“I
think you can assume I’ll be there in the end,” Amy
Acker told A Free Agent's webmaster Alan Stanley Blair. “But
I really can’t say.”
The idea that Acker’s
Peyton character will survive the final episode however does tie
in with rumours that an Alias spin-off
was proposed, centring around the three main villains from the series.
The idea behind the spin-off was that Acker, along with Ron Rifkin
and David Anders would once again reprise their roles as part of
an evil trio.
“I know there was a story with the three bad guys,” Acker
said. “But Ron Rifkin is now in a pilot with Ken Olin so if
it’s picked then it’s probably not gonna happen.”
Acker
also discussed the transition from Angel to Alias,
particularly what it was like joining the cast of a show that was
on its fifth season.
“I was a little nervous at first,” she said. “Ron
and Victor (Garber), they’re really great actors that I’ve
seen on stage, but they made me so comfortable. So I think its more
of an initial thing you get the first time you walk on a set.
“I had a little family there though, because
Drew Goddard and Jeff Bell were there and if I needed help they
were like my little
niche.”
The
actress also mentioned that her previous time with Goddard and
Bell on Angel actually helped with her performance,
as at certain times she was required to revert to her Angel character as part of her alias.
One example that Acker cited was in the opening moments
of “Horizon”,
as Kelly Peyton eats Chinese food before identifying her target and
executing him. “They were like ‘Try and be like Fred
in this part.’
“She’s definitely not like Fred. It was fun and I actually
laugh at myself. I’m just so mean and I’m like who would
believe that? We didn’t really shoot people on Angel, not with
guns anyway. Joss (Whedon) was kinda opposed to them.”
Despite walking onto a set where everyone has worked with each other
for over four years, Acker was able to gel with the rest of the cast,
and in particular Jennifer Garner.
“Jen is a great mom,” said Acker. “She’s
a good person to copy from. We actually shared stories about what
its like to be up all night and stuff. But she’s great.”
Apparently, during the audition phase for the show,
Amy Acker was asked whether or not she had any experience shooting
things. “ I
was like ‘I can shoot a crossbow or a flamethrower’”
Originally,
Acker had auditioned for the role of Nadia Santos back in the third
season, weeks after the announcement
was made that Angel would
not be returning for a sixth season.
“The year Angel was cancelled, I auditioned
for the role of Nadia, which was down to me and Mia Maestro who
actually got the
part. For my call back, I had to drive across town in my Ilyria costume.”
Acker later went for the role of Rachel Gibson, but was not right
for the part. However, after seeing her previous auditions, the actress
was offered the role of Kelly Peyton for three episodes. Due to her
popularity with fans and also how much she brought to the series,
her contract was later extended for the full season.
This
news story was written by the webmaster of A
Free Agent, Alan Stanley
Blair. In addition to running this site, he is also a writer
for SyFy
Portal.com where he regularly covers news for other genre-based
shows. Please submit any feedback to alias@alanistic.co.uk
or feel free to discuss on Echelon. |
