‘The Idol’ Star Da’Vine Joy Randolph Says ‘Everyone’s Intention Is To Have A Second Season’ & There Were ‘No Red Flags’ On Set
29.06.2023 - 21:41
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Da’Vine Joy Randolph, who stars as Destiny in “The Idol” — Jocelyn’s (Lily-Rose Depp) manager — opens up on why co-creator Sam Levinson took over the much-discussed series and the likelihood of a second season.
If it weren’t for Levinson overhauling the show, Randolph wouldn’t be one of the only stabilizing individuals surrounding Depp’s sexualized pop star character. In the original version, helmed by Amy Seimetz, the actress’ role didn’t exist, she revealed to Variety, until it was scrapped and Levinson took over and hand-picked the star.
Randolph explained that Levinson re-worked the project next to the Weeknd to help bring the musician-turned-actor and series creator’s vision to life.
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“What I was told was at the end of the day, Abel had a vision for it and wanted to see it through,” Randolph, 37, told the publication. “He wanted Sam to be more than just executive. He wanted him to do it – which lucked out for me, because I got to work with Sam.
“But also, this happens all the time,” the “High Fidelity” star noted. “All the time! I’ve had things where I’ve been let go because they changed the concept, or they changed the lead person — and then I no longer fit into that show.
“Being completely transparent, there were no red flags because to me, that made sense – Abel had a vision that didn’t get executed, he wanted to make sure he really believed in it, he wanted to make sure it’s done how he sees it, so he got Sam on board to do it himself,” she continued, referencing the controversy that began before the show premiered after Rolling Stone reported claims of a toxic work environment and called Levinson’s version