Euphoria creator Sam Levinson noticed a hidden gem in Angus Cloud — and restructured the present’s plot to maintain him within the forged.
“Angus was imagined to die on the finish of the primary season, however I beloved him so f—ing a lot. The very first thing I seen about him was he had these Paul Newman eyes,” Levinson, 38, instructed Folks in an interview revealed on Monday, September 25, whereas reflecting on working with the late actor. “It killed me. He was good. I believe a part of the issue is I might generally put actors forward of the present at occasions. So I used to be like, ‘Okay, I can’t kill him as a result of then what’s he to look ahead to?’”
Information broke in July that Cloud died at age 25. Two months later, the Alameda County Coroner instructed Us Weekly that Cloud died of acute intoxication following an unintentional overdose. In keeping with the authorities, the actor had cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and benzodiazepines in his system on the time of his dying.
Earlier than his passing, Cloud had been candid about his struggles with substance abuse. Whereas filming the HBO collection, Levinson, who has additionally been candid about his previous dependancy points, picked up that Cloud wasn’t one of the best model of himself after sustaining an damage throughout the pandemic. After Levinson provided to assist him get clear, Cloud agreed to enter a 30-day in-patient program which HBO reportedly paid for.
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“I appeared him within the eye and I knew that he wasn’t doing properly,” Levinson mentioned to the outlet. “On the identical time, I’ve been in these conditions earlier than the place you’re attempting to get somebody clear. And I simply mentioned to him, ‘I like working with you and we’ve acquired this superb season deliberate and stuff, however I want you to be sober as a result of I acquired to have the ability to depend on you.’”
In season 2, Cloud’s character was meant to die regardless of having a pivotal position within the first half. Nonetheless, Levinson fought for Cloud as soon as once more, calling him “too particular.” Finally, Levinson instructed the manufacturing staff they wanted to “maintain him round.”
“The one factor that I knew is he beloved making this present. He beloved the crew. He beloved the actors. He beloved every little thing about it,” Levinson mirrored. “And I simply thought, if this goes away, I don’t know what’s going to occur in his life.”
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Whereas the forged and crew rallied round Cloud to assist him face his demons, Levinson confessed that the actor wanted to be the one to take motion.
“I might all the time really feel that he didn’t need [sobriety] as a lot as all of us needed it for him,” Levinson mentioned to the outlet. “That’s the place it will get difficult as a result of the entire world can need it for you. However he didn’t need it. It’s simply the self-destructive facet of dependancy and it outweighs every little thing. However you may’t quit on folks. I wasn’t going to let anybody quit on him.”
