I looked at a lot of stuff about Georgina Sparks, who is my mother in the show, and how evil and. How much did you learn about the old series as you were preparing to play Milo?ĪR: Yeah, I learned. And when my parents and I called her, she was really surprised and elated that I was in it, which was pretty cool. Which also, another thing is my cousin, she's a huge fan of Gossip Girl. He has a very different personality to all of the other people I've played and I figured it would be really cool and fun to play this guy and be in Gossip Girl. He's almost comically evil, like mustache twirling. Now that’s the kind of chaos Georgina Sparks would approve of without a shadow of a doubt.TV : How did you first hear about Gossip Girl and the role that you would be up for? How did that work?ĪR: Well, I got the offer and I was very interested because Milo, he's really different from everyone else I've played. These teens may need him to go nuclear on Gossip Girl if the time ever comes which could let the cat out of the bag on just who the anonymous gossipmonger is. Jude’s so he isn’t in their orbit, but Milo knows how to wage war and effectively take down his targets. But, we’re hoping he somehow gets involved in the teachers’ storyline. The possibilities for the direction Milo Sparks’ character could take are endless. He’s almost comically evil, like mustache twirling. Not to mention the way Robertson sees Milo is undoubtedly the kind of fun the reboot needs. Georgina wasn’t in that many episodes of Gossip Girl, but she’s nonetheless an iconic figure in the show and a fan favorite. It’s a great space to inhabit in the series, a memorable one if the reboot uses his character well. Whenever things seem all fine and dandy and nice and all the conflict’s resolved, he comes in to mess everything up again. He’d like to channel Georgina’s energy, taking the place she held in the OG Gossip Girl: We got a taste of that in episode 4, but Robertson is hoping for more. Of course, this means he’s here in Gossip Girl (2021) to stir up trouble. In an interview with Teen Vogue, Robertson described his character as “an agent of chaos” just like his mom, Georgina. Actor Azhy Robertson on playing Milo Sparks in Gossip Girl (2021) In “Fire Walks with Z” it’s as small as intel on what Luna and Monet were planning but, if he sticks around, we’re sure they’ll be more he digs up for his own benefit. He does something for you, and one day he cashes in on something he wants. As Milo mentions in the episode, it’s a little pedestrian so his mother wouldn’t approve, but it fits the level of payback Zoya is willing to indulge. In the end, the two settle on getting Neo-Queen J canceled on Twitter and drugging her so she’ll embarrass herself at her own party. He’d floated a coup by Little Z, but she immediately nixed that idea. Milo, embodying the energy of a pint-sized member of the Russian mob complete with a darkly whimsical theme, puts his succession plan into effect. She’s got a problem in Julien, whose scheming is already ruining an already tough birthday, and he has a solution. He sidles up to Zoya in “Fire Walks with Z,” and invites her to the dark side. No longer an infant, Milo Sparks is a ten-year old tech whiz played by Azhy Robertson. Spoilers ahead of Gossip Girl (2021) episode 4 Gossip Girl (2021) episode 4 “Fire Walks with Z” reintroduces Milo Sparks How? By bringing baby Milo, Georgina Sparks’ son that she tried to pass off as Dan Humphrey’s, back into the fold. The decision was: Let’s get Season 1 under our belt, and should we get Season 2, we’ll have the chance to bring in cameos that are more than glorified cameos but actually give them storylines…There are some cameos in Season 1 from people on the original show, but not the series regulars.ĭespite this, the creative writing team behind Gossip Girl (2021), managed to infuse OG nostalgia into a character who could become a fun figure in the show without pulling focus. We made a decision early on…that the audience would never accept these characters if they were in the shadow of the original characters. Safran told The Daily Beast they’d draw attention away from this new cast that’ll be establishing their own place in Gossip Girl’s world. However, showrunner Joshua Safran made it clear that the series regulars from the original wouldn’t be stepping into the limelight, at least not in the first season. We’re nearly halfway through Gossip Girl (2021)‘s first season, and the HBO Max original series just debuted its first character from the OG in the reboot!įans knew before the new Gossip Girl premiered that characters from the OG would make an appearance.
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