Hes the rare breed who would make a run at accomplish all three in one fell swoop.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Your John Andre has become one of the great secret weapons of the show.
I suspect that the juicy pitch that sold AMC was the story behind Benedict Arnolds treachery.
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How was the character initially pitched to you?
JJ FEILD:I was actually in Sundance withAustenlandof all things, and AMC approached me there.
And thats sort of how [showrunner] Craig Silverstein pitched it to me.
Thats very well put: the right man on the wrong side of history.
Because Andres background was not wealthy or noble or elite; he had a very modest background.
Yeah, he was a self-made man.
His father was a merchant.
I suppose you would say middle class.
She backed out of an engagement and very soon after, he signed up [for the army].
He proved himself in the Canadian campaign before moving down to America.
And what I was always interested in that he had a great love of America.
But sadly, all went wrong.
Hes quite the seducer.
Yes, he has a way with the ladies.
Thats not just a polite house guest.
I think he ingratiated himself with just about everyone he could find.
Quite a well-known womanizer.
And not necessarily just women, right?
Theres some presumed intimacy in season 2 with his senior officer, with hints of sexual attraction.
Theres a lot of propaganda, that Andre and Clinton were lovers a lot of American propaganda.
It was always seen as complete propaganda.
But what we had fun with was going, Well, what could be the truth behind the rumors?
At the end of season 2, things arent going well for Andre.
Monmouth Courthouse backfires and Peggy is in the arms of Benedict Arnold.Where will we find Andre in season 3?
For the first time, hes out of control and hes out of his depth.
So his judgment is impaired and he makes wild, rash dangerous decisions which start to backfire.
And that downward spiral of his judgments and decision making is what ultimately is the demise of him.
They were just bad judgment calls.
He was captured behind enemy lined in civilian clothing, carrying documents in his boot.
Its just a series of terribly, terrible bad luck and bad judgment calls rather than buffoonery and stupidity.
Andre and Robert Rogers are two of my favorite characters.
At the end of last season, it feels like these two are now on a collision course.
Can I look forward to them as potential adversaries?
How close are we to getting to [West Point] in the autumn of 1780.
Is that part of season 3 or is that still seasons away?
Well, what am I allowed to say?
The end of the war wouldnt be [season] 3.
The end of the war would be 5.
Season 3 is really the Benedict Arnold story.
I cant say any more than that, but I think you could figure that out.
Are you familiar with#MajorAndreMonday?
[Laughs] What isthat?
I dont get social media.
But Im going to be a complete hypocrite and dive into #MajorAndreMonday.
