In Psych 2: Lassie Come Home, broadcast on Peacock TV, Santa Barbara Police Chief Carlton Lassiter (Timothy Omundson) recovers from an ambush and is presumed dead in one case, causing Shawn (James Roday Rodriguez) and Gus (Dulé Hill) to introduce himself and resolve the unexplained things that are starting to happen. Putting their new life in San Francisco in store for their friend, they are alone as they stick to the slopes around their old playground.
During this phone interview with Collider, co-star James Roday Rodriguez and Dulé Hill, whose own friendship is as strong as the one they play on television, explained why turning back the film Psych so vital to them, what it looked like. . to return to the set with Tim Omundson (who suffered a stroke in May 2017 that prevented him from having a very active role in the first film), the craziest moments to shoot, how much laughter they have looking to break their heads, their impeccable comedian timing, why they still like to play those characters, after 8 seasons and now two videosArray and the possibilities of a third Psych film.
JAMES RODAY RODRIGUEZ: We’re all here.
DULE HILL: Your Kristina with a K or Cristina with a C.
Collider: It’s Christina with a CH. My parents took the classic path very boring with the highest general spelling.
RODAY RODRIGUEZ: You can move to the Social Security workplace and upload any card you want.
HILL: That’s Array. You have the one to do it.
It’s written. Well, I’m a fan of Psych from the beginning of the TV series, and it’s exciting that you not only have to make a movie, but now there’s also a movie at the moment.
RODAY RODRIGUEZ: We were very lucky, and I think it has a lot to do with Dulé’s good looks. So I like to thank you publicly, whenever I can.
It’s the faucet.
HILL: You see, it’s tap.
The first film seemed clearly incomplete without much Lassiter, so it was transparent that we had to find a way to make another that included it. How did it feel to get back on set and run with Tim Omundson?
HILL: When we were shooting the first movie, like you said, it just didn’t look like Psych. We had a lot of fun, but there was a huge hole missing, and that was Tim Omundson. From that moment on, when we started shooting the first film, for the actors and the team, our war cry was: “How glorious it’s going to be, when we come back to make a movie of the moment, and Tim appears here in Vancouver and walks on set. It’s going to be such a beautiful moment. We’re going to keep clinging to the fact that he’s going to recover, get his strength back, and we’re going to be there to film Psych 2. From the beginning of Psych’s first film, it was the genesis of it. We thought, “We have to make another movie, where Tim appears.” So when we got the moment the movie and Tim showed up on set and got hit out of the park, the joy overflowed. All our hearts full of love, joy and gratitude, seeing Tim knock him out, as he does, again, in a Psych tray.
RODAY RODRIGUEZ: I echo all that. In fact, that’s why we moved mountains to make this movie come true, in an incredibly small window. Everyone was doing other things and everyone’s schedules were crazy. Dulé and Jazmyn were about to become Levi’s parents, and Maggie [Lawson] was shooting a pilot. It was crazy. But as you said, there was no way for us to miss the opportunity to deliver Psych-os, a single help from his Lassiter, which is so testament to the paintings Tim Omundson has made in this series. Array began as the antagonist of the series. protagonist of the series and have surely become loved, to the point that a Psych film did not feel good without him. So we feel that the global has been balanced and that the Psych universe is back in place, and we can’t wait for our enthusiasts to see Tim ride, play this character.
I love the fact that it’s a mysterious hug of laughter that brings all the characters together, and in the most sensible way, you have Jimmi Simpson and Kadeem Hardison, and even a dog and cats. What was the craziest day for each of you?
HILL: For me, there are two that are shown. The first one for me was the scene I had with Kadeem Hardison. It’s funny because I read it in the script and I knew what it was going to be, but once we got there and started doing it, it started and evolved into other things. All I can think about is, “There’s no way this is going to happen in season 1.”
RODAY RODRIGUEZ: No way! You had to earn your stripes.
HILL: But it’s beautiful to see the evolution of the character and mine, as a comic actor, even in a position to go. It’s very fun. That’s amazing. Some elements of this scene have not even spread. Some of the exits of what Roday told Kadeem made me roll on the floor. I wish we could make a psychic outing somewhere, where other people could see all the other shots he took, looking to get into Kadeem’s head. And then my time would be the scene with Jimmi Simpson, which I’ll let Roday communicate.
RODAY RODRIGUEZ: It was divided into two parts, but I would say it was when we got it in front of the green screen, on the oversized baby lounger, and we sang the song, we just looked at each other and they were like, “Wow, we’re doing this. There are no borders because we do that and no one tells us we can’t.” It was pretty crazy. We wrote in a corner because we love this character so much, but we killed him in Season 4. Finding tactics to keep bringing back without a repeat is getting harder and harder.
HILL: For all aspiring actors and actresses, just because your character dies in a series doesn’t mean he’s dead.
It has a combination of synchronized comedian that is impeccable. What do you like most about this exchange, and there are still times when it’s very unlikely that you won’t separate?
RODAY RODRIGUEZ: Oh, yes, we laugh all the time.
