Gavin Casalegno as Jeremiah and Lola Tung as Stomach in ‘The Summer time I Turned Fairly’ Peter Taylor/Prime Video
Followers of The Summer time I Turned Fairly ebook collection might imagine they know the place the present will go together with its central love triangle — however Gavin Casalegno isn’t ruling out an endgame shakeup.
“I do really feel like there’s a powerful probability that that’s a chance,” Casalegno, 23, completely advised Us Weekly on Thursday, June 29, concerning the Prime Video collection probably straying from the unique occasions within the books.
The actor, who performs Jeremiah Fisher, famous that he didn’t focus an excessive amount of on his character’s future arc whereas filming season 2.
“I attempt to maintain it as actual as potential in that regard. Clearly, I do know the place he finally ends up going and what finally ends up occurring. However I don’t emphasize on that. As a result of I believe [author and showrunner] Jenny [Han] writes it so properly that I’m in a position to sort of get there naturally with out having to drive it a sure course,” Fisher advised Us whereas selling his partnership with Bomb Pop. “So regardless that I do know the place he’s going, I attempt to play it daily as a result of that’s all we are able to do. [We can] simply dwell within the second and benefit from our time proper.”
The Summer time I Turned Fairly, which is predicated on a ebook collection of the identical identify, follows Stomach Conklin’s (Lola Tung) relationships with childhood associates Conrad Fisher (Christopher Briney) and Jeremiah Fisher. After brothers start to compete for Stomach’s affection, she explores her emotions for every of them earlier than making a choice within the remaining ebook.
After season 1 debuted on Prime Video, Han, 42, hinted that her imaginative and prescient for the present could not mirror the occasions within the books.
“I actually needed to weigh what the followers expect with the place the present goes creatively and discover that steadiness,” she advised Selection in June 2022. “My precedence has all the time been that I need followers of the ebook to really feel actually happy by the story we’re telling, but in addition for them to know that that is an adaptation in a brand new medium, so it’s not going to be precisely the identical. I believe these are type of the 2 issues which are all the time in my head.
Han added: “I don’t wish to spoil an excessive amount of however the books have been out for some time. You by no means know what might occur with the present. I used to be open minded going into it. I used to be contemplating a variety of completely different potentialities.”
Casalegno, for his half, praised Han for serving to information the solid by way of the story strains every season.
“[Having her involved with the show is like] a cheat code. To have Jenny there — and simply to bounce concepts off of her [is great] — as a result of she, like, actually gave delivery to Jeremiah, Conrad and Stomach [in her books],” he advised Us. “So, to have the ability to discuss along with her about what she had in thoughts with a scene is so nice. For me as an actor, it helps the artistic course of simply be really easy.”
Lola Tung, Gavin Casalegno. Erika Doss/Prime Video
Whereas ready for brand spanking new episodes to begin streaming, Casalegno has been having fun with the summer season season by partnering with Bomb Pop.
“Childhood reminiscences made me wish to collaborate with Bomb Pop. Even attending to share [some] with my sister yesterday, it simply reminds us of our grandma’s home,” the Texas native recalled. “It jogs my memory of grandma’s home and only a heat summer season day within the solar and having the ability to spend it by the warmth of the seashore or the pool. It simply jogged my memory of my childhood.”
In honor of Nationwide Bomb Pop Day, Casalegno teamed up with the corporate to create a limited-edition capsule assortment of his favourite summer season must-haves. Followers can unlock a brand new merchandise every day till July 4th through SnapChat by scanning a Bomb Pop ice pop utilizing the customized Snap lens.
The Summer time I Turned Fairly season 2 begins streaming on Prime Video Friday, July 14. New episodes will proceed to drop each Friday.
