Actors to reunite for new series of his dark materials
ANDREW Scott has revealed he will be reuniting with his Fleabag co-star Phoebe Waller-Bridge when she voices his daemon in the second season of His Dark Materials.
The actor played the Hot Priest in Waller-Bridge’s hugely acclaimed comedy series and the pair are getting back together for the BBC and HBO’s adaptation of Sir Philip Pullman’s fantasy trilogy of novels.
The first series was partly filmed in and around South Wales, including at the Bad Wolf Studios in Cardiff.
During the His Dark Materials Comic-Con@Home panel, Scott, who will play explorer Colonel John Parry, said: “My daemon is going to be played by somebody who is very close to me in real life, which is a young performer and writer called Phoebe WallerBridge.”
He added: “I’m really thrilled about that because it’s all about companionship and friendship and loyalty and that’s what I feel about Phoebe in my real life so it’s wonderful that it’s happening.”
In the His Dark Materials universe, humans are joined by daemons, manifestations of the human soul that take the form of animals.
Waller-Bridge’s role is a small cameo, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Earlier during the panel, fans were shown a first glimpse of season two with a new trailer.
The second season is is based on The Subtle Knife, the second book in Sir Philip’s trilogy.
It stars 15-year-old Dafne Keen as Lyra Belacqua, a headstrong young adventurer who discovers a dangerous secret.
The stellar cast also features X-Men’s James McAvoy as Lyra’s father Lord Asriel, Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda as adventurer Lee Scoresby and The Affair’s Ruth Wilson as Lyra’s mother Marisa Coulter.
The trailer sees Lyra in a strange and mysterious abandoned city named Cittagazze. The trailer warns: “These are strange new times.”
Dafne’s actor father Will also stars in His Dark Materials as Father MacPhail while her mother, Maria Fernandez Ache, is also an actress. She joked appearing on the show had given her a new appreciation for her own parents, considering the actions of Lyra’s.
It was announced that veteran actor Terence Stamp was joining the show for season two, alongside Jade Anouka and Simone Kirby.