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Desde el twitter de los escritores, nos han revelado el título y créditos del episodio 1.12 de "Lucifer".




El 1.12 se llamará "#TeamLucifer". Está escrito por Ildy Modrovich y será dirigido por Greg Beeman.


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1.01 "Pilot" (25/01/16 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT): CONOCE AL MÁS NUEVO DESMADRE DE LOS ANGELES EN LA PREMIERE DE LA SERIE "LUCIFER" - Tras abandonar el Infierno, Lucifer Morningstar se retira a Los Angeles en busca de una vida más excitante. Cuando el asesinato de una amiga le conecta con la detective de la LAPD Chloe Decker, Lucifer se siente intrigado con la idea de castigar a los criminales, mandando al mismo diablo a lidiar entre el bien y el mal. Protagonizada por Tom Ellis como 'Lucifer', Lauren German como 'Chloe', DB Woodside como 'Amenadiel', Lesley-Ann Brandt como 'Maze', Kevin Alejandro como 'Dan', Scarlett Estevez como 'Trixie' y Rachael Harris como 'Linda Martin'. Estrellas inviradas: Bailey chase como 'Grey Cooper', Kayla Ewell como 'Amanda', John Pankow como 'Jimmy Barnes', Matt Corboy como 'Oficial Diggs', AnnaLynne McCord como 'Delilah', Jonathan Salisbury como 'Butler', Tommy Edun como '2vile', Leah Renee Benner como 'Mean Girl', Isaac Keys como '2vile Crew #1', Shaan Sharma como '1st A.D.', Greg Collins como 'Policía de Tráfico', Aria Pullman como 'Novia', Christopher Boyer como 'Cura', Andy Hoff como 'Policía de Uniforme #1', Ty Chen como 'Valet', Jeff Staron como 'Tirador', Lance Broadway como 'Guardaespaldas' y Chris Trousdale como 'Chico Joven de Banda'.

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1.02 "Lucifer, Stay. Good Devil" (01/02/16 9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT): LUCIFER SE HACE CARGO DE HOLLYWOOD -- Cuando el hijo de una estrella de cine es asesinado tras ser perseguido por los paparazzis, Chloe echa un profundo vistazo en el caso con una pequeña ayuda por parte de Lucifer. Mientras tanto, Maze y Amenadiel continúan animando a Lucifer a que regrese al infierno . Estrellas invitadas: Jeremy Davies como 'Nick Hofmeister', Robert Richard como 'Josh Bryant', y Bradie Roberts como 'Robbie Russell Jr.'


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- En cuanto a cómo se rinde homenaje al recientemente fallecido David Bowie en la serie:

“David Bowie fue en quien estaba basado el personaje original, los dibujos y las cosas que estaban en la novela gráfica. Lo que hicimos es tomar algunas de las canciones de Bowie y usarlas en el piloto. Lucifer es un enorme fan de Bowie. La música es una enorme parte de la serie. Fue algo importante en el guión del piloto y es algo que estamos intentando continuar en toda la serie. El gusto musical de Lucifer es algo importante. Es un gran apreciador de la música”, dice Ellis.

Jonathan Littman explica que no querían imitar al fallecido y genial icono:

“Por la manera en que fue explícitamente dibujado, a menos que pudiéramos consguir al mismo David Bowie, es probablemente mejor no intentar imitarlo,” dice el productor ejecutivo Johnathan Littman. “Sentimos que era mejor conseguir esta opción de un elenco nuevo.”

El productor ejecutivo Joe Henderson añade, “Encontramos una nueva manera de encapsular esa frescura natural que era David Bowie.”

Lucifer es una serie procedimental, pero no a la manera en que los espectadores están acostumbrados a ver en las series de la FOX:

“Lucifer está fascinado por los crímenes, el por qué la gente escoge ser mala y el engaño,” dice Len Wiseman. “Lo adora y le chifla. Es un estudio para él donde quiere ver el por qué los humanos están haciendo lo que están haciendo. Si los meten en prisión, no le importa. Tan sólo quiere ver que son castigados.”

La serie va a explorar quién es Lucifer en el fondo, no sólo cuál solía ser su trabajo como líder del Infierno:

“Tomamos nuestros apuntes del personaje de los cómics,” dice Henderson. “El diablo es el hijo caído de Dios. No es malvado. Tan sólo es el hijo rebelde. Es travieso, juguetón, pero también es muy sincero y acepta sus deseos. Lucifer es sobre el explorar la humanidad y explorar deseos. No hay pretensión. No hay nada diabólico sobre él. Algunas veces, la verdad realmente os hará libres.”

Ellis explica que la principal pregunta de la serie es si Lucifer es el diablo porque es intrínsecamente diabólico o si lo es porque Dios decidió que lo fuera.

“Tan sólo quiere ser querido al final del día,” dice el productor ejecutivo Ildy Modrovich. “Es el eterno adolescente.”

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El diablo va a bajar a el Sur de California para pasárselo de muerte. En el nuevo drama de la FOX "Lucifer", Tom Ellis (Rush) protagoniza la serie como el Señor del Infierno que se aburre en el inframundo y se muda a Los Angeles para empezar una nueva vida como dueño de un nightclub.

¿Cuál es el nuevo giro de vuestra serie sobre el diablo?
Estamos tomando la personificación del diablo y poniéndolo en una historia de redención. Su principal objetivo en la vida es el divertirse y el disfrutar de las mejores cosas, pero quiere que la gente tome responsabilidad de sus propias acciones en lugar de echarle la culpa a él. Tiene la habilidad de sacar los secretos más profundos y oscuros de la gente. Pero debajo de toda esta aparente e inconsecuente diversión subyace un problema con su padre.

¿Cómo es eso?
Él fue rechazado por su padre y soporta esa carga sobre su hombro enormemente. Su padre está representado en su hermano, el ángel Amenadiel [D.B. Woodside], así es que odia a su hermano también.

Lucifer hace equipo con la detective de la LAPD Chloe Decker (Lauren German). ¿Puede haber romance entre estos dos?
Viniendo de una serie de éxito en el Reino Unido [la sitcom Miranda] sobre si dos personas se unen o no, nos dimos cuenta de que si alguna vez lo hubieran hecho, eso habría sido el final de la serie. Pero Lucifer se siente interesado por Chloe y ellos pueden ayudarse el uno al otro de manera indirecta.

Ya que Lucifer vive una vida de opulencia, ¿cuál es tu juguete favorito en el set?
Notarás lo mucho que bebe Lucifer. Tiene una formidable colección de Escocés. ¡Afortunadamente, no es real o no tendría hígado hacia el final de la Season 1!


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La estrella de ‘Lucifer’ Tom Ellis sobre el interpretar al Diablo luchador contra el crimen
Por Laura Prudom 21 enero, 2016 | 10:00AM PT

After 15 years as a scene-stealing fixture across the Pond, plus a breakout turn as the star of USA’s short-lived “Rush,” Welsh actor Tom Ellis has landed one hell of a role — as Lucifer himself, in Fox’s eponymous supernatural drama. Perhaps it’s time to give the devil his due.

