![]() ![]() ( Laughs.) My answer to that is what if? So we’ll see what the multiverse holds. So for the readers who weren’t there, would you mind repeating your answer once more? At this morning’s press conference, you addressed the possibility of The Watcher appearing in live-action MCU movies or shows. So it’s a challenge that I dig, and to be able to center it inside my rhythms and my notes is really gratifying when I can pull it off. I have sung in a show or two here and there, but just in terms of playing the written word, particularly in strict voice work like this series, I try to find the music within the character and the music of the language. ( Laughs.) But it’s something that I view in the same way that a musician or singer views their instrument, even though I don’t sing. ( Laughs.) I don’t smoke anymore, but whiskey still adds some notes here and there. So there was that, and then there was whiskey and cigarettes when I used to smoke. It really required me to explore what my voice is and what it might be able to do. Early on, working in the theater, the voice is the primary instrument, and that allowed me to build up some muscle and capacity. You have one of the best voices in Hollywood, and even though you were born with this gift, did you still have to learn how to maximize your voice at some point? So we talked about all of those elements that would be expected, but doing it on my own terms. We talked about trying to find my rhythms and musicality, while making it classical and dramatic. So I wanted to make sure that The Watcher’s voice was not that and was my own. ![]() As Americans, when we look back at films or shows that involve mythology, we tend to think that the voice needs to sound like some Oxford-educated, old, fusty guy in a tudor parlor somewhere. Because he’s this uniquely powerful, all-seeing, sagely presence, I wanted to find a contemporary voice that was fresh but also my version of American, specifically. So I tried to find a voice that reflects all of that. Who he is, what he is, what he does, and what he’s capable of, in this case. Beyond that, yeah, I tried to find out as much as I could about the character to some extent. Rod Serling is to The Twilight Zone as The Watcher is to What If…?. Well, I appreciate the Rod Serling reference because that was the one reference that I had in mind. Even though it’s voiceover, did you still approach this character like a live-action character? So The Watcher is What If…? ‘s Rod Serling, as your narration opens and closes each episode. Plus, he teases Westworld season four, which is currently in production. In a recent conversation with THR, Wright also teases the possibility of The Watcher appearing in live-action MCU projects, and then he reflects on his past projects that have led him to ask the “ what if?” question. I think we made a brilliant movie, and we did it as a collective that came together as one.” But what I will say about it too is that it was really gratifying because we all unified around that purpose of doing our jobs, making this film, protecting one another, and getting through it together. So it was a pretty dogged one to try to pull off. I experienced more quarantines than I would wish on anyone, going back and forth over the last six months. “It was isolating for those of us who were away from home, out of the country, over in London. It was tricky because of the conditions that we were working in,” Wright shares. And while he’s immensely proud of the film itself, he’s just as proud of the cast and crew for taking the necessary precautions to protect each other during the ongoing pandemic. Wright is also looking back at the prolonged production of Matt Reeves’ The Batman, in which he plays Gotham City PD’s James Gordon. So I wanted to make sure that The Watcher’s voice was not that and was my own.” “So I tried to find a voice that reflects all of that. ![]() Who he is, what he is, what he does, and what he’s capable of, in this case,” Wright tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I tried to find out as much as I could about the character to some extent. Oscar Winner Andy Nelson on Working With Baz Luhrmann, Matt Reeves and Steven Spielberg ![]()
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