Dylan McDermott On His New Role in CBS' "FBI: Most Wanted"

quotThen when Most Wanted came around I thought amp8216Wow what a great opportunity to go from one Wolf show to the next and sort of create an entirely different character and have people watch that kind of backtobackquot he continued quotI39d never seen it done before frankly and I thought amp8216That39s cool let39s play with that39 It39s exciting to me as an actor to be able to go from a wildly bad guy to a character who is so noble and what a great exercise for me as an actorquotAs the new kid on the block McDermott went method choosing to make his entry to the series as real as possible quotMy first day at work was my introduction to the actorsquot he recalled quotThat was great because as Remy was introduced to them Dylan was introduced to them at the same time They had asked if I39d like to meet the actors and sit down with them and talk but I said 39No I want it to be as if it39s Remy39s first day and Dylan39s first day coincides39 That was great because they were checking me out and I was checking them out It was a little awkward new guy stuff but it worked out beautifullyquotI feel like we39ve hit the ground running with the first episodequot he added quotWe were into a case right away Because these are professional people and these are agents they know they have a job to do Yes maybe they have feelings certainly about who I am or where I came from but I think that awkwardness really sort of diminishes after the first episodequotquotI agreequot concurred series executive producer David Hudgins quotThe idea of a new leader coming into a team is such an interesting dynamic to play as writers What39s fun about this episode and the next couple going forward is as we start to unpack more about who Remy is you start to see the way the rest of the team is responding to him One of my favorite things about the new energy and vibe of the team is there39s a lightness to it in a good way and we can lean into the moments of humor on the show now with Dylan The way he39s playing him is very surprising both to the team and sometimes to us in a good wayquotThe abrupt switching of gears from playing a bad guy to a good guy hasn39t gone unnoticed by the legion of fans in the Wolf Den and McDermott is well aware the of chatter quotI39ve been reading comments onlinequot he said quotPeople are saying 39It39s too soon39 39He39s Richard Wheatley39 39He39s a bad guy39 I relish it as I think it39s amazing people actually believe the character that I play and that I39m him And by the way they haven39t even seen the episodes I love that because now they39re gonna see me in a completely different light Richard Wheatley and Remy Scott are wildly different people with wildly different agendas in life I knew instinctively I39d been playing some amp8216questionable people39 along the way and now it was time to play someone good again Remy Scott is that character I think you39re gonna quickly forget about Richard Wheatley by the end of my first episodequotI was eager to shed the bad guyquot he continued quotThat was very successful for me but at the same time I knew it was time to change and go into a lighter side of myself I was eager for Remy to show up and it39s been wonderful to work on every day There39s a level of it I enjoy because a lot of times when you39re playing a character and it39s wellworn they start to take over It39s no longer Dylan so much and it becomes Remy That39s why I39m an actor When you39re playing a character they start to feed ideas and that39s when it39s funquotThe same passion that maybe Remy has for solving a case is the same passion Dylan has for actingquot McDermott added in closing quotI love being able to create a character When you look at the Netflix limited series Hollywood to Organized Crime to Most Wanted those are three vastly different characters and I love thatquotFBI Most Wanted is telecast Tuesdays at 1000 pm on CBSClick the social buttons to share this content with your friends and colleaguesThe opinions and points of view expressed in this content are exclusively the views of the author andor subjects and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNet Inc management or associated writers

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Dylan McDermott On His New Role in CBS' "FBI: Most Wanted"

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