Did you have any hesitation about playing Satan?

I come from a very religious household; my father’s a pastor, my uncle’s a pastor and my sister’s a pastor, and they’re all thrilled that I got this job. They’re able to understand what this show is: a satire using the character of the devil to tell a redemption story.

What differentiates “Lucifer” from other Fox supernatural or crime dramas like “Bones,” “Sleepy Hollow” and “The X-Files”?

I think what makes it different is that Lucifer’s indifferent to the crime they’re solving; it’s a game to him, and if it’s ever more than a game, it’s something that he hasn’t bargained for.

What’s the biggest culture shock between working in the U.S. and the U.K.?

The volume of episodes and the size of everything. When we were shooting the pilot, it was 18 days. We would close down Hollywood Boulevard for five days to do these night shoots, and I’m like, “This is insane; I can’t believe this is happening.” Since working in the States, I’ve had a lot of “pinch me” moments.

What’s the best career advice you’ve been given?

It was from Mark Strong, and it’s always stuck with me: He said, “Just know what you’re in.” Finding the tone of the piece that you’re in and your performance fitting within that is the key.


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5 cosas que necesitas saber sobre ‘Lucifer’
Por Sheri Block, 21 enero, 2016

Being alive for 10 billion years can’t be exciting all the time, even if you’re the Lord of Hell. In the new CTV series “Lucifer,” premiering Monday, Jan. 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Tom Ellis stars as the original fallen angel who heads to L.A and opens up an upscale piano bar called Lux to fend off his boredom.

Things take a turn when a pop star is murdered outside of the club and Lucifer begins working with LAPD homicide detective Chloe Dancer (Lauren German) to solve the case. What he doesn't expect is the possibility of feeling something for a human being.

From how the TV show will differ from the comics to what the devil likes to drink, here are five things you need to know about this hot new series.

1. ‘Lucifer’ will have its own identity separate from the comics

Even though “Lucifer” is based on the characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg for DC Entertainment's Vertigo imprint, Tom Ellis says the TV series will have its own look and feel.

“We’ve taken the idea of the comic book and the setting of the comic book and the sort of the main protagonist from the comic book and then we’ve had to add a new dimension to it in order to evolve it into a TV show but I don’t think that’s at the detriment of what we’re doing,” says Ellis. “I think there are probably some purists out there who will be upset it’s not word for word like the comic but we never set out to make that.”

2. There may be superpowers but there’s no sci-fi in ‘Lucifer’

“Lucifer” may be based on an immortal demon who has the power to draw out anyone’s forbidden desires – except Chloe’s, a fact that baffles him to no end – but the world in which he inhabits will be very much rooted in reality.

“As much as it is science fiction it’s not sci-fi in the sense that there’s loads of superpowers and stuff like that. This mythology within in it that we’re sort of creating and working with, it’s very much about a mythical figure being in a real world and that’s the story we’re telling. It’s not about supernatural things that happen,” says Ellis.

3. ‘Lucifer’ has received Neil Gaiman’s blessing

Even though Ellis hasn’t spoken to Gaiman, the man who created the character, he has tweeted the actor with his approval.

“He sent me a direct message on Twitter saying how much he’d enjoyed the pilot, which was amazing to sort of get his blessing, his approval, because it’s a big question for everybody. Is this going to be like the comic, how close is it going to be? And for Neil, the creator of it, to contact us (after seeing it) in its form that we’ve taken it and to like it, that’s a feather in the cap.”

4. The Devil Likes to Drink

It’s no secret Lucifer likes to drink – he has opened up a bar after all. But what is the devil’s drink of choice?

A sneak peek inside Lucifer’s upscale penthouse on a recent set tour reveals Bourbon Whiskey, Jamaican Amber Rum and Cognac Brandy are just a few of his faves.

5. Tom Ellis shares his character’s devilish charm, but is a ‘real gentleman’

Lucifer may be the Lord of Hell, but he sure is a charming one. And according to co-star Lesley-Ann Brandt, who plays Lucifer’s best friend Maze, Tom Ellis shares a similar trait.

“I think what people will discover is he’s a real gentleman in every aspect and it’s a very big deal to be a lead on a show and to juggle and to have that responsibility and then to add that it’s a genre show … but he’s so gracious and kind and has such humility in how he handles it all and we really have become this family on the show,” says Brandt.

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El elenco de Lucifer sobre el llevar al Diablo de Comics a la TV
Por Eric Goldman 22 enero, 2015

Debuting Monday on FOX, Lucifer joins a growing list of TV shows based on DC Comics properties – in this case, the Vertigo title by Neil Gaiman, using a depiction of the Devil himself first introduced in Gaiman’s Sandman comics.

The TV version of Lucifer stars Tom Ellis as the title character, who’s abandoned hell for Los Angeles (insert joke here), where he runs a nightclub. Things change for him though when he meets Detective Chloe Dancer (Lauren German), a cop who is somehow immune to his abilities – and with whom he begins solving crimes with.

On a visit to the set of Lucifer, I spoke to Ellis and German about the series and what to expect.

Super Anti-Hero

The past few years have seen many portrayals of anti-heroes on TV, but it seems like the devil himself would be considered the ultimate version of that.

Tom Ellis: People’s perceptions before they see it might be that for sure. But yes, for me that ties into what this show is, which is the ultimate redemption story. We met Lucifer assuming… everyone has these assumptions about this character, but he’s having a little bit of an existential crisis. He’s decided he wants to give it all up and he’s trying to figure out if he’s inherently evil or if he’s just evil because his dad decided he was. It is difficult for him to not fall back in bad habits. It’s intrinsic, some of his playfulness and his desire for fun. But also, a sticking point for him is that he’s not a human being but he’s suddenly in a world full of human beings and he has to learn a thing or two about humanity in order to start to embrace it and change.

What's the Story?

While Lucifer has a procedural engine each week, with Lucifer and Chloe solving crimes, there is also an underlying storyline as well.

Ellis: We set it up in the pilot with Lucifer’s brother, Amenadiel (D.B. Woodside), who has taken it upon himself to get his brother back to where he belongs, back to hell because when he’s not there the order of stability is suffering somewhat. So that becomes Amenadiel’s main mission throughout the first season is to try to get his brother back to hell. It happens at varying points throughout the series and you’re aware that this thing is simmering there the whole time but Lucifer’s exploration of humanity takes place mainly with Detective Dekker, with Chloe. He finds himself at first fascinated with her because his powers don’t work on her. In a way, she becomes his case but because she’s carrying on doing what she does, he decides to join her which is quite begrudging for her at first. Then she realizes that whenever it is he bring to the table, he helps her see things differently and they become quite a formidable detective team. However, Lucifer is only concerned really with what he gets out of each case each week and how it reflects on his exploration of humanity. That’s how the series is set up but the bigger picture is the whole heaven and hell, what does it mean for him to be away from there and how does it affect the greater order of things.

