Eanna Hardwick says no need for a Normal People sequel
Ordinary actor Éanna Hardwickke once said that he didn’t want to be a sequel to a popular TV series because he “don’t like to re-engage things.”
“It’s better to keep it in people’s imagination and keep it as it is,” the 28-year-old told BBC News at a pre-iSCARS party in Los Angeles on Thursday night.
Three BBC dramas draw the closure relationship between teenage Marianne and Connell based on Sally Rooney’s novel.
It stars Daisy Edgar Jones and Paul Mescal, while Hardwickke plays Rob, a friend of Connell’s high school.
The release of ordinary people in April 2020 has become a lockdown phenomenon.
Last year, Edgar-Jones and Mescal almost broke the internet with an Instagram post that seemed to make fun of the sequel.
The two later clarified that in fact, they were reuniting to hold a marathon to take charity as a charity cause.
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In the series, Hardwicke’s character Rob suffers from depression and commits suicide, causing Connell’s mental health to suffer.
But Hardwick said it wasn’t the fact that he wouldn’t be in any sequel, but rather that he didn’t want one.
“I’m happy to think of it as a bettor because I can enjoy it,” he said at the annual Oscar Wilde event.
He also admits why he can be why anyone wants to revisit the series.
“Of course, part of me is curious, and I’d love to see those characters in 15 years,” he said.
“I just love Sally’s writing and every time she releases a new book, I’m excited, so I’m just looking forward to reading her next job.”
Hardwick said he still talks to his ordinary people.
“We’re all in touch, which is great. It’s a very special thing for all of us,” he said.
“I don’t think that will ever change. It’s really fundamental work for all of us, so we stay connected.
“Every time we meet and go, ‘God, not that angry’.”
Recently, Hardwickke starred in the BBC murderer Benjamin Field The Sixth Commandment.
The series is the murder of Peter Farquhar and Ann Moore-Martin in Buckinghamshire maid Maids Moreton.
Hardwick said he has no answer because of why people are so obsessed with real crime, but as an actor says, “You just want to engage in something with that depth.”
“It’s a responsibility to tell real stories, know why you do it, why you tell stories, what that means,” he said.
“It approaches the real story in different ways. I feel that when I read the script, it is done through censorship and care and there is no manipulation at all.”
