Brianna is supposed to have a Boston accent, but Sophie ended up not using one. Why?
Boston accents are tricky. It’s easy for them to become a caricature pretty easily. We’ve got so many accents going on in the show. It just didn’t feel like we needed to go there, as well.
Was it important to find a sexy man to play Roger?
He just needed to be charming and funny, and you had to instantly like him and feel like he was a good match for Brianna. Richard Rankin had that in spades. Everyone just immediately likes him when they meet him.
Are you starting production on season 3 any sooner this year?
We’re ramping up now. We are working on scripts and stories. We will probably be on an accelerated overall production schedule now that we have two season pickups. So we can start actively planning season 4 as opposed to waiting for a pickup. Season 3 is a traveling show. It starts in Scotland, but then it’s a sea voyage. There are pirates. It’s in Jamaica. It’s in the New World. And book 4 is in the New World and suddenly in North Carolina. So having the ability to make long range plans about where we are shooting certain elements and where we want to dedicate resources is enormously helpful in planning the show.
How much longer are we fans going to be able to enjoy Tobias?
Unfortunately, his role will come to an end relatively soon. It’s not over yet. We’ll still see him in season 3. But other than occasional flashbacks to Frank or Jack, their story pretty much ends in book 3.
Boston accents are tricky. It’s easy for them to become a caricature pretty easily. We’ve got so many accents going on in the show. It just didn’t feel like we needed to go there, as well.
Was it important to find a sexy man to play Roger?
He just needed to be charming and funny, and you had to instantly like him and feel like he was a good match for Brianna. Richard Rankin had that in spades. Everyone just immediately likes him when they meet him.
Are you starting production on season 3 any sooner this year?
We’re ramping up now. We are working on scripts and stories. We will probably be on an accelerated overall production schedule now that we have two season pickups. So we can start actively planning season 4 as opposed to waiting for a pickup. Season 3 is a traveling show. It starts in Scotland, but then it’s a sea voyage. There are pirates. It’s in Jamaica. It’s in the New World. And book 4 is in the New World and suddenly in North Carolina. So having the ability to make long range plans about where we are shooting certain elements and where we want to dedicate resources is enormously helpful in planning the show.
How much longer are we fans going to be able to enjoy Tobias?
Unfortunately, his role will come to an end relatively soon. It’s not over yet. We’ll still see him in season 3. But other than occasional flashbacks to Frank or Jack, their story pretty much ends in book 3.
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DEADLINE: Outlander got a two-season pickup from Starz last month, so where are you at, if anywhere, with Season 4 and adapting the America colonies based Drums of Autumn?
MOORE: We’re only just sort of talking in very general terms about Four. I mean, we know what the broad outlines are of it, but right now the lion’s share of our attention is on Three. Still, having the two-season pickup makes all that easier because you can sort of put Four over here to the side for a moment knowing that you’re going to do it. Then, as we get deeper into Season 3 — the planning, logistics — we’ll get closer and closer to start talking in earnest about Four.
Also, the writers will start turning their attention to Season 4 while this season is still underway. So we’ll write all the scripts for Season 3, get them all in train, get them all starting to prep, and then the whole writing staff will start to work on Season 4 while we’re still shooting this one. That gives us a big leg up, get on schedule and production and budget and all that — it’s enormously helpful.
DEADLINE: The Emmy nominations are going to be announced on July 14. Season 1 garnered only an Original Dramatic Score nom, but at the Golden Globes this year, Caitriona was up for Best Actress in a TV Drama, Tobias Menzies was up for Best Supporting and the show was up fro Best TV Series – Drama, so how do you think things look this time round for the Emmys?
MOORE: You know, you’re very hopeful, but I’ve been around this game long enough that it’s just such a crapshoot that you really have no idea. So I’m not holding my breath, and we’ll just take what comes. It’ll be nice to score in any of those categories. I certainly think that the show is at a level that deserves recognition, but it’s really hard to say. The Academy is the Academy. I mean, I’m a member and I don’t know why the Academy votes one way or the other; it’s all a mysterious process and it depends on who votes and who doesn’t, and we’ll just have to wait and see.
MOORE: We’re only just sort of talking in very general terms about Four. I mean, we know what the broad outlines are of it, but right now the lion’s share of our attention is on Three. Still, having the two-season pickup makes all that easier because you can sort of put Four over here to the side for a moment knowing that you’re going to do it. Then, as we get deeper into Season 3 — the planning, logistics — we’ll get closer and closer to start talking in earnest about Four.
Also, the writers will start turning their attention to Season 4 while this season is still underway. So we’ll write all the scripts for Season 3, get them all in train, get them all starting to prep, and then the whole writing staff will start to work on Season 4 while we’re still shooting this one. That gives us a big leg up, get on schedule and production and budget and all that — it’s enormously helpful.