Chloe's (In)Famous

Chloe (Lauren German) has an unusual backstory – she tried to follow in the footsteps of her actress mother, only to find herself with only one semi-notable role that she’d rather people forget, now that she’s a cop.

German: Chloe wanted to be an actress as well, for a time and gave it a shot. But she only ended up doing one movie where she showed her boobs, got really embarrassed and she only got attention because she got naked, that’s it. Then she was like “I feel horrible about myself. I don’t like this. I’m done.” I always liked that her one thing in acting was so pathetic and bad. It’s kind of endearing in a way. I think completely she’d rather not have [that modicum of fame]. The only reason someone might stop her on the street is because they’ve seen her boobs and she just has to deal with that.

Lucifer meanwhile finds himself fascinated by Chloe, particularly when it turns out his powers of persuasion don’t work on her.

Ellis: That’s the mainstay for him is that he’s trying to work it out but there’s something about her he can’t put his finger on. A lot of the time, that is Lucifer in this show. There’s something he can’t put his finger on because he’s not human. He’s feeling things he’s never felt before but he doesn't know what those things are. That’s why he starts to explore these feelings with his therapist. Chloe is someone who excites him, intrigues him, who he won’t ever admit it but he’s very attracted to her. I wouldn’t say he’s just sexually attracted to her and I think that’s puzzling to him.

German: I see him have this strong power over people. The minute they ask him something they can’t lie. I see it all the time. And he tells me “i can’t do it with you. It doesn’t work on you. No matter what I try.” So I’m kind of like “I don’t know.” I don’t know why it doesn’t work. A part of me is kind of glad it doesn’t work because I see people go into this weird zone with him. So I don’t think it’s that weird or that big of a deal but he’s the one always telling me “it’s so frustrating because it doesn’t work on you” and “I don’t know what to tell you, buddy.”

What Chloe Believes

Ellis and German have different takes on whether Chloe believes Lucifer’s claims that he is the Lucifer.

Ellis: There’s a lovely ambiguity about what Chloe believes. I think she doesn’t believe he’s the devil and even when she’s been taking to places where he’s kind of presenting a case you can’t really argue with, she thinks there’s got to be something else. Despite that, she’s attracted to this character. I don’t mean sexually I just mean these two characters have an intrigue about each other. That’s basically the crux of our show.

German: She thinks he may have some fantasy issues, some psychological problems. But that kind of is balanced with him being very good with talking to people and working with people. It’s kind of like if you’ve ever met a psychic or have a friend who is a medium. You know they have these gifts and these strange abilities. You can’t explain it but you know it’s part of their dynamic and you go along with it because you know it’s real. Chloe is very much thinking when he asks people and does his mojo and they can’t lie to him that he has this gift with people. She doesn’t buy into anything else that he claims.

So what would Chloe think if she truly discovered the truth?

German: I think, honestly, like how you or I would if you found out and you 100% believed it if your friend was an angel or a demon. I think it would be shock at first and then trying to figure out how that could even be true. It opens up this whole world of questions and hopefully we’ll go there if the show goes on long enough. But I think that knowledge opens a ton of questions that would be fun to go into as the show goes along.

The Comic Book

The Lucifer TV show is diverging in big ways from the source material and Ellis explained he had not read the comic book.

Ellis: It’s strange for me and I’ve been very open about this. I didn’t know it was based on a comic when I first got the job but I had a falling in love with the script that I read and I was desperate to do it. Then Len Wiseman came on board and Len and I talked. They offered me the part and I was very happy to do it. Then it was announced on Deadline and I read on my twitter feed that I got a job based on a comic book and I was like “What? I didn’t know about this.” Then i started to research that a bit more. Neil Gaiman got in contact with me, after seeing the pilot to tell me how thrilled he was. It was lovely to get his seal of approval. It is a literal translation of the graphic novels and we’ve definitely taken the idea of the graphic novels and adapted it into a format that would work for the show. Even though I wasn’t looking for Neil Gaiman’s blessing, getting it was like “Oh, okay we’re on to something here” and I think that spoke volumes to a lot of people as well. Some people’s concerns would be that it’s not a literal translation but no one ever claimed that it was.

Who's Your Daddy?

So might we ever meet Lucifer’s father, AKA God?

Ellis: I’m not sure. I don’t think it’ll happen in Season 1, put it that way. I’m always interested in how people would do their perception of God and how God is played on TV and film. I’m always pushing for Morgan Freeman in a white suit.


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Las estrellas de Lucifer sobre la 'Definitiva historia de redención' y los cambios de los cómics
Por Vlada Gelman / 22 Enero 2016, 1:14 PM PST

Fans of the Lucifer tale from DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint who plan to tune into the new Fox series Monday night (9/8c) should brace themselves for a very different story.

While there are “elements of relationships” from that source material, the show is “very much its own being,” explains star Tom Ellis (Rush), who wasn’t aware the project was based on the graphic novel when he took the job. “I’m sure there will be some people very unhappy about that. But if people watch it for what it is, then they’ll soon forget.”

Ellis also acknowledges that the program “may be billed as a procedural cop drama,” but that’s not an entirely accurate description, he argues. “It’s about [Lucifer’s] experience of learning about humanity and people and interaction and emotions.”

Below, Ellis and his co-star Lauren German (Chicago Fire) elaborate on their characters’ love/hate chemistry, Hell’s denizens and more.

THE DEVIL YOU DON’T KNOW | Ellis’ take on the legendary baddie, who helps the LAPD while running a nightclub, is — as you no doubt surmised — far less evil. “He likes to have fun with people,” Ellis says, adding that the City of Angels proves to be a very “different world” for Lucifer. There, “the most irredeemable character” begins “the ultimate redemption story.”

‘SHIPPER ALERT | Although German’s homicide detective Chloe finds herself frustrated by Lucifer’s shenanigans as her unlikely tag-along partner in crime-solving, she can’t quite bring herself to cut him loose. “He always seems to help her in a real way…with the case,” the actress explains. But given all their bickering, is there anything Chloe likes about him? “More than she would want anyone to know!” German replies with a laugh. “She’s in complete denial. There is a completely stifled part of her that is sexually charged when he’s around. But she would never, not even to her best girlfriend, admit that… But, also, every day it’s a different woman [with him], and that grosses her out.”

BACK IN HELL | Rounding out Lucifer’s hellish world are his trusted companion, the demon Maze (The Librarians‘ Lesley-Ann Brandt), and God’s emissary, the angel Amenadiel (24‘s DB Woodside). The former “came with me to Earth under the promise that I’d probably only be here a short while,” Ellis shares, “and I’ve deferred and deferred and deferred because I’m quite enjoying the experience.” Amenadiel, meanwhile, is on a mission to bring Lucifer’s topside vacation to an end. “The overall order of divinity is slightly askew and not working,” Ellis previews. “So he wants me to go back [to Hell] and fulfill my role. Otherwise, something awful might happen.”


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Entrevista con Lauren German de "Lucifer" de la FOX
Por Craig Byrne, 22 Enero 2016

Mulder and Scully. Booth and Brennan. Ichabod and Abbie. FOX is a network full of iconic duos, and a new duo makes their debut this Monday with the series premiere of Lucifer.

