Fred Tatasciore is back as the titular primate assassin, and his character still doesn’t speak.
It becomes very much like the books.
And now that we have the supernatural element in it, there are ghosts and the devil.
Are you kidding me?
You know, and the end of the world?
New York is the perfect place for it."
And there’s just every kind of good and bad element there, all in this one little place.
It lends itself, New York is the perfect chaos.
Another major franchise that also follows monkeys isPlanet of the Apes.
But there is a gravity to it.
And these primates all have very strong feelings.
When you look at the ‘Planet of the Apes.’
I got a chance to work on that.
And the key there is just to convey as much emotion or pathos as possible."
In the Hulu series, Tatasciore voices the titular monkey.
However, the character doesn’t speak English.
Instead, he communicates like any monkey would.
So, what does it look like for the actor to learn his lines while prepping for this role?
I kind of know what the Monkey needs to say and what its emotions are…
It’s more like a musical job, really.
And we’ll do four or five different passes of that."
I am such a fan of each person on the show…
It would be fun to do because it would be fun to do reactions off of.
Especially the stuff with Bryce, and I’m such a fan of Jason [Sudeikis].
I didn’t realize how funny it was going to get until I saw the episodes.
Because I’m always playing the straight, sad character.
There’s a lot of pathos."
It’s a fun challenge.
Tatasciore also voices T-Rex inMoon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, who communicates via various sounds and grunts.
So, what distinguishes the two characters and their performances from one another?
That’s one of my things.
I would say the main thing is their differences in characters.
Like, what they are not only as creatures but also what their wants and desires are.
Interestingly enough, both want peace, and both are very attached to their partners."
He is like a dog to her, a really devoted T-Rex dog…
He’s this other kind of dimensional character.
And so I have freedom in terms of what I can do in that sound set.
He has [this] sadness, but he doesn’t like where he came from."
Whereas our Hit-Monkey actually had a wonderful home at one time and had a life.
And all of them were killed.
So, the tone is darker.
Devil Dinosaur, even despite his name, is not interested in revenge…
It’s more kid-friendly.
It’s more about protecting and being a superhero.
I don’t think Monkey sees himself as a superhero."
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And I think Monkey has sadness.
Monkey does not like to kill, but does it so well and would like to leave life.
[He] doesn’t necessarily want to leave Bryce.
But, if he and Bryce could retire from that, he would be very happy.
I think he doesn’t like the life anymore."
‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ is very friendly, it’s a lot more kid friendly.
‘Hit-Monkey’ is pretty hardcore.
We don’t pull any punches.
They would absolutely get along, and I think Hit-Monkey would really like Devil Dinosaur’s kindness.
I know it’s a strange sentence."
Other than that, we’re both in Marvel.
But yeah, most definitely… [We are both in] New York…
Although this New York is very different.
It’s a lot scarier… We’re dealing with some very unsavory characters in ‘Hit-Monkey,’ and it’s fun.
The characters in ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ are great because each one has its own song.
Each character has their own genre of music.
So it’s kind of a different thing."
Hit-MonkeySeason 2 streams on Hulu on Monday, July 15.
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