AppleTV+ released the first three episodes of loota nice comedy with the actress and comedian Maya Rudolf. In his long career, his participation in the cast of the program stands out Saturday night Live and in funny movies like Ladies in war Y They are like children. But she had never starred in a story before, she says that for the first time she feels like a “central character.” TechMarkup spoke with the main star, other actors in the cast and the creators of this series that satirises the life of a billionaire in the United States.
“I guess it’s the first time I feel like a central character in the story, I don’t know, I haven’t had this before. I also feel like in this way, as part of a cast, this concept of a billionaire and living the life of a billionaire feels almost magical. As anything can happen”, says the Emmy winner about her role in this project, which she also describes as: “Wow, we are going to see something bigger”.
At his side, we see Michaela Jae Rodriguezwhom She is credited with the historic 2021 Emmy Award nomination for her role as Blanca Evangelista in Pose. The transgender actress became known for the acclaimed fiction LGBTQ+ of FX and recently surprised with a minor role in Tick, Tick… Boom! It is in the latter and loot that her fictional peers do not allude to her gender identity, but instead exploit other attributes of her within the performance.
“I liked that Sofia is different from any role I’ve played before, and that really drew me to her,” she confesses. “It was also inspiring to see how driven she is and how focused she is when it comes to doing what she loves. I resonated with that and there were things that I didn’t resonate with that I wanted to learn to fix so I could be more confident in myself and she was that person.”
The plot introduces us to Molly Novak (Rudolph), a billionaire who has the life of her dreams. Suddenly, everything falls apart when she discovers her husband’s infidelity with a young woman. The marriage they shared 20 years comes to an end and she becomes the topic of the moment for the tabloid press. As if he were going to rescue her from this hole, she receives a call from Sofia Salinas (Rodriguez), the director of her charitable foundation who asks to meet with her to talk about this “scandal” that bad publicity for the work of her team. . This is how this woman who has it all, learns to coexist in a work space and cultivate friendships while she tries to help the world.
Rum Funches Y Nat Faxon They also integrate the production in the roles of Howard and Arthur, respectively. They also shared with us a little about their characters and the dynamic that is growing on screen, since both are very different and have few things in common at first.
“Howard is always trying to catch up with Arthur. They’ve been cubicle mates for so long, but they don’t really know much about each other until Molly walks into their lives. For once, Howard is really interested in something, because he never looked below the surface with Arthur, I think,” says Funches, to which his co-star adds: “I think Arthur is a little awkward and lonely, but I think that throughout the series we see him lean on Howard and Nicholas for advice, a kind of connection and guidance.
For Faxon, the purpose of his character is also about starting over and perhaps finding another love after divorcing his daughter’s mother, something that brings him closer to Molly having gone through something similar. “He’s trying to get out of that comfort zone a little bit, especially when it comes to Molly,” he says, and about the scenes with his co-star, he thinks “it’s a sweet friendship that forms.” .
In the case of Maya Rudolf Y Michaela Jae Rodriguezthere is a very close link that functions as the heart of loot. How did they forge this chemistry in front of the cameras that makes the viewer laugh or move? “I think it was kind of a natural occurrence, there was no thought or anything. It just happened”, considers MJ. As for the famous sitcom actress, she agrees with her colleague as she is “not something you can create.”
“It just exists and we’re so lucky and that’s why I feel like it’s so important to find people to act with that have chemistry, because there’s something so intangible about it that you can’t put it into words, but it feels right and it feels good. And that is the luckiest place to work and you can feel almost on the same path together”, he delves further into this idea. And about Michaela Jaé, she assures that she “has so much heart that we knew how important it was for Sofia”.
“And I’m so happy that it’s between two women who really care for each other, whether they realize they’re not helping each other and then they really grow on each other. It is a wonderful story to tell,” she concludes.
The influences of other iconic comedies in loot
“We did another series with Maya Rudolph and we loved working with her […] We try to think of a good role for her to play, and put her at the center of a comedy,” he says. Matt Hubbard (30 rocks) about the beginnings of the development of this television production. By then he and Alan Yang (Parks and Recreation Y Master of None) were reading a lot about billionaires, and took some of that with the imagery of how a divorced woman looking to rebuild her life would feel. “We infused a lot of the features of Maya. We had a lot of fun”, comments the latter.
Both seasoned American sitcom writers are the creative minds behind loota program that they describe as an “evolved” version of these iconic television series that focused on work environments and that, in turn, are sustained in ridiculous, emotional or learning situations.
“It’s just the idea of a fun workplace that comes from all these different characters in a room and they’re forced to stay there for eight or 10 hours a day,” notes Yang, but makes a difference: “Those shows that we love They started ten years ago. [Ahora vemos] how it changed television, communications, society and we wanted to merge the two ideas. There are some less traditional aspects of the show where it’s a little more cinematic, a little more satirical, or a little more expanded and exaggerated.”
The first three episodes of loot are available from this June 24 at AppleTV+.