Lucifer, as played by Tom Ellis, can convince anyone of anything, and since he’s decided to hang out on Earth, he might as well use that to have some fun, right? That’s what happens in Monday’s pilot episode, as something bad happens to a close friend of Lucifer’s which makes his path intersect with Chloe Decker, played by Chicago Fire’s Lauren German.

We spoke with Lauren German at the Vancouver studio of Lucifer for some details about Chloe and how the devil might get to her.

Why do you think Chloe keeps Lucifer around, given the mayhem that he can cause?

I think the thing about Lucifer is that even though he’s so zany and always, like, hitting on women left on right, and he’s always so blunt with people that there’s a little fallout from that, he always seems to help her in a real way, in a solid sense that helps her with the case. The writers are really good with intertwining the silliness and zaniness of him, but also, there’s always something he does that I couldn’t have done on my own, as much as I hate it.

It’s like he’s really helping me solve these cases and getting me that one step further.

What does it tell Chloe that her daughter, Trixie, likes Lucifer?

It just annoys Chloe a little bit, because he’s awesome, but he’s always irritating Chloe. So when you see Trixie, Chloe’s daughter, just really gravitate to him right away and always loves him, I think it makes her take a second look. I think we all have people in our lives where your best friend likes him and maybe you don’t so much… so, Trixie’s dynamic is always forcing Chloe to take another look at Lucifer, in a lot of different ways… like “ehhh, maybe this is guy is not all that bad.” This womanizing, whisky drinking guy… he may be not that bad.

We see in the pilot that Chloe is immune to Lucifer’s charms. Is there anything that she finds interesting about him, anyway?

I think more than she would want anyone to know! [Laughs] I think she’s in complete denial, but I think there is a completely stifled part of her that is sexually charged when he’s around… which she would NEVER, not ever to her best girlfriend or anyone, would admit that. Or to him.

We just shot a scene today that’s on a piano bench, and we’re kind of having a heart to heart, which is rare for us, but a real heart to heart, and then of course he gets really close, and it’s this very sincere moment… and I have to go “ANYHOW. So, this is what we’re talking about….” But I’m sure moments like that, she’s like “what would it be like if we kissed? What would it be like if we dated?” And then, as soon as she has that thought, it’s like “out of my head. I can’t go there.”

I think there’s a lot, though, that she likes about him and appreciates about him. But it’s also, like, every day, a different woman, so I think that kind of grosses her out. I think it’s this great juggling of what I do like and what I don’t like.

Lucifer has a very impressive apartment set. Does Chloe get to see Lucifer’s apartment in the first six episodes?

The first time [Chloe] walks in to Lucifer’s house, which I think might be Episode 3, let’s just say that I’m very impressed with his house, the first time I’ve seen it. I mean, the bar alone, has like 90 whiskey bottles… but I’m impressed with that, and then I am very much surprised and shocked at what I see next. Lucifer makes a huge entrance into that scene.


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LUCIFER: el elenco introduce a Amenadiel y Maze
Por Clarissa Rocco 22 enero, 2016

While the humans are trying to figure out how to interact with these strange and supernatural beings on LUCIFER, the supernatural beings are trying to get Lucifer himself back to Hell. Specifically, there’s one angel and one demon who will interact the most with Lucifer: Amenadiel (the angel) and Mazikeen (a.k.a. Maze — the demon).

During a visit to the LUCIFER set in Vancouver, we spoke with D.B. Woodside (Amenadiel) and Lesley-Ann Brandt (Maze) about their characters, their respective relationships with Lucifer and why these two supernatural creatures may be inadvertent allies.

The Earthly Plane. Despite the show dealing with matters involving Heaven and Hell, don’t expect to actually see either of those locations any time soon. As Woodside explained, “they really want to focus on earth. And they really don’t want to jump in between worlds — you know, Heaven and Hell. So whatever we hear about something that’s going on in Heaven and Hell, we’ll more or less hear about it as opposed to seeing it.”

Ruling Hell in Lucifer’s Absence. While Lucifer is topside enjoying his vacation from his delivish role, we learn that Amenadiel “has in fact, [as] the good brother, been sent down there to kind oversee [Hell] and so you can just imagine that this is not something that he’s comfortable with, not something that he feels like he should be doing. So I think that there’s a lot of resentment and anger that’s building up quick,” Woodside warned.

Amenadiel’s Powers. When we first meet Amenadiel in the pilot, he’s speaking with Lucifer. And, strangely, time seems to stop around them. As Woodside explained, “one of Amenadiel’s powers, is either to stop time or to slow time down. It’s almost like he lives in between seconds. So life is still going on, but he just can slow time down, anytime that he shows up. And so we’ll see him do that a few times throughout the season. But it’s one of his powers — it’s actually not one of Lucifer’s powers.” Woodside also hinted that we’ll see more cool powers that Amenadiel possesses.

Maze’s Warrior Skills. We didn’t get any hints about Maze’s powers, but Brandt did say that “I get fun blades. I definitely fight, you see the warrior in her and the demon. I guess the demon part of her enjoys torture. You know, that’s her world, that’s what she knows, but she’s having to survive on earth and she’s hoping that her boss is [will soon be] saying ‘okay [it's] time to go home’.”

Why Did Maze Accompany Lucifer on His Sabbatical from Hell? Lucifer is clearly enjoying his time earth-side, as opposed to ruling in Hell, and he’s not eager to return to the demonic plane any time soon. But Maze is and she’s getting kind of anxious to return home. Why did she accompany him on his trip in the first place then? “I think that it just goes back to the loyalty she has for him — she loves Lucifer, and she has made a vow, and she is committed to him through thick and thin. [Even] if it means being in hell for her — which is not the Hell she wants to be in — then she’ll be here and she’ll stick by him, and that’s a bond that I’m really happy the writers have really honored with these two. Even though, like with relationships, they clash, they [also] come together.”

An Unlikely Alliance. Woodside hinted that “Amenadiel wants Lucifer to return to Hell and Maise wants Lucifer to return to Hell, so they both want the same thing for different reasons. So there might be this unlikely alliance between the two of them even though they don’t particularly like each other at all, you know? But they want the same thing.”

Getting Maze Out of the Bar. While Maze is very connected to Lucifer and his club, LUX, we’ll see her interacting with a wide variety of characters in the show. Brandt says that Maze’s story is “very juicy” and she will be talking to “Amenadiel, Detective Dan, Chloe, [and] Doctor Linda. The writers have been very smart; you know, the trick is how do we incorporate these other-worldly characters in Los Angeles, California, and make it realistic. And that can only — I think — really be done if you get them in the real world, and have scenes that are staged in a park, at a coffee shop, or you know wherever. And it’s funny to see this other-worldly creature in that world.”

