if Max is that one constant, he knows he needs to drop off and look after. Like I said, these male figures in his life, whether it's Lucas, Steve (Joe Keery), his dad (Will Chase), whoever these different characters that embody his world are. When I first started reading the description between Billy and Lucas, I was like, 'Oh, you know, he's a racist dick'. Now the actor has shut that theory down, although he apparently thought that Billy might be intolerant at first too. The latter was a major antagonist this season, and also came off borderline racist at points, as he took a major issue with Max's relationship with Lucas. But there were also a handful of exciting new characters introduced, including step siblings Max (Sadie Sink) and Billy (Dacre Montgomery). The show's second season was certainly a triumph, with The Duffer Brothers crafting a touching and terrifying adventure with the characters introduced last year. "The fans are going to get even more than they bargained for on that front, for this season," he teases.Stranger Things was finally released this past weekend, after leaving fans anxiously waiting for over a year. And while he got left out of the central Upside Down plot last season, Montgomery promises that Billy will have a much more important role to play in that arena this year. That unpredictability is key for Billy, a character who can go from charming the local moms to terrorizing his stepsister and her friends at the flip of a switch. "That was the thing that the Duffers had mentioned to me." Because he has this unpredictable nature," he explains. The Duffers had him pay special attention to Jack Nicholson's performance in The Shining, as well as the rest of the three-time Oscar winner's oeuvre. Montgomery wasn’t about to spoil anything just yet, but discussing his Season 3 homework gave us a few clues. (Along those lines: new Season 3 addition Jake Busey is playing a character named Bruce. Not to mention, as fans have pointed out, having a name that starts with the letter B is practically a death sentence on this show. Whether they were thinking about that already or not, that was something I brought up with them when they asked me." That just shows you how collaborative they are. He continues: "I wanted to delve into who my biological mother was, and that’s something that’s explored this season. They rang me about two months before they started writing, and I read them this crazy side storyline - it’s actually embarrassing looking back at it - but I wrote a whole thing. “We had discussed it.” So when the Duffers touched base with the actor before Stranger Things 3, he was ready: “I came in with a whole backstory for Billy. "They had sort of promised this arc," Montgomery confirms. The Duffers have said there was originally a much larger arc planned for Billy last season - “a whole teen supernatural storyline” - but with so much already on the ensemble series’ plate, it got pushed to Season 3. It’s something Montgomery says he and the showrunners have been discussing since all the way back in Season 2, in which his character’s arc ended rather unceremoniously: after trading blows with his rival Steve (Joe Keery), Billy’s drugged and knocked unconscious by his stepsister as the gang leaves to fight more pressing bad guys. Stranger Things 3 | Official Final Trailer | Netflix "I'm excited to see what they think of it as a whole, but also, selfishly, Billy’s story arc this season," he says. Speaking to SYFY WIRE in Toronto this past week, Montgomery said he can’t wait for fans to finally see what the Duffer brothers have in store. I just feel like we’re all there making the best possible product," explained Dacre Montgomery, the 24-year-old Australian actor who plays Billy Hargrove, the brutish older stepbrother to new-kid-on-the-block Max (Sadie Sink).Īs one of the show’s main human antagonists from Season 2 - a nasty obstacle for when the Hawkins kids weren’t busy fending off Demodogs and the Mind Flayer - Billy appears primed for an even bigger role this season. "You don’t feel the weight of the fandom. Still, the cast doesn’t sense any added pressure as a result of the show’s rapid ascension to pop culture phenomenon status. Even the brands are getting into the mix, with Coca-Cola bringing New Coke back from the dead and IKEA showing fans how to recreate the Byers'… "unique" décor choices in their own living rooms. Fans are scouring every new trailer and shred of footage for clues to potential twists and turns, conducting close readings of episode titles, and dreaming up elaborate theories (some slightly more plausible than others). With only a little over a week to go until Stranger Things 3 drops, anticipation is reaching a fever pitch for the new season of Netflix’s hit series.
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