Reacher
Reacherseason 3 ’s finish is tight approaching , and the final showdown betweenAlan Ritchson ’s heroand the powerful yet evil Quinn is sure to be explosive . Actor Roberto Montesinos , who plays DEA agent Guillermo Villanueva , teased oneDieHard - esque activity sequence in particular that will blow fans ’ head . Villanueva ( or “ Villy ” for short ) has been an interesting character to watch , particularly as he pointed out the dangers of Reacher ’s revengeful methods early on – before growing ever warm to them .
He is extremely fast to Susan Duffy ( Sonya Cassidy ) , who has fall for Reacher over the line of season 3 , thus complicating their initial end of taking downQuinn and Beck ’s drug - take to the woods cognitive process . Given that the champion ’s mission is already complicated by his third for revenge after Kohl ’s death , and that Duffy is amply focused on rescue her information Teresa Daniel , the duo needs a voice of reason like Villanueva on their squad .
ScreenRantinterviewed Montesinos about his beloved supportingrole inReacherseason 3 , and the histrion explained how he approach Villanueva ’s initial chariness towards the result man versus his protective feelings for Duffy . He also preview one of the biggest activeness scenes to come in the finis and revealed how Ritchson helped him reach a new level with his acting .
Reacher’s Stunt Training Will Be Put To Excellent Use In The Season 3 Finale
Villanueva Will Get A Chance To Really Shine In Episode 8
The action inReacheris top - pass , and the actors go through what the crew calls Stunt University to make for their scenes – something that will bear plentifulness of fruit in the incredible time of year 3 finis . Montesinos report the experience with ebullience : “ They ’d get down with hand - oculus coordination , hand - foot coordination , and then from there , it would move to whatever stunt we were go to be doing . ”
Reacher time of year 3 ’s instalment 7 terminate on an ambiguous bill , where Quinn seemingly gain the upper manus while Jack skin to figure out his next move .
“ There ’d be three stunt Isle of Man doing the same exact step , so I ’d see the proper room to do it from every slant , ” he gushed about the crew . “ Their forbearance with me was unbelievable . We ’d direct for two hours , and then just talk . ” He also began to work more , for which he accredit star Alan Ritchson . “ Alan said this matter : ‘ When I go to the gym , I ’m not fit to the gym . I’m break down to play . “ Before , he admitted , “ I was going to the keep . I was going to the torture chamber . Now ? I ’m going to solve , which I love . ”
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It vocalise like the sluggish burn will pay off in an volatile direction .
That grooming will come in handy for next week ’s finale , where Villanueva sustain his own action - hero import in a big showdown . When asked what he could tease about the episode , Montesinos let out , “ There was a tenacious , foresightful choreography academic term with the stunt guys that render up there . ” He sum that it took “ months ” to prepare . “ Everything we did was headed towards that successiveness , and I just loved it . I love it . ” Reacher take vengeance on Quinn has been a long clock time coming , and it sounds like the dull burn will give off in an explosive way .
One more affair he could tease about the conclusion ? His favorite smart - ass remark from Reacher yet : “ I ca n’t give it away , but I was laughing for weeks ! "
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Villanueva’s Characterization Is Inspired By Roberto Montesinos' Real-Life Navy Experience
“I Treated Them Like Little Brothers, Which Is How Villanueva Treated Duffy”
ScreenRant : You served in the US Navy ’s nuclear power program . Did that experience influence your approach to play a veteran DEA federal agent like Villanueva ?
Roberto Montesinos : dead . In the book , and in the hand , it said that Guillermo Villanueva was a 30 - year veteran of the DEA . My parent were contain in Colombia , and they were really upset about Pablo Escobar . So , in my imagination , especially during the work stoppage when I was say the handwriting over and over , I envisage what would happen if I left the Navy after eight old age and volunteered for the DEA . I ’m bilingual , so I could have pop off down there and worked with Narcos and all that stuff . That was the imaginary backstory that I created .
Plus , in my last four months on the ship , I was taken off the chain of command for the two nuclear reactors . So , I was more like an advisor to the Modern guys running the show . I would talk in their ear , just like somebody did to me when they left . I also had the opportunity to witness about half a dozen senior boss and master foreman , E8s and E9s . They would talk to me and ask how it was give way , especially when I first became an adviser . At one gunpoint , I was in charge of about 30 people , and I address them like little brother , which is how I treated Duffy . She was my favorite scholar , and I was an instructor .
At the Nuclear Power Training Unit in New York , it was just so amazing to be teach people who are one or two years younger than you , or one or two years older than you . The storey of province was so high , and I gave that to Villanueva . That ’s what I was hoping to bring to the character ; my eight years in the Navy .
ScreenRant : Villanueva is an agent who has seen it all , and you talked about how your time in the Navy help bring authenticity to the character . Did that also help you get into the mindset of the character , especially the way that he handles high - stakes situations ?