What Does Maze Think of Detective Chloe? Brandt hinted that Maze isn’t entirely fond of the human detective who is working with Lucifer. “This is someone I’ve known since the dawn of time, and this is a new woman who’s in his life, and that part of it actually makes her … explore the humanity within Maze. As you know, as women, we are very territorial sometimes, and the character definitely comes from a place of loyalty and protection, and there’s a little bit of, ‘hey, that’s my man!’ But yeah, it’s tricky with [Chloe].”

What’s God Like in LUCIFER? There’s no hints as to whether we’ll actually see God on this show (in addition, Woodside spoke about how the only angel we’ll see on the show in the first run of episodes will be Amenadiel), but what’s the overall impression of God in this universe? Is he a loving God? Is he hands-off? Woodside could only speak from his own impression, but he gave some interesting insight into his character and Lucifer’s when he said “I think Amenadiel would say that he is incredible, a fantastic father, beautiful. Lucifer would say something extremely different. And I think it all comes from point of view. I think that Amenadiel is one of these people [that likes] to follow rules. And they’re perfectly fine with following rules. It’s how they run their life. They feel rooted, they feel connected. They’re not looking to be a leader. They just want to be in their comfort zone and that means paying attention to these rules. And then there are other people that they feel confined and they want to be out there and free to make mistakes. Lucifer is very much that way and Amenadiel is the other. So I think that they view God through their own lens.”


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La psiquiatra de Lucifer: entrevista con Rachael Harris
Por Craig Byrne, 24 enero 2016

Groundlings and Suits veteran Rachael Harris stars on the new FOX series Lucifer as Linda Martin, psychiatrist to the devil, in the drama which premieres Monday night, January 25, after Episode 2 of the new X-Files.

We spoke with Harris late last year at the Lucifer studio in Vancover for some intel about Linda Martin and her interesting relationship with Lucifer himself. Enjoy:

Linda has a very unconventional relationship with Lucifer. What kind of power do you think she has over him?

I don’t think Lucifer thinks that Linda yields any power over him, but she’s kind of armed with the truth and the ability to really ask him to tuck deep into his emotions. I think it’s very well established in the pilot that he’s having an existential crisis. He’s looking at it like we all do in certain parts of our life. “Is that really who I am? Is that really what I want to do? And how do I go about changing that,” when everyone sees you as one thing? It’s really hard when you are trying to branch out and get out of the role that your family has put you in; that you are the caretaker, or you are the problem child… when you’re like “no, I’ve got my [stuff] together, and that’s not really who I am.” I think everyone, universally, can relate to that, so that’s what we are doing in therapy. But also, Linda has her own stuff that she’s dealing with. There’s a reason that she’s open to participating in this relationship with Lucifer. I mean, he has an affect on people, but I think from a writing point of view, too, that this show is taking on a stance that he can draw it out of you, but it’s only if you really want to have it be drawn out of you. A lot of times it’s such a relief that we finally get something off our chest, even if we hate it about ourselves. There’s a sense of relief about that. And I think you either are open to that or not. I think that’s kind of what Chloe’s [seeing] – he’s not all powerful.

It’s the same thing in therapy. He has to be willing to go there, and I think that’s what’s interesting, is that it’s one of the few times that we see him being completely vulnerable and honest, where he’s not that way [the rest of the time]. He’s always got a chip on his shoulder, even with Amenadiel and Maze.

Will we get to see Linda outside of her little office?

You will get to see Linda outside of her office. She’s not going to be confined to just the office, but in the beginning, that’s my primary relationship, with Lucifer [in the office].

What kind of advice would Linda give Chloe Decker (Lauren German)?

I think I would say “if it looks like a duck, if it walks like a duck, it’s probably a duck.”

The advice I would give to her, as Linda, would be “this is genuinely a person who is trying to find himself.” I think you can trust him, which is crazy to say – you can trust the devil – but everyone came from somewhere. Even Lucifer started out… he’s been dubbed the Fallen Angel for a reason. At one point he was an angel. So, there is a heart to him in there; it’s just been shrouded over by labels.

I’m not speaking from a theological point of view; I’m speaking from “Linda’s story” point of view

How familiar are you with the DC Comics world?

Not familiar enough. I mean, I’ve watched a lot more Marvel than I am DC Comics, but I’m really getting into Gotham. I love Gotham! But I really love Ben McKenzie; I think he’s such a good actor. I don’t know where our show will end up going, but I do think it’s an insane world, but tonally, it takes things just as seriously [as Gotham]. But I think what’s great about our show is that it’s also like real life, where even at the worst place ever – you could be at a funeral with your family, and you could still find things that are funny, because that’s real.

With Gotham, it’s very heightened, and it’s very stylistic, and ours is, too, but ours is also a little more contemporary, present day. Wouldn’t it be great to get a powerhouse block of great DC Comics fun [with Gotham and Lucifer].

Would you like to see a crossover?

I would love to go analyze, like, Morena [Dr. Leslie Thompkins]. Wouldn’t that be amazing? I love crossovers so much. I was thinking about a Suits crossover, literally, and then I was like “oh, no. We can’t do that.”


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Tom Ellis no quiere que ‘Lucifer’ sea una carrera del diablo
Por Chris E. Hayner 24 enero, 2016

Everyone has an image in their mind when they thing of the devil. That’s an image Tom Ellis is looking to change as he takes on the iconic role — and gives it a new spin — on FOX’s “Lucifer.”

The show is based on a comic book of the same name from DC’s publishing imprint Vertigo, and finds Satan giving up hell for a life on earth, running a Los Angeles night club and getting entangled with an LAPD detective. Ellis hopes that setting will help him tread new ground as he brings Lucifer to life on TV.

“Everyone feels like they know this character, a little bit like father Christmas. Everyone’s got their fixed kind of thing,” he tells Zap2it and a group of other outlets on the show’s set. “One thing I didn’t want to do was make him arch.”

“I didn’t want to be Mr. Evil,” he explains. “What lept out to me when I first read it is it was fun. It was a fun take on using this character and putting him in a different world.”

That world allows him to try something that most actors don’t get to do with a character.

“[It’s] the beginning of a redemption story — the ultimate redemption story,” Ellis says. “The most irredeemable character, how can he find redemption?”

It’s not all about finding redemption though, as the show is actually pretty funny and the devil is looking to have a good time.

“He likes to have fun with people and that was a huge selling point for me and a huge thing I tapped into,” Ellis says.

“Lucifer” premieres Monday (Jan. 25) at 9 p.m. ET/PT on FOX.


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Tom Ellis de "Lucifer" sobre la 'última historia de redención' del Diablo
Por Natalie Abram 25 enero, 2016

The Devil is coming to primetime.

In Fox’s new series Lucifer, the disillusioned Lord of Hell (Tom Ellis) has abdicated his kingdom for greener pastures in Los Angeles, where he runs a lush nightclub and spends his days gleefully outing humanity’s deepest fears and desires.

But when he lacks the power to crack into the mind of Detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German), Lucifer turns his attention to helping the LAPD solve crimes, all in the name of uncovering the biggest mystery of all. And therein lies how a lot of comedy is infused into a series about the Devil, which is based on the titular DC Comics character.

