Kirk Acevedo, who portrays Agent Charlie Francis, talks about tonight’s episode in which his character takes on more of a central focus. He also reveals that some of the actors have already worked on a ‘stand-alone’ episode for season 2, and that all things being right, the cast will return for season 2 production on June 24. It should be mentioned that there’s been no official word on season 2 yet, but this is encouraging! Spoilers after the jump:
Now Charlie’s a trained agent. How does he let this griffin take him down?
Acevedo: It’s a monster. I don’t care how well trained you are, it’s the world of Fringe, so there are bigger and badder things then yourselves.
What does this griffin look like?
Acevedo: Do you know the mythological creature the griffin? The tail of it is like a snake. He’s got the head of an eagle, the body of a lion, the wings of a dragon. That’s what it sort of is. I haven’t actually seen it, because I haven’t seen the final special effect of it. It’s CGI. We just had to use the imagination.
When do you wrap for the season?
Acevedo: We finish up in about six days. We just finished the finale. We’re actually working on a stand-alone episode for season two.
What could you tease about the finale and next season?
Acevedo: Well, I’m sure you heard about who might be playing William Bell. Leonard Nimoy, so we pretty much meet William Bell in the finale, which is really cool. Just you learn a lot more about Massive Dynamic and what’s going on with the whole mythology of the show, so it’s pretty much more cemented in the final two episodes. Then the stand-alone episode is pretty much a stand-alone episode. It doesn’t delve into the mythology of the show or anything.
Are you back to exposition?
Acevedo: Yes, sir.
Did you get to work with Nimoy?
Acevedo: No, it’s just Olivia meets him. I’ve got to be honest with you, I never thought of Leonard Nimoy to play William Bell, [but] of all the people I thought of down the line, I think he’s actually perfect. People remember him as Spock on Star Trek, but he did tons of other stuff, [like] the Invasion of the Body Snatchers remake. I think he has the age, the depth and that beautiful voice of his would be a perfect foil for John Noble.
What were you working on today?
Acevedo: Today, for the stand-alone episode, we show the body and the tease in the beginning. Then we just walk around, and we’re just shooting that scene. We have a whole bunch of stunts, and that’s it. Just little fight scenes and stuff like that.
What sort of case is the stand-alone episode?
Acevedo: There’s a little bit of Ghost Whisperer in that episode. That’s all I’ll say.
When do you come back for next season?
Acevedo: You know, I was told we come back on June 24th is supposed to be our start date.
