And I went to the RSC to see Edward II there, and I simply felt that buzz. I sat within the auditorium, and I felt that pleasure, form of the churn in my abdomen because the lights went down, and I used to be like, ‘Yeah, that is the drug I’m in search of.’ And it’s terrifying. And I believe that’s a very good factor to be scared once more,” he added. The final time Heughan was on stage was pre-Outlander for Batman Stay, through which he performed the titular vigilante.
Regardless of Heughan’s new challenge, he stays related to his Outlander household as he revealed he not too long ago lunched with costar Caitriona Balfe. “It was so pretty to see her. She’s clearly in London as nicely, and so we’re all very, very shut nonetheless, and we’re all the time sending one another messages and stuff,” he stated. “In order that’s, I assume, one of many nice components of our present. We actually have this pretty friendship now, and I’m positive that we’ll comply with one another in subsequent years.”
As for the way forward for Outlander, Heughan hasn’t dominated out the opportunity of a return post-Season 8. When he was requested a few potential Outlander TV particular, he stated, “Who is aware of? I do know they did that with Downton Abbey and others. So that you by no means know. Perhaps the ginger wig remains to be round someplace.”
Keep tuned for updates on Outlander‘s ultimate season as we await official phrase from Starz, and don’t miss the upcoming spinoff when it arrives this summer season.
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