EW sat down with Ellis on the Vancouver-based set of the Fox drama to get the inside scoop on the show, where he’s drawing inspiration (David Bowie!) and to find out what it’s like to play the devilishly handsome, well, devil:

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What’s your take on the Devil?
TOM ELLIS: One of the biggest things about him is that he’s struggling with this personification of himself, this human version of himself. We’re taking the notion that we’re about five years into his having left Hell, and without him realizing his humanity started to feed into him, and he started to experience things that he didn’t experience before, like feelings and emotions and possibly even caring about other people other than himself. He doesn’t know that that’s what it is, but it creates an odd sensation with him, which is why at the end of the first episode we see that he goes back to see [the therapist] Dr. Linda Martin (Rachael Harris), because he’s having this existential crisis, as he puts it, to talk to her about these things that he’s experiencing. He’s someone who, on the surface, appears content with the cards that he’s been dealt, but actually there’s a real sense of discontent and bitterness towards his father about the title he was given and what that’s carried with him over the millennia.

What can you tease about why he left Hell?
Well, in his own words, he left Hell because he was bored. He was bored of playing a part in this game that his dad had set up. He says that he wants to believe in free will, people taking responsibility for themselves and not having these scapegoats and figures around, so that was his reason for leaving. He just didn’t want to be tarred with that brush anymore.

What are the consequences of him being away from Hell for so long?
The consequences of that is that the heavenly order has had to change somewhat, and it’s especially left his brother, Amenadiel [DB Woodside], begrudgingly guarding the gates of Hell while Lucifer is off having a perceived great time.

Do you feel like he’s inherently bad?
This is one of the moral questions that are thrown up within the show, actually. I mean is he bad because he’s inherently bad or is he just bad because dear old dad said that he was? It’s about the questioning of authority. Just because someone has decided that this is the label you’re going to have your whole life, is that necessarily right? I mean, I like to think that this is the ultimate redemption story.

Even in the pilot, he’s accused of being soft towards humans. Does that make him double down at any point to prove that he can still be bad?
He doesn’t have this empathy for every human being. In fact, he’s used most of this complete disdain and bewilderment about choices that they make and things that they believe in, which is why Chloe has such an impact on him really, because she’s not affected by the way that he is. He’s not able to draw stuff out of her like he is everybody else. He doesn’t appeal to the feral urge in her like he does with all other women, and as much as he can’t get his around it it actually draws him toward her. It’s the pursuit of knowledge ironically that he’s after in humanity.

What does that working dynamic between Chloe and Lucifer look like moving forward?
Well, moving forward, he starts to become so intrigued by her that he basically starts to follow her on her cases. As that unfolds, you realize he doesn’t really care about the cases he’s on, but he cares about finding out about her. He wants to know what make her tick. That becomes his case. His pursuit of Chloe then leads him to making a deal with her boss at some point, and that becomes more of an official role alongside her in her detective work, but it’s always about what he can’t get out of the situation, not about solving crimes.

Does he have any plans for the people of Earth or at this point, is he just sort of enjoying it?
No, he’s here for the ride. The whole point is he’s bored of this role, this role of punisher. He’s bored of these people coming down to him. He just is like, “I’m done with this job. I’m done. I’m going to go and have a holiday, a sabbatical, a vacation.” I don’t think when he first came here that he really planned on staying as long as he has, but actually quite likes it.

Is there anything that can kill him?
We work under the assumption that he’s immortal, but that is tested throughout the series.

How do you get into the mindset of the playing the Devil?
My take on Lucifer was pretty much laid down by Tom Kapinos when he wrote the original pilot script for it. I remember reading it for the first time and I was about four or five pages in thinking this is so funny, and I know how I would want to do this if I was going to do it. In terms of like getting into a mindset, I use music all the time when I’m working. When I first got the job, I started to create a playlist, which has now grown and grown and grown to about 85 songs. I use music that would either be used as music in the show, or music that he might listen to himself, or something that suggests something about himself. The Rolling Stones was a heavy part of the original script, so there’s lot of Stones and some classic ‘60s good rock on there, AC/DC as well and the Who, lots of David Bowie, because the original artwork for the image of Lucifer was based on David Bowie. We used him in the pilot. When you first go into [Lucifer’s bar] Lux, we got David Bowie’s “Fame,” and that’s become the running theme.

Lucifer’s got eclectic taste in music, because he’s a man who’s lived for such a long time, and so there’s stuff on there from classical music right through to modern stuff like the Black Keys. I use that, basically, to then just get me into it. I put it on in the car every morning when I drive into work and I put it on in the trailer, and it just gets me back to where I started working with this character when we did the pilot. I’ve always found this quite helpful to do when you do a pilot, so that later on down on the road, I put on the playlist and it immediately takes me back to the headspace I was in.

How close is the show staying to the comics?
It’s, to put it bluntly, not really staying close to it at all. We’ve used it as our inspiration for the characters. I mean, I actually didn’t know it was based on a graphic novel until after I got the job, and that’s down to me. It also says a lot about what I took as my source material and the original scripts that Tom wrote, and then the versions it went through to what we got on screen for the pilot — that was my fixed reference point. There are elements of the graphic novel, but this is not in any way a literal take on the graphic novels. The nice thing is that Neil Gaiman contacted me personally, actually, after seeing the pilot, and he was very effusive about how much he enjoyed it and what we’d done with it.

A big part of the show, and why it’s worked to this point is that everything about the show is delivered with a sense of fun. Lucifer has a sense of fun about life; he just likes to play with people. But the sense of humor of the show is what makes the show entertaining as opposed to dark.

So he always has his tongue in his cheek then?
Yeah, and certainly the way the stories are told, there’s an element of that as well.

What message do you think the show sends about morality?
I love the ambiguity of morality. Obviously, lots of people assume this is a show about the Devil being an evil person and blah, blah, blah — lots of people want to jump on that before they’ve even seen it. One thing I’ve realized since getting this job is that this is a character that people feel like they know. This is like Father Christmas or Santa Claus or someone. It’s a world famous fictional/nonfictional character — however you want to put, but it’s a thing that people think they know this character. I think what’s fun about this show is that we’ve taken that character, and everyone’s presumptions about it, and we’ve used it to hold a mirror up and ask people, “Maybe if you’re going to ask anything morality-wise just hold a mirror up to yourself and take responsibility for your own actions.”

Does he look at himself as the hero of his own story?
I think he looks at himself as the answer, but actually, when he’s really honest with himself in his real moments of vulnerability, he isn’t. He’s just a kid with dad issues.


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El Diablo está en el detalle: la estrella de 'Lucifer' revela la música detrás del hombre
Por Amber Dowling 25 enero 2016

There’s been no shortage of comic book adaptations these past few TV seasons. But as midseason premieres continue to roll out this month, Fox is taking a stab at another with DC Comics Lucifer, starring Tom Ellis in the lead role.

Developed by director Len Wiseman (Underworld) and showrunner Joe Henderson, Lucifer is a modern-day take of what happens when the devil himself decides he’s bored with hell and heads to L.A. to manage a night club and sin amongst the humans. In this version, he also happens to team up with a female detective (Lauren German) to solve crimes.

