Although reuniting thePrison Breakteam wasnt met withOdyssey-level obstacles, there was certainly trepidation among the cast.
Callies says she was probably the last actor to sign on.
My first thought was, it better be good.
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Actually, Callies first thought was somethingverydifferent.
He said something on the order of, Have you heard that theyre bringingPrison Breakback?
What I said, I guarantee you cant print.
It was, No fing way, holy fing s, like expletive filled.
Theyre like, But Michaels dead?!'
Yeah, okay, Callies says with a laugh.
To be fair,Walking Deadwas not the first show that I was on where people get resurrected constantly.
I was like, Okay, all right, this is not a coincidence.'
But Callies played really hard to get, she says.
Part of her hesitation was what it meant to actually inhabit this role again.
Personally, there was also a thought thatPrison Breakwas my first real job, she says.
I ought to be a better actor by now, you know?
I guess Im interested to see if I can do better than I did before.
I realize Im setting myself up to be completely panned.Guess what?
The other reason to do it was reuniting withPrison Breakcreator Paul Scheuring.
Paul kept saying, I want to get back to what we tried to do that first season.
Season 1 was the best season we had.
It was smart, it was brave, it was direct, it wasnt coy.
Though the revival is inspired by the early days, Callies insists Sara is a much different character.
Shes changed hugely, just as I have.
Once shooting kicked off in early April, all fears immediately evaporated on day one.
It was an emotional day.
Our director came up to me and was like, You have to stop crying.
Sara is not losing her s in this moment.
I was like, Okay, Im trying.
This is actually not an acting choice.