HILL: That’s what makes it so fun. Most of the time, we seek to break up. If we can think of something to do, to spoil the other, then we will try to do it because it is so much fun. I appreciate the ease of running with Roday. From the pilot, and even when I was auditioning for the role, I learned that he was a comedian genius, and being able to play with him, all those years, and be informed and grow and evolve in myself, as a comedy actor. , it’s been a joy. What I appreciate to the maximum is the ease of synchronization. I don’t have to locate the rhythm. I don’t have to look for rhythm. That’s all. We have this musicality that continues, between the two, that makes the scenes work, and I appreciate it.
RODAY RODRIGUEZ: It’s wonderful to have a spouse. It’s like a dance and trust is total. You don’t want a parachute. You’re going to jump and your spouse will be with you, and he’ll fly or touch the ground, but we’ll do it together. This gives me the impression that everything is at stake and that anything is possible. It’s the most productive. It’s the most productive feeling and the most productive way to do comedy, and I’m sure I’ll never delight like that again.
Have you ever been surprised that those characters and this series are so funny, when you’ve been doing it for so long?
RODAY RODRIGUEZ: I think we did well. Last season was shortened and then we took a few years off. Then we go back to tell a story, then we take more time and come back to tell another story. I feel like each and every time we combine, we’ve had time to miss the characters a little bit and the global and to think. And we’re so excited to be in a combination that we’ve controlled to become a very wise system, where we’re so excited to do the homework again. If we can continue, then I see no explanation for why we can’t stay localizing it and keep the bullets in the air. That’s right, Dulé, I said bullets.
HILL: And you said, “In the air.”
RODAY RODRIGUEZ: That’s right. Psych finished at the right time, and we all feel smart about the resolution we made with the network at the time of stopping. Making this resolution was a great component of why we continued to make those movies. It had to be a good time for us to move, for there to be an appetite for the exhibition and for our enthusiasts to need us to come back. That was a pretty key detail in all this.
There are many screens where, once on them for a while, you may get bored betting on the same character and the audience is sorry. This is not the case with Psych, and it is rare and special, and it makes seeing it magical again.
RODAY RODRIGUEZ: Yes, I couldn’t have said it better and Dulé couldn’t have said it better.
HILL: What I like, Cristina with C and not H. .
No, an H.
HILL: Oh, is there an H? It’s normal. It’s almost too normal. Sensational. Well, I have to recalibrate everything now. So, Christina with an H, if you can take what you said and describe those quotes to me, I’d really appreciate it.
RODAY RODRIGUEZ: “Because Christina, it’s not you. It’s about us. You intend to make us look good.
HILL: It’s a pleasure to play those characters all this time. Roday said it best, we arrived at the right time. We didn’t go past the length of our reception when we were on the air, but we didn’t let too much time go by before we saw the characters again. As long as we continue to browse that balance, we can continue to do so. As long as enthusiasts appreciate it and need to see more, we’ll be offering more. We just like to be together and it helps us in everything. We love each other, as a cast and as a team. We’ve all stayed in touch over the years. We all take a look at seeing each other whenever we can. We’re all going out to get together, and there’s definitely a love party. I think the public can feel the love we have for them and that we have each other.
Would you say then that there is a possibility of a third Psych film? Is there a time when you have to say, despite everything, “Okay, we don’t play those characters anymore”?
RODAY RODRIGUEZ: In fact, I think there’s a better chance that we’re making a third movie than not doing it. The explanation for why I say this is that I think our enthusiasts are very close to us. I know I speak for all of us when I say that following Tim on his adventure back from the dark those days to where he got, in the movie of the moment, I think we’re all really excited to see him do it over and over again. This, for me, will continue to fuel the preference to return for a third place. And then, much of Psych is relegated to two guys who don’t need to grow up and continue to act like children. So the consultation is, and it’s fair, how far is the declining retracement line? At what point do you say, “Oh, it was actually funny when they were doing this, and now it’s sad”? When you cross that line, that’s all. That’s when we have to. We haven’t realized it yet, thank God, but I think there’s probably a statute of limitations for this kind of behavior. And if they grow too big and absolutely move to other people, there is a threat of wasting the spirit of the screen and what made it what it was. So it’s a balance, of course. Fortunately, Dulé doesn’t seem to age like a human being in general, and with all the virtual generation we have at our disposal in those days, you can probably keep me a little younger. We’ll just have to feel it.
HILL: The only thing I’m going to go up is that there are a lot of exhibits or homes that really bring families together. With TV screens and movies, Psych is anything that generations can see and that bloom, laugh, get an entertainment price and have some lightness in life. In the midst of all the crazy things going on in the world, and with all the drama, pandemics and unrest that exist, as long as we can continue to offer families a moment of lightness, I think there will be more stories. Say. When we avoid throwing the laughter, it’s time to put it aside.
If it’s nothing else, I want to know what’s going on with cat coffee.
RODAY RODRIGUEZ: Exactly! It’s a cowardly ending.
Psych 2: Lassie Come Home is available for streaming on Peacock TV.