“The amount of people who have told me I’m perfect for this part, like my friends and family, is slightly worrying,” Ellis tells The Hollywood Reporter. “His openness is where the fun is. I never at any part wanted to make this character arch. He just didn’t strike me as that person. His sense of fun is infectious and that’s how he gets to people. ”

According to Ellis, the real selling point was when the original draft of the pilot suggested the series open up to “Gimme Shelter” by the Rolling Stones. By the time the pilot wrapped that song had been dropped (“it was far too expensive to use”). But it had inspired Ellis to create his own playlist for the character.

"I took whatever music was already suggested within the scripts and added to that,” he says. “The character has kind of this timeless, great '50s rock vibe coupled with an Oscar Wilde character speech. It was kind of like this love child of Noel Coward and Mick Jagger.”

While filming the pilot in Vancouver, Ellis began listening to the playlist whenever he wasn’t shooting. With 38 songs and counting, he maintains that it never got boring, but started to serve as a memory sense tool instead.

“I’d find myself in the gym at the hotel working out, and then in between lifting or whatever trying to get Lucifer’s walk down,” Ellis says. “'Devil’s Haircut,' by Beck was on my playlist before the show. Anything that’s on my playlist that makes the show I’m like, ‘Yes!’”

Ellis has since shared his playlist with showrunner and executive producer Joe Henderson, who listens to that and another collection of devilish rock and roll music whenever he writes.

“Music is very important to our show and our challenge honestly is not having too many wink songs about the devil,” Henderson adds. “Our challenge is moderation. But really it’s like Lucifer, this guy loves rock and roll, he loves good music. He’s old school so what we’re trying to play with is a good mix of old school music and new music that represents that rock and roll mentality.”


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Tom Ellis adelanta el improbable hobby del diablo
Por Laura Prusom 25 enero 2016

Fox’s “Lucifer” premieres on January 25 after the timeslot debut of “The X-Files,” and the comic book-inspired drama aims to present a devil less interested in fire and brimstone and more concerned with humanity’s foibles — and their taste in music.

Based on the DC Comics character who first appeared in Neil Gaiman’s “Sandman” series (and later earned his own ongoing spinoff comic written by Mike Carey), the live-action iteration of Lucifer Morningstar is portrayed by Welsh actor Tom Ellis, who recently told Variety that he strove to make the character as grounded as possible.

“I didn’t want to make him arch in any way. I just felt like the more human I could make him, the more accessible it would be to people as well,” he noted. “That was made easier by the fact that it’s so funny with his witticisms, and his take on life and on humans is quite funny. He views them as lab rats, I suppose, to work out what it is that’s going on for him while he’s going through this transition from Hell onto Earth.”

We first meet Lucifer after he’s abandoned his post in Hell to embark on a voyage of self-discovery in Los Angeles, where he has opened a nightclub and soon inserts himself into an LAPD murder investigation, much to the disapproval of Detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German), his begrudging partner.

As illustrated in Variety‘s exclusive video below, Lucifer has an enduring love of music, which will manifest in an upcoming episode, featuring a piano duel with Tony Award-nominated actor Colman Domingo, who plays a priest.

“Music is a big part of the show, [through] the soundtrack, but also Lucifer’s love of music and appreciation of musical talent is a big theme within the initial pilot and something we continue throughout the series, because he owns this piano bar in Los Angeles,” Ellis told Variety.

While the show has deviated from the overarching plot of the comics on which it’s based, Ellis noted that the series “was never set out to be an exact replica of that … it’s found its own tone and it’s not constricted by having to be a comic book world, and what I really love about it is, it’s about making a comic book-esque character come into the world and experiencing the real world and not the comic book world. It found its own voice pretty quickly, and we took it to Comic-Con last year, and it was really pleasing to see people’s reaction to it. I think people who’ve seen the pilot have been pleasantly surprised about one, how funny it is, and two, how it’s very different from what they thought it was going to be. It’s nice to surprise people.”



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Sin cuernos ni capa roja para este diablo: Tom Ellis habla sobre los ‘deslumbrantes’ diseños de vestuario para crear ‘Lucifer’
Por Sheri Block, 25 enero, 2016

There’s no horns and red cape for this devil. Tom Ellis’ interpretation of the Lord of Hell in “Lucifer” involves impeccable grooming and designer suits.

“We wanted to give him a kind of timeless look and I was very keen to make sure he was a character who was from somewhere else in this city of Los Angeles so we talked about the gentleman side of him and the fact that he’s very well-turned now … manners are very important,” explains the actor, during a break from shooting the new CTV series in Vancouver.

“We wanted sort of a dashing figure and so we went with a very classic (look). He’s a man who’s always in a suit.”

When the series begins, Lucifer is living in Los Angeles and managing an upscale piano bar named Lux, after resigning from his throne in hell due to boredom.

The character is loosely based on the one created for DC Comics by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg, but Ellis has also taken his own liberties with the role, drawing on a diverse range of influences, including the 2000 film “Bedazzled” that featured Elizabeth Hurley as the devil.

“I love that notion of the way they used the devil and humour. It wasn’t arch and it wasn’t dark, it wasn’t ‘The Devil’s Advocate,’ it didn’t go down that route but … just sort of the Britishness of it, is something I really love.”

Ellis says while doing his research for the character, he was surprised to see just how iconic the devil is.

“Taking this character on I didn’t really fathom what that meant to a lot of people and it’s become apparent since we started doing this show and (there has) been a sort of buzz about this show … the devil is a known character in pretty much every culture,” he says.

But regardless of the version audiences have in their minds, Ellis says he doesn’t feel any pressure to live up to that.

“I just really enjoy the version that we’re doing.”

He adds that his portrayal of the devil in “Lucifer” isn’t intended to start some sort of theological debate. He says the tone and feel of the show is more like a satire.

“It uses these characters to actually maybe shine a light on people taking responsibility for their own actions and not having something else to sort of pin it on,” says Ellis.

“I think it’s a redemption story about the most unredeemable character and that’s what I find fun and interesting about it. We’re not doing it to offend anybody, it’s just a satire.”


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Tom Ellis se divierte siendo malo en "Lucifer"
Por Bryan Cairns, 25 enero 2016

Loosely based on the character from DC Comics' Neil Gaiman-written "Sandman" comic book, Fox's "Lucifer" follows "Rush" and "Miranda" actor Tom Ellis as a bored Prince of Darkness relinquishing his kingdom in order to relocate to Los Angeles. The sexy and stylish Lucifer runs a nightclub while using his powers to consult the LAPD -- but even in the City of Angels, supernatural forces tempt him to return to his old hellish glory.

Tom Ellis spoke with press last July at Comic-Con International in San Diego about playing the iconic demon, Lucifer Morningstar's interest in homicide detective Chloe Decker and how the character -- who has starred in two DC/Vertigo solo comics series, one from 2000 to 2006 and one freshly relaunched -- views humanity.


