Warsaw ComicCon (Poland) Crystal Reed (Allison Argent in Teen Wolf, Sofia Falcone in Gotham, Abby Arcane in Swamp Thing) q&a panel
Briefly from the Crystal Reed panel 10/27/2018 at ComicCon in Warsaw:
Audition to the Allison role took place in Los Angeles. Crystal was the first to audition, after her, there were other girls. She had no experience at all, no one knew her, she went from audition to audition. Among those who were after her managers did not like anyone, and she was asked to return. She read with Tyler Posey. And Crystal said that they should hire two of them because they both have dimples. Everyone liked their chemistry together, and they were hired.
At the beginning of the show, Crystal did not imagine that Allison would be so badass. The writers did not have any concrete plan for her. But the fact that Allison will be an archer - was planned in advance. That’s why before filming, Crystal had two months of archery lessons. She is very good at it.
Crystal can cry in a time. She is proud of it, not all actors can do that.
Crystal always asked the writers that Allison would remain human. It seems very important to her that Allison is so strong herself, without becoming something supernatural.
If the show comes back now, and she was offered to appear, for example, in flashbacks or something else - she would have agreed. Crystal really misses everyone on the set.
Crystal is confident that Allison and Lydia are best friends. But in the show, we saw only the beginning of this relationship. If they had more time, it would be interesting to see how their friendship becomes even closer. Together they are very interesting.
Shooting the first season was more like a summer camp. They had no idea of ​​the future popularity of the project and took everything very easily. This is an experience that Crystal will never forget.
For the first time, Crystal was on ComicCon in San Diego before Teen Wolf aired. And nobody came to their panel. The second time she was there after the second season. She came in and saw that some people were sleeping in this room to be closest to the stage, there was a guard, a security gate and a real crowd. And that was the moment that changed her life. Then Crystal realized that she was no longer just Crystal Reed, but Allison Argent. This is a feeling that she will never forget.
It was mane jokes on Teen Wolf set. But Crystal has always been the object of jokes, not those who joke. She is easy to catch.
The most awkward moments on the set are sex scenes filming. These are very strange moments. She and Tyler were persuaded that if Crystal eats something before such scene, she makes him eat it too so that they have the same breath. People think it is hot and glamorous, but in life, it is not. There are 50 people at the set who are looking how you are trying to show intimacy with someone. And suddenly they stop you and say - “oh, can you turn around a bit?”
The period after her living from Teen Wolf was very difficult. She did not expect that to be so herself. In that period of career she was method actor (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_acting) and tried to find each character in herself, and Allison was with her for a very long time. And when Allison died, it seemed to her that she was missing part of herself. She still feels a strong connection with this character. Crystal loves Allison very much and misses her.
Filming in Gotham was very different from Teen Wolf. First, It was filmed in New York and there was a feeling that the city itself had become one of the characters. And secondly, she joined the show when it was already on the screen for a long time. Everyone on the set had their established relationships and habits. The last season of Gotham will be released soon, and Crystal will not appear in it. Sofia Falcone will always remain in a coma unless the project gets some continuation.
Video and text Part II http://lagarta-isabo.tumblr.com/post/180769189195/briefly-from-the-crystal-reed-panel-10282018 Photo: Part I http://lagarta-isabo.tumblr.com/post/179725199330/warsaw-comiccon-poland-crystal-reed-allison Part II http://lagarta-isabo.tumblr.com/post/179726305410/warsaw-comiccon-poland-crystal-reed-allison Part III http://lagarta-isabo.tumblr.com/post/179726726240/warsaw-comiccon-poland-crystal-reed-allison Part IV http://lagarta-isabo.tumblr.com/post/180733455225/warsaw-comiccon-poland-crystal-reed-allison Part V http://lagarta-isabo.tumblr.com/post/180734097485/and-finally-me-and-crystal-warsaw-comiccon