The Heart of The Chosen Season 2

[Music] i believe that the show has a higher calling i just think this is going to be a game changer this show's not about me it's about god it's about how he impacted the world jesus is playing a whole other game and we go out and they're all screaming for all of us it felt like we were rock stars comparing season one to two we've leveled up like [Music] now season two is about the consequences of the publicity that surrounds jesus and his followers and are these followers ready for it it's all fun and games when jesus calls you and you feel so empowered and excited and humbled to be called by jesus but then when the trouble comes are you ready for it disciples are heading into samaria for a few days to stir up some trouble create some a little bit of holy chaos as it were james and john aren't too pleased about doing that they're not too fond of the sumerians this isn't like you thought you think it's going to be easy to stand right alongside jesus but you're going to have to go through this village and you're going to have to face these issues that you've got inside you and james and john aren't too fond of the sumerians and so there's that trepidation of my goodness i so badly want to be right next to jesus but there's like some lava i have to cross to get there don't lift the finger that was a warning try it again and see what happens quiet big james shalom to you too uh big james and john are kind of uh trying to lead the group and trying to basically say you know this is kind of the way we should go about it i don't know if i'm i want to be the leader as much as i don't want to be taught what to do you know what i mean so so i just the whole situation of the other people telling me what to do i think uh is just new you know that's the error i am that's the errand you guys are really enjoying this being in the gnome huh coming from you simon there's nothing more at the surface than the relationship between simon and matthew that tension is in many ways a representation of tension for all of the disciples and he said that we would stay here for two days which means over 24 hours the number of men we need to reach per hour is 83.33333333 at what's point three three of a man i think diamond we're starting to see the egos come into play here which is very very human especially when you get a group of that size you know there's like a honeymoon phase and then and then people start to get to know each other and get to irk each other and and uh and jesus is in the middle of it going ah i can't forgive it i'll never forgive it all right you said what you needed to say sit down simon you sit down first good night all of the contention the bickering the fighting the differing points of view that was like a feast to me i was so excited i'm enjoying the frustration and confusion i want conflict i want dilemma i want uncertainty because it's just fun to play and to explore as a human being and as an actor and that's where the humanizing aspect of it comes in like you see all these people and what i think all of us love is what i love is that they're not perfect but i think it's important to show how how you can manage it and how you can work through it and how important it is to have loving people surrounding you and how they can help you in that and and how to reach out to them when you need it and hopefully this show will cause us and this season will cause us to give grace to each other wow before we even start before we even find our new group dynamics new people are joining in each person brings an entirely different energy and pulls in a different direction so the group is kind of shaping well we knew that for season two we had a huge task ahead of us which was the team's not complete and how so how do you assemble 12 disciples how do we keep this thing interesting when we're picking up disciples that aren't really famous for much like the the famous ones you know a bunch of stories are told about them like simon and john and big james and matthew a little bit and for sure thomas but we only have these like little fragments about people like philip and nathaniel he's only mentioned in the bible a few times with the writers they give you this whole backstory that's really refreshing but also i think that's what connects the audience to it and what connected me to it it's a gift you're you're beautiful beautiful actor and your soul comes through in these two you have a beautiful soul thank you for pulling me aside and telling me that of course people are very you know nicely say i can't wait to see you you're playing i can't wait to see your work my answer is like i'm i'm with you like i'm i'm so excited i'm so impatient once i'll be able to just say it be like and put a zorro z on my on my chest and be like you know meaning it looks like something you put on to look yeah yeah that's like innocent yeah you don't look like a killer yeah that's great you know it's being shown now why jesus chose these specific archetypes for their specific flaws to be shown so that they can be worked out so that they can be eventually alchemized yeah i just want to make sure you're contrasted with the other people in the scene who are having more serious conversations and i don't want to i don't want you to feel heavy either i want you to feel you always feel like the always yeah especially a guy who's trying to he's asking for help you know it's a great thing [Music] this is what's so freeing about a show the freedom that we have to take our time and developing these characters over multiple