The behind-the-scenes group at The White Lotus has some methods up their sleeves to maintain the season 3 ending a shock.
Govt producer David Bernad defined in a latest interview that he and creator Mike White used a artistic approach to discourage potential plot leaks.
“We’ve faux endings to the scripts. So we wrote up — we’ve six completely different endings — and we type of distributed faux endings to folks simply in case somebody leaked something, after which let’s imagine there’s completely different faux endings,” he instructed Folks in a latest interview.
“After which once we shot the ending scene, it’s a locked down set. So nobody actually has entry to what we have been taking pictures and there could be no non-White Lotus contributors ever seeing what we’re doing,” he added.
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He additionally mentioned an in depth name when onlookers recorded a taking pictures on an vital scene.
“However we have been taking pictures on the 4 Seasons, a scene with Jon Gries, and there was folks wanting and filming from a room. They didn’t know that what they have been filming was delicate, and I used to be actually scared they have been going to put up it. So I had the lodge supervisor go and produce them over to the set and I type of schmoozed them and received them on my facet,” he stated.
Nonetheless, the group was resourceful when it got here to navigating the scenario.
“[We] have been like, ‘We received to make them a part of the expertise,’ in order that I might get them to delete all of the footage that they had. They unknowingly didn’t notice they have been filming one thing that was very delicate,” he added.
David additionally instructed viewers to buckle up for the season three finale.
“Nevertheless it’s all world-building and character-building. The explanation individuals are so invested and are so emotionally moved by all of it is due to that world-building and gradual construct. It’s like an ideal novel. You bought to get folks invested and linked, after which the trip begins,” he stated.
“Folks solely bear in mind the ending. The finale, I believe I’m actually happy with,” he added.
The season 3 finale of The White Lotus airs Sunday, April 6 at 9 p.m. ET on Max.
Earlier this week, a season 4 exit of The White Lotus was confirmed after an alleged battle with Mike White.
