Finn Wolfhard got candid about filming the fifth and final season of the hit Netflix series Stranger Things in an interview with Variety at the Sundance Film Festival. The actor is currently on a press tour to promote his upcoming film The Legend of Ochi, which also marked his first media interaction since wrapping season 5.
Talking about saying goodbye to the Netflix show when he was 12 years old.
The young star recalled that the series has been her and the cast, crew and producer’s past 10 years, which made goodbye tough for everyone. Everyone went through a long yet fruitful journey together and for some of the artists, it was their entire childhood.
Wolfhard compared the moment in Toy Story 3 to the one in Toy Story, when the toys are left behind. “It was really special,” he said. The young star revealed they had a Lord of the Rings-style year-long shoot for the final and “intense” season.
“I think it couldn’t have gone better,” he teased. “I’m excited for everything to come out,” the IT actor said. For debut director Isaiah Saxon’s upcoming film, it touches on various creative aspects such as puppetry, animatronics, matte painting and 3D animation.
The story revolves around a farm girl named Yuri who grows up in a village on the island of Carpathia in fear of a deadly animal species called Ochi. However, when she leaves behind an injured child, Oichi, she embarks on a dangerous quest to bring him home.
The cast, including Wolfhard, Helena Zengel, Emily Watson and Willem Dafoe, got the chance to act opposite the film’s creatures in real life. The Ghostbusters: Afterlife actor admitted that working with practical effects made his job easier and more interactive.