seasons if we would have tried to fit in matthew's journey from death to life or from broken to healed from confused to clear in 90 minutes it wouldn't have worked as well and and we would have had to make a movie just about matthew and to be able to explore this kind of character and show from where he started from like the bitter guy behind the tax booth saying next next next and to just slowly evolving with the facial hair the new look going on and just you're seeing his heart you're seeing his personality i do think that as you're helping her it should still be functional helping not necessarily comforting okay you know what i mean i think comforting is maybe one step too far for matthew at this point so moving her hair out of the way she's still not sure i think helping her is one thing comforting her might be might be one step too far at this point so i thought it was important to show like okay you've been redeemed but it's still an ongoing and daily effort to stay in a state of peace he already fixed me once and they broke again not joining the fray not joining the fight but at a certain point you have to join the fight to see andrew muster up uh the courage in those moments to stand up for what he believes in is really really fun to play to start smaller there and just you got you got plenty of time to build up okay it felt it felt like you just got there so fast and then it just became a is it alright if i could get to a place where i'm like left us starving at camp for two days and and by then i'm built up but if i start smaller well the reason that the problem was when you said starving for two days you were at full tent okay and then you had to go or put jesus on edge and it felt okay it felt awkward you know these are people that have flaws they have obstacles they you know they get irritated in certain situations they're joyful about certain situations they connect differently with with other people they're human with every series that has the opportunity to last long enough there's always going to be this sort of evolution or kind of settling into a character my wish is always to go further and to try to understand and know the heart of jesus more deeply i think that's going to be delightful for the viewers i think it's going to be delightful for the people watching when they can see that jesus is playing a whole other game right it's something beyond right corporal affairs he he's jesus right he's talking on another level i'm saying i don't know what to make of you that's going to be a lot of people's problem with me no more bones jesus follow me no more draining my talent pool creating spectacles crowds no more meddling i cannot promise any of these things ryan and tyler and dallas are now writing for us as actors as opposed to just characters they're more comfortable writing for us as people and uh and that just makes for a better show in the in the wider take um i really liked when you played the vipers thing even lighter you're kind of chuckling a little bit like i heard about that you know what that means i really like that so let's let's go back to that it's just even lighter it just plays well we have really amazing riders there's no moments where you think to yourself why and how because everything is there everything is laid out so beautifully and it makes perfect sense we're all unified behind me you're all unified we all agree on you but sometimes you're away and during those times we don't have your authority to defer to we have my instructions we have a goal or instruction or some place to go but how we get there how we achieve it sometimes there's a lot of noise it makes the work so much easier when you have these images already laid out for you [Music] one more there we go i'm a mess [Music] good what would i do without you the reason that the show is is working and and will hopefully continue to work is because the audience feels an authentic connection to these people and the only way that's going to happen is if they see a little bit of the actors at least some of the actors in these roles go ahead and give that some no it's damp like really you know like when he says no that's wet no it's damp but just lean into it a little bit what is the incorrect word to use in this situation it is actually done dallas and i have not agreed on every thing but that's not really as important as the response to that which from him has always been like okay well then let's hash it out let's figure out what the best way to proceed is my job is to show up every day and just put my ideas to the side and just surrender to the moment and and bring my authentic self to the situation action as this project grows and as we grow within the characters i think that it'll be like a venn diagram almost like there will be not just big james and abe but big jabe a young man that has cerebral palsy as well and his is even a little more severe than mine and he said it meant a lot to have that representation on screen if i had your struggle and i was watching what was happening today i demanded i don't know if i should it just doesn't feel right most of the time people can use their differences or their disabilities or their limp or whatever their limp may be i think people can use that to inspire and to help like to use as a tool to help others find purpose or faith the willingness of my castmates uh to be there to be with each other to check in on each other that goes that goes further than anything and i don't think you can teach that will you can't teach people to care about each other you can