Roberto Montesinos : The thing that I focus on was , " Do n’t make mistakes . Do n’t be in a rush unless you ’re on fire . Then it ’s dissimilar . " You have to think things through , specially with atomic stuff . You do n’t just push a button ; you swear it , you get permission , you get authorized , and then you do everything carefully . Because of radioactivity , if we get a Fukushima or a Three Mile Island chance event in San Francisco Bay , it ’s screwed 50,000 years .
Everything was very careful , very methodic , and I feel that ’s how he was . Especially when he was not in bursting charge . She was in electric charge , so I did n’t want to damage my human relationship with my girl either . [ Laughs ] She did n’t think of herself as my daughter , but on the Q.T. she was my girl .
How Reacher Convinces Villanueva To Bend Some More Rules In Season 3
“It Was Funny For Villy To Learn From Reacher”
ScreenRant : Both Reacher and Villanueva have a background in law of nature enforcement , but from very different perspectives : Reacher is a military investigator and Villanueva is a Union agent . How do you think these experience mould their different approaches to justice ?
Roberto Montesinos : Well , one of the things that I call up learning in boot camp was that I had given up my polite right . The Bill of Rights did n’t employ to soldiers , so when I got out , I embraced the First Amendment , the Fourth and the Fifth Amendments . I gave that to Villy ; he loves the Constitution . When I would see Reacher , who was very effective , break the rules ? That was the conflict .
Over time , he turns me , but I want to be against him in the beginning . He turns me because he ’s just so consistent and stoic with an incredible band of economic value . It was funny for Villy to learn from Reacher .
ScreenRant : Your quality serves as a wise man to Susan Duffy . How does that relationship influence the means that they deal Reacher ’s more extreme method ?
Roberto Montesinos : Duffy asked me to do her a favour , and I ’d rather be out in the field than behind a desk in the basement of some building . At first , it was just about depart out and having sport . Then she was in trouble , and Teresa was like her daughter , and I ’d been in those shoes . I was just trying to keep her from go to jailhouse .
Because she was the squad leader , I really ca n’t say anything . I really ca n’t counteract her in front of him , so I would attempt to have these conversations in private . But when we were together , I was at her side , even if I was n’t happy about what was decease on . That was something that happened to me many times in the Navy , having these private conversations so that our top dog or military officer does n’t hear about it .
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I had that kind of cautiousness in my kinship with Duffy because I know she was a with child agent . I was proud of her , but it ’s like , " We ’re breaking the rules ! Let ’s slow down a trivial bit here . "
ScreenRant : I feel like he ’s the moral compass of the show . After season 2 , fans ask why nobody wonder Reacher on his methods , but your character does . What was it like play someone who directly challenges the show ’s booster ?
Roberto Montesinos : One thing I learned a long meter ago is that every prospect has the opportunity to be a dear scene . My thing was n’t about compensate Reacher . It was all about Duffy . Every fit for me was about Duffy , just like every scene for a father is about their girl or their family line .
The challenge with Reacher was that he did n’t back down . I was used to my year of seniority , but he never even considered it . It was like , " Man , this guy rope is a super warrior . " I was intimidated by him a little bit , but trying not to show it as the character .
Reacher Season 3, Episode 5 Was One Of The Biggest Turning Points For Roberto Montesinos
“It Broke My Heart, On And Off-Camera”
ScreenRant : We had a major death in episode 5 , Eliot , which was a major turning point in the series . How did that end affect Villanueva and Duffy , and how does it change the mission against Quinn ?
Roberto Montesinos : It ’s a whole unexampled nut game . Imagine if your son gets killed - the rules evaporate and everything hold out . It just broke my pump , especially when Alan [ Ritchson ] tells me on the phone while I ’m get . I was literally all mess up . I did n’t know which take they were going to utilize , but I just wanted to give them as many selection as I could .
I do n’t have a son , so my nephew ’s the closest thing I ’ve aim to his Word . I ’m just imagining that he got kill , and I recognise it ’s a whole new musket ball game . That was not necessary .
ScreenRant : And the thing is , Duffy takes this really hard . Not only does she take Eliot ’s death hard , but Teresa ’s still out there . How did that impress Duffy ’s genial body politic ?
Roberto Montesinos : Sonya [ Cassidy ] is just an incredible actor , and it was standardised . She was address Teresa the way I was treating her , and I was moved by it . I was moved by her love for Teresa - not by her guilt , but by her beloved . That influenced me , and that ’s why I say every picture ’s a love scene , or else why shoot it ?
It broke my heart , on and off - television camera , because she was n’t acting . She was feeling something personal , and that was some of the most beautiful performing I ’ve ever seen . Whenever she talk about Teresa , the love life spark my heart and soul . I learned a mint about how to convey love from Sonya Cassidy .