DEADLINE: The Emmy nominations are going to be announced on July 14. Season 1 garnered only an Original Dramatic Score nom, but at the Golden Globes this year, Caitriona was up for Best Actress in a TV Drama, Tobias Menzies was up for Best Supporting and the show was up fro Best TV Series – Drama, so how do you think things look this time round for the Emmys?
MOORE: You know, you’re very hopeful, but I’ve been around this game long enough that it’s just such a crapshoot that you really have no idea. So I’m not holding my breath, and we’ll just take what comes. It’ll be nice to score in any of those categories. I certainly think that the show is at a level that deserves recognition, but it’s really hard to say. The Academy is the Academy. I mean, I’m a member and I don’t know why the Academy votes one way or the other; it’s all a mysterious process and it depends on who votes and who doesn’t, and we’ll just have to wait and see.
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Is having a super-sized episode something that you'd want to do more of in the future?
It depends on the story. Not every story demands or even benefits by it. Longer is not always better. Sometimes, it's just long. Other times, you do need it. Like for instance, [episode] 207, the episode where Claire lost her baby and the scenes in the Star Chamber. The first cut of that episode came in at an hour and 20 minutes. I called Starz and they were fine with that episode being an hour and a half if that was best for the show. But what happened is, once I got into editing the footage, tightening scenes and keeping the dramatic pace up, that episode came in at an hour and five minutes. So telling the best version of that story ended up not needing the extra time. Having the flexibility to do a super-sized episode once in a while is nice but we don't try to go there unnecessarily.
What scene are you most proud of from the season two finale?
The scene at the grave with Claire finally visiting Culloden Moor. Claire talking to the headstone and telling Jamie all the things he's missed. It was an amazing performance by Caitriona and just such a powerful, powerful moment for the whole show.
How far into planning season three are you?
We're pretty well into it. We have scripts for the first few episodes and stories broken somewhere into 10 episodes. We're already in pre-production in Scotland. We probably won't start shooting until late August, early September.
What storyline are you most excited to bring to life in season three?
It would be great to do the ships. I'm a big ship person. I mean, my company name is Tall Ship Productions. It would be fun to get to do rigged ships and go on sea voyages and go to Jamaica. It will be a big blast to do this new chapter in the saga.
It depends on the story. Not every story demands or even benefits by it. Longer is not always better. Sometimes, it's just long. Other times, you do need it. Like for instance, [episode] 207, the episode where Claire lost her baby and the scenes in the Star Chamber. The first cut of that episode came in at an hour and 20 minutes. I called Starz and they were fine with that episode being an hour and a half if that was best for the show. But what happened is, once I got into editing the footage, tightening scenes and keeping the dramatic pace up, that episode came in at an hour and five minutes. So telling the best version of that story ended up not needing the extra time. Having the flexibility to do a super-sized episode once in a while is nice but we don't try to go there unnecessarily.
What scene are you most proud of from the season two finale?
The scene at the grave with Claire finally visiting Culloden Moor. Claire talking to the headstone and telling Jamie all the things he's missed. It was an amazing performance by Caitriona and just such a powerful, powerful moment for the whole show.
How far into planning season three are you?
We're pretty well into it. We have scripts for the first few episodes and stories broken somewhere into 10 episodes. We're already in pre-production in Scotland. We probably won't start shooting until late August, early September.
What storyline are you most excited to bring to life in season three?
It would be great to do the ships. I'm a big ship person. I mean, my company name is Tall Ship Productions. It would be fun to get to do rigged ships and go on sea voyages and go to Jamaica. It will be a big blast to do this new chapter in the saga.
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We’re spared the brutality of Culloden and what happens to Jamie after Claire says goodbye to him at the Standing Stones, but Heughan promises that all will be revealed in Season 3.
As Jamie lets Claire go, Heughan says, “he knows he’s going to die, but at least she is going to be safe, and his unborn child, who will be Bree. We won’t actually see what happens to Jamie after she’s gone through the Stones until the next season – for me that’s a really big question and something that will be really interesting to look at – who is Jamie without Claire, why is he still surviving or what has he got to live for when he’s lost the woman that he loves? She will eventually return, but they’re both older, so who is the man he’s become age-wise, physically? I think that’s the joy of the show, it’s never the same thing, it’s constantly moving, so next season should be quite an adventure.”
As Jamie lets Claire go, Heughan says, “he knows he’s going to die, but at least she is going to be safe, and his unborn child, who will be Bree. We won’t actually see what happens to Jamie after she’s gone through the Stones until the next season – for me that’s a really big question and something that will be really interesting to look at – who is Jamie without Claire, why is he still surviving or what has he got to live for when he’s lost the woman that he loves? She will eventually return, but they’re both older, so who is the man he’s become age-wise, physically? I think that’s the joy of the show, it’s never the same thing, it’s constantly moving, so next season should be quite an adventure.”
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