ask them to but when it's just born of them that's something else that's really special i haven't seen anyone showing up on set in any department and just showing up because it's their job and they just have to go through the day and get it done and they look forward to friday and then you know it's it's it's not like that it's like when when we work we work and it's like these big smiles you know whether you see the smile or not but like there's it's this attitude man like an hour after being on set in in utah i knew i could relax and just be me and just be an actor and because everybody from the cast to the crew every everybody is so welcoming makes your job easy because all you can all you have to do is focus on being an actor the more takes we do you might start to feel a you know an urge to or maybe a temptation to feel like it's a long scene we're all waiting we've done it so many times people might be getting restless like get rid of all of that and just settle in and be present and don't worry about any of what i was just talking about you know just relax and and have a have a conversation i'm gonna do it lots of times and each time i want you to just be feeling totally supported [Music] in in the patients that's around you does that make sense yes thank you that's kind of like what your the dream is like working on projects that look good and they turn out great uh but you also have a ton of fun doing it the connection you have with the other actors that what you get to build that's my favorite part and any project i've ever done i haven't gotten this as close as i am to this cast it's just a great time everyone's just got great personalities everyone's so different and there's you just laugh off screen and within the scenes there's a generosity among actors where we want to help each other we don't want to steal a scene or we don't want to you know there's just there's a care there's a real care this show's not about me i might be playing jesus but i'm it's not about jonathan rumi or anyone else it's about god it's about how he impacted the world two thousand years ago and will continue to impact the world jews and gentiles at this table what would have to happen for that to be possible something will have to change again for the next couple hours heavy emotional scene quiet scene let's really in between takes do our best to keep it down activity wise jokey-wise all that stuff just really be present for the next couple hours that'll be very helpful to me and extremely helpful to the actors so thanks again working on a dallas jenkins film is like a complete blessing whether it's the chosen or a small independent film it's always filled with love i guess i know that sounds cliche but it's true i'm not in this business just to make a show or make movies or use actors and crew members for my own means i feel like it's a calling to to be jesus to people we all want to create the same good product and i think he's really good at communicating [Music] per person how to get there how to create that that thing together look around see all these men i think it can really register that you're in a room by yourself with these guys instead of the disciples and that's that should be a sign that that should be matthew that should be you know i mean take your time i trust his good taste i feel like that makes me work a little easier i know he has my back look at these performances and that gives you an idea of how strong the director is because they are allowed to do anything that they feel in the moment and that doesn't happen unless you have a good relationship and you trust the director and trust is way stronger between friends than it is between boss and employee that's a line where you can feel free to be more engaged you know like you don't have to be looking at her but i'm just that's where you can really express yourself this is why this is important i don't know if i'm going to see these people again like so it's okay to take your time and really lean into each of those words there okay when he watches the scenes on the monitor he's so in tune i have to admit that he really is his game is stepping up because he's noticing the most nuanced little things that i'm do i can only say for myself personally things that i do and then when he says it i kind of realized like you're absolutely right i did have that thought he knows what he wants in a shot which is crucial i think for any director but he gives us and allows us the freedom to kind of play and he's open to discussion where even if it's not written into the script or something like that we can maybe throw a little bit of improv here and there or you know do something that we want to do everyone is so passionate because i think goddess is very strongly passionate about this this is like clearly his lifetime project he knows exactly what he's doing it for it comes from a place of instinct much more than control again in the in the plan they don't know who you are yeah in the plan and so you're not trying to hide your face you're not trying to pretend that i mean you're picking up your thing so it's okay to like glance at them but yeah there's not really a reason for you as the as the citizen to stare at them yeah that kind of what you're saying so even this gesture needs to be very discreet um yes because they're still looking yes elsa is pretty good at this directing thing um i'm hoping he he continues uh you know learning every new episode just keeps getting meaner and meaner well it's been painful um fairly excruciating not really crazy working