01. before being cast for this operation, what was life like for your muse ? where did they live in the world, what was their upbringing like, what personality do they have, etc
the gomez family are from seattle, washington, and have four children. anthony is the eldest child and the only male. he is the definition of cold-hearted & ruthless. he’s known what he’s wanted since he was ten, and that was one thing --- fame. and his mother lived for that. she took her baby boy around to as many auditions as possible, but the stars never seemed to line up for anthony. but that wouldn’t stop him from trying. bit parts here and there kept him afloat, as well as a career in community theatre, but none of that was enough to make him the star that he so desperately wanted to be.
02. what drew them to audition ? what were they cast as ?were they recently cast for the island or were they cast before that ? if they were cast before that, where were they sent to ?
anthony has just recently come to the island as JAMES CASTILLO, a widower and the father to a seven year old little girl. ( also an actor, hired by the producers to really play up his image ). after years of not getting the fame he thought he deserved, anthony decided that he had to go all in for his career. and so he decided to throw away his old life in favour of stardom. anthony has been directed to play up his role as a kind and caring newcomer to the island, and to draw as much drama as he can from the participants with his function as a love interest.
03-A. if they support what the live feeds: why ? what are their favorite parts of the acting job ? do they plan to do this forever ?
anthony plans to do this for as long as he needs to until his talents are recognized and his career can really take off. he doesn’t mind the live feeds --- they help to really put him out there for all the world to see his skills.
04. how are their relationships with their real loved ones ? when the actor gets time off, how do they spend it ?
anthony was always closest to his mom out of everyone, but even then their relationship was rather superficial and surface level. anthony has never cared much for family and, in his mind, career comes first. time off would hardly be spent back at home in seattle --- he would much prefer some sort of exotic vacation to take his moind off of everything.
05. what kind of backstory did the directors tell them their current ‘role’ had ? are they very different from who the original muse actually is ?
james castillo is a single father, recently widowed after his wife’s long struggle with cancer. he is now the sole parent to his young daughter, avery, and is trying his hardest to make ends meet. he moved to elysium for a fresh start, and is currently working as a mechanic on the island to provide for his daughter. he is a sensitive soul, somewhat lonely and broken in the wake of his wife’s passing, and he is on the look out for friendship and female companionship.
this character stands in stark contrast to who anthony truly is --- egotistical, selfish, and ruthless. he’s really got to put on his best acting face now.
06. were they ever forced to do anything they didn’t want to do by the directors / programmers for the sake of good tv ? such as break up with a canon character, physically hurt someone, pick up and move, fake their death, fake an illness, etc
anthony is so new to the island, and thus james has not been forced to do anything dramatic... yet
07. do they grow attached to the canon characters even though its based on lies ?
as of now, no. anthony isn’t the kind of person to form attachments, and while his character of james may be the sensitive type, out of character he really only cares about his chance to prove his worth as an actor
08. how do they feel knowing they, too, are recorded every single moment of every day ? does your character have any secrets (big or small ) that they tried to keep private but were broadcasted live to the whole world ?
anthony doesn’t mind. he knows that, as an a-list celebrity, his every move would be broadcast to the world anyways through the paparazzi. this is just prep work for his future career. right now, he sees himself as an open book.