Shazad Latif on playing a man with PTSD and the twists and turns of Star Trek: Discovery

mswyrr:

There was a lot of fan speculation about Ash’s true identity. Was that hard to keep quiet about? You were doing publicity with so much of the cast towards the beginning of the show? People were like, “Wait til you see him,” but we had seen you but we didn’t know it yet.

It was my idea. I’ve been keeping it for a year now. It’s harder than any acting … That’s the hardest acting I’ve ever done, I did it terribly. I actually chose the pseudonym for the actor who played Voq in the beginning.

On the credits, it’s Javid Iqbal who played Voq, and we created a fake IMDB page, but that was my father’s name who passed away about six years ago. I was asked to choose a pseudonym, so it was a shout out to him. He was a big movie lover, changed the film reels in the cinema when he was young. I just wanted to shout out to him. We kept that a secret for a long time.

It’s nice to have the buzz, still keeping a secret. You know people are going to find out, whether they find out in the first episode or the last episode.

The characters always find out secrets about the show and stuff like that, but it’s more about how you tell the story and execute. How it’s executed is more interesting. Even if you have figured it out, you still tune in to go, “Am I right or am I wrong? Or how have they done it?” Really, just to see the acting, to see the way they’ve cut the story.

lespenseesdepandee:

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY - Episode 1x11

lespenseesdepandee:

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY - Episode 1x11

burnhamandtilly:

We are losing him, Commander. And fast.

‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Showrunners: ***** ‘Is Not an Ending’

michaelburnhamfanclub:

fyeahdiscoverytrek:

fuckyeahsylviatilly:

jaybushman:

This article makes a lot of very explicit promises, and I hope for all our sakes that they keep them.

Fuck Yeah

I do find this somewhat reassuring but got caught on this: Did they just say that Stamets and Culber have been together for two years? Only two years? Fascinating! Hella fascinating, I am going to require a lot more details.

thevulturesquadron:

  (x) Wilson Cruz interview for Inverse Entertainment

Faith restored, crisis averted.