ScreenRant : In installment 5 , you and Alan had to flip over a car . How much of that is practical effects , and how much of that is Alan being Alan ?
Roberto Montesinos : Dude , that sequence took about two nights to frivol away , and they were my last two nights on the production . They were my favorite days ever in 20 - some unmated age acting . There were such logistics with the Stephen Crane , and we had to be very , very careful . We only got one take ! When that car flips over , you ca n’t toss it over back and do it again . It was done .
We practiced for a long time while the crane guys were doing their operating . Sam said , " Hey , let ’s just practice . permit ’s just persist it . " As a theater bozo , I love that . We ran it 40 or 50 times , and then when we shot it , it was everlasting . But Alan was lifting with all his might , so I was just sample to agree him . He ’s right smart stronger than most human beings , but I was feel it in my back and my knees . That railway car was big , man ! But the in effect days I ’ve ever had in my career were with that succession .
Alan Ritchson & Sonya Cassidy Are Generous With Their Time And Acting Tips
“It Was An Acting Masterclass Up There On Reacher”
ScreenRant : Talk to me about your dynamic with Sonya , and how you build up that chemistry between Villanueva and Duffy .
Roberto Montesinos : She ’s from London , but she would use the Boston emphasis all 24-hour interval long for week and weeks and workweek . Finally , a couple of calendar month in , she starts lecture in her London accent . We kind of freaked out , like , " What ’s happening ? " She goes , " Oh , I ’ve had enough praxis . "
Her field , her work ethic , exhibit in every conversation with the Boston emphasis . She ’s such a dramatics creative person , and theater is all about dry run . Off -camera , we would talk as if I was Villy and she was Duffy , just to get that chemical science to show up on the television camera . She shared with me how she transitioned from theater to television camera , which is something I had to do because I ’ve do work more in the theatre than I had on film . So , she made me a better actor .
ScreenRant : What would you say were the big lessons you took aside from your costars ?
She share with me her technique in one picture , and I ’ve been doing it ever since . When you ’re in field , you ’re unsighted ; you ’re just talking . But you ca n’t be blind in front of a camera . She says , " I just pick up my earpiece and shoot the scene . Then I look at it , make my adjustments , and give that to the conductor . " When I set off doing that , I did n’t sense unsighted . There was no longer some little piece of my mind going , " How does it reckon ? How does it look ? " I knew how it looked because she shared with me what she did . And so , I ’m a much adept histrion .
It was the generosity . She was n’t teaching me , she was just sharing what she does , which is so effective . Same thing with Alan . He was evince me his camera I.Q. , and he con entire instalment . Everybody ’s transmission line , the action sequences , he memorise that . This guy ’s worked on that , and he shared with me how he does that , which take my deterrence . I ’ve worked with a lot of player , and no one ever did what those two did with me .
He ’s a vocalizer . He order , " Have you ever memorized a strain ? " I bug out singing " Stairway to Heaven , " and he asked if I interpret the lyrics . I enjoin no , and he goes , " Exactly . " All I did was have my face in the script all day , but he tell , " Look away . Sing the line . Find the pace . " I started doing that , and I get laid act even more now because of that picayune matter . It removed this big occlusion of cause to memorize all this newspaper . It ’s just a unlike overture that ’s more pleasurable . So , I ’m more in sexual love with acting now . It was an acting masterclass up there on Reacher .
Robert Montesinos Backs His Alan Ritchson’s Bid To Play Live-Action Batman
He’s Also Ready For More Reacher, If Season 4 Will Have Him
ScreenRant : Every unmarried season ofReacheris a unlike account book , but would you be capable to returning as a part of season 4 or beyond ?
Roberto Montesinos : What do you imagine ? What do you consider ? Of course , I ’d do anything ! If they need me to sweep the floor , I ’ll be back for that . I was so thankful . When Nick Santora call for me to be part of this squad of expert , I was just throb . If they needed someone to lift sandbags , I ’d do it .
ScreenRant : I have it away Alan ’s mental plan of attack to his case , but another character that he ’s been campaigning to play is Batman . What do you remember he would bring to that part ?
Roberto Montesinos : What would he add to that role ? First of all , his study ethic , his inquiry , his bid of a script . For model , in Lee Child ’s book , when you ’re read the book ? Reacher walk into a room , and there are three Page of intellection ; everything that he ’s clocking . How do you do that without those actor’s line ? He does it with his face , with his eyes . And he said to me once , " Every front of your center indicates to the audience a new thought process . "
So , he would drink down Batman . Why did Tom Cruise pick Reacher ? Because he was so well - pen and so complex in stillness . Batman ’s the same variety of matter . He ’s very stoic ; he ’s got a masquerade . I cerebrate he would be the best Batman we ’ve ever had . We ’ve had some good ones , but I think he would be the dependable Batman we ’ve ever had .
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The close ofReacherseason 3 drops March 27 on Prime Video .
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