with him it takes a lot of energy man i mean he's terrible he's the worst human being i've ever met in my life um i just i hate seeing him in his face every day action next group action you guys go ahead all right you guys can start walking this group here go ahead okay this section go ahead start walking all right now everyone let's go [Music] to take something that 2000 years later is still considered or still known as the most famous sermon in history and the words that changed history the words that were so radical and we get a chance to kind of recreate it and deliver it again to the world to way more people than just jesus was speaking to in that time we were all kind of like emotional like backstage getting ready for the big big shot you know and so there's all these thousands of people out there and they look great and they sound great and they're excited and they're cheering they probably could have cg out and would definitely they would find a way to really make it work but this was so much more powerful it's not done anymore you look at these movies from 40s 50s and it's 2 000 people when it says 2 000 people there are 2 000 people who have flocked from all over to listen to the words of jesus speaking up i mean there were people showing up from washington dc washington san diego virginia michigan so they're all here backstage as he's about to get ready so so right now let's just bring them out so guys come on out we got everybody [Applause] and you look out there and you see this massive crowd and we go out and they're all screaming for all of us it felt like we were rock stars i felt like you know the rolling stones or something and it's just i couldn't stop smiling i literally couldn't stop laughing and smiling it seemed to me like all these people are calling out your name and know you and so much love it's like you have this wave of like love and good energy coming to you all right listen up very carefully you know how a lot of times in these types of movies when someone comes out on stage everyone cheers where everyone stands up we're doing the opposite okay so you guys will be talking to each other you'll be milling about when jesus comes out on stage you'll all start to slowly see him and you'll all sit down and that's going to be the final shot of season two the crowd is there placed and then we have to do a camera rehearsal just to make sure it goes the way it's supposed to go and so the first time i'm going through it i opened it up and just like like a c and it's like whoa and i had to turn around so it just really uh i knew it would but you don't necessarily know exactly when it's gonna happen until that actually happens action [Applause] i'm just excited to see it but it's definitely a challenge but a welcome challenge at the end of the day and it was a it was a day it was a moment it was overwhelming i mean it was just like it represented so much so much pain and effort to get us here but then so much love it also represented god again doing the impossible his impossible math [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] it's great to be a part of something that has a good message it's great to be a part of something that helps people there are so many people that it's changed their lives and isn't that the point of great cinema even people that don't believe in anything watch it and are hooked you can't say that about a lot of things that's how you know you got something special just being able to meet so many people out there they're saying like thank you for what you're doing you're changing lives you're the reason why i feel more awakened in my life you're the reason why i'm chasing after things i want to chase after now and i'm closer to god because of that so many people love this show so much and we love that they love this show so much [Music] this is such a dream project for me and then on top of that it's finding out the impact it has on people where it's it's bringing them hope i i mean i'm [Music] i'm grateful for that you know a little girl just came up to me who was probably 13 tops and she starts crying and she says last year i was literally about to commit suicide and i've watched episode one and mary magdalene story and it just she starts she's like she's like she's like just watching mary magdalene story and how jesus came to her and it just really it literally saved my life but yeah she was she i mean she was like this tall i'm like down in her face yeah it was amazing so yeah you're not supposed to be crying you could oh mary magdalene cries all the time you can cry for this one i genuinely believe and know that every cast member that we have is here for a reason i can't tell you how many cast members have said that when we cast them they were going through something difficult whether it was a spiritual crisis or a career crisis where they were questioning whether or not they belong to this business it's happened multiple times hey listen up everybody literally tens of millions of people around the world are going to see the work that you've done this year and this season and i'm very grateful because you've made me so much better and you've made the show so much better than it could ever be and i really appreciate it and that is a wrap on season two of the chosen [Music] i love my cast a man and i feel such a huge love for them and we feel like we're in the foxhole together i genuinely i wouldn't do it with anybody else [Music] you

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Length: 27min 10sec (1630 seconds)

Published: Sun Oct 17 2021