You went from playing this adorable little thing in "Miranda" to portraying the Devil. That's quite a jump.

Tom Ellis: There was a little segue called "Rush." It's quite nice as an actor to do varying degrees of different things. To play a character who can be bad is a lot of fun. The way the script was written was something very appealing to me. It just reeked of someone who relished talking and relished saying the things he was saying. The idea of relishing life and having fun and encouraging other people to have fun is something I tapped into.

In "Rush," you did things that were out of your comfort zone. How is "Lucifer" pushing you even further?

There's certain things I love. The girl in it, Scarlet [Estevez], who plays Lauren [German]'s daughter, is fantastic. She's 7 years old. To look a 7 year old in the face when she tells you her name is Trixie and say, "Well, that's a hooker's name," is kind of wrong, but a lot of fun to do. It's stuff like that. It's a dark show, but it doesn't take itself too seriously.

There's a fine line between having fun about it and I wouldn't say too dark, because we want to keep a darkness about it, a forebodingness about it and certainly a horror element about it. We concentrate on the fun side of delivering it. I would say "Rush" was a bit darker in places than this. We'll see what the season has to offer.

You don't get much more iconic than the Devil. Where do you start as an actor in terms of your approach?

The funny thing is I didn't really comprehend that much when I first took it on. I just took what was on the page and the idea of who this guy was. That's where I formed my starting point. But it's only since doing the show and starting to do press about it that you realize you are playing a character that everybody knows and has some kind of version [in their head] of who that character is. That is why we run up against certain groups who are objecting to it, which is inevitable and interesting when people want to comment on stuff they haven't seen.

How does Lucifer view the human race and in what ways does that change over the course of the season?

He finds them very puzzling. He finds the thing that drives them puzzling, like money and greed. You would assume those are things that he understands. The point that we find out about Lucifer is that he doesn't make people evil. He doesn't make people do bad things. He says, "All of that is inside of you. The choices are on you." What he is able to do is get people to openly talk about what their deepest, darkest desires are.

Again, it's a fun thing to do, to draw stuff out of people and unbeknownst to them, they've just told him they've slept with someone. He's puzzled by these humans, but he's especially puzzled by Chloe [Lauren German's character]. His powers don't work on her and he can't work out why. That vexes him.


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Lucifer: Entrevista con Tom Ellis
Por Craig Byrne, 25 enero 2016

Continuing our string of interviews from the Vancouver studio where Lucifer is produced, today the spotlight falls on Lucifer himself: Tom Ellis (Rush, Merlin), who brings a devilish grin to the proceedings as the fallen angel in the show’s title.

Lucifer premieres TONIGHT (January 25) following the second episode of FOX’s reopened X-Files. The show is adapted from the DC/Vertigo comic book series of the same name, and if you’d like to talk about it with other fans, hopefully you’ll drop by our new Lucifer forum. Here’s what Mr. Ellis had to say:

Was it daunting to take on an iconic role like Lucifer and put your stamp on the rule?

Well first of all, I didn’t really think about that before. I got the script, and I thought “this is, one, very funny, and two, something I’d really love to do.” Because it was very different from a lot of the things out there. And then it’s sort of become a realization of mine since that everyone feels like they know this character. A little bit like Father Christmas of someone like that. So, it is funny, peoples’ intrigue about it. “Oh, you’re playing the Devil?” Everyone’s got their fixed kind of thing. My interpretation of it was [that] I wanted to use what we had in the original script, because it was so brilliantly written. The character, for me, was so brilliantly realized by Tom Kapinos, who originally wrote the pilot.

There were some Hank Moody tones in there. Tom writes brilliantly for those type of characters. For me, it just felt like a blueprint for this great character, taking from what I assumed the Devil to be. One thing I didn’t want to do is make him arch, because I think what really leapt out to me when I first read it, is it was fun. It was a fun take on using this character and putting in a different world. And therefore, the things and the problems and the puzzlements that they encounter.

For me, we were starting at a point where it was a character that, yes, everyone knows, but in a completely different world, on the beginning of a redemption story. This is the ultimate redemption story. The most irredeemable character… how can he find redemption?

That was my take on it. I just wanted it to be a fun take on it. He likes to have fun with people, and that was a huge selling point for me and a huge thing that I tapped into, really. I didn’t want to be Mr. Evil.

The notion that even Trixie likes Lucifer – does that reveal a lot about his character?

I think it does. There’s this fun dynamic that we play with it. Lucifer is repelled by children. He can’t get his head around children, which I like, because it has tones… not to get into some big theological discussion, but the whole thing about Jesus wanted to be able to be child-like and all that. I think it’s the ultimate innocence, and that’s what he can’t get his head around. So when someone gets him, of that age group, it’s puzzling, but it plays out very funnily.

What joy is Lucifer finding in this new experience of crime solving that you’re going to get to play?

Again, another thing that I find interesting and different about this, is that it may well be billed by people who haven’t seen it as a procedural cop drama with Lucifer teaming up with a detective, but it doesn’t play out like that, because he only gets involved in cases that he has some kind of selfish interest in. It’s about his experience of learning about humanity and learning about people and interaction, and emotions… all those things that he’s finding new and sometimes exciting and sometimes daunting. He uses his relationship with the detective in order to find that through the cases. So, it’s quite amusing, because he doesn’t really care about solving any of these crimes. It’s just about getting to a realization for him about something.


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Len Wiseman sobre los problemas paternales del Diablo y las diferencias entre el cine y la TV
Por Christina Radish 25 enero 2016

Based on characters created for DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint, the new Fox series Lucifer follows Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis), the world’s greatest villain who abandons his throne because he is bored and unhappy in Hell and looking to have some fun in the city of Angels. Devilishly handsome and charismatic, he has a talent for drawing out people’s darkest secrets, which proves to be more of a burden than he would like.

While at the TCA Press Tour, executive producer/pilot director Len Wiseman spoke to Collider for this exclusive interview about what made him want to get involved with Lucifer, finding the tricky balance in tone, why he’d prefer not to focus on or actually show God, the challenge of finding the right actor to bring this character to life, how fast the production process for the pilot was, the he approach film and TV the same way, and why falling in love with the characters on the page is so important to him.

Collider: What made you want to get involved with Lucifer?

LEN WISEMAN: Really, the reason I wanted to do this was that it was so different from what I’d done before. I didn’t want to make it so much of a genre show. Even the character was far more grounded with very twisted, dark humor. It’s been so great. It’s really important for you to feel for Lucifer. Is it possible to show a very irreverent portrayal of Lucifer where you actually feel bad for the guy, and what would that be? Some people will embrace it. My family is Mormon. I’m not Mormon, but my family is, and my mom was like, “You’re doing a show called Lucifer?! But I will admit, he is handsome, so I’ll watch it.”

Is it tricky to find the balance between having this guy be sarcastic and cynical, but still having him be sympathetic and likeable?

WISEMAN: He says whatever he wants, he does whatever the hell he wants to do, and he doesn’t give a shit about anything. It’s almost a fantasy of us being able to do whatever we want, in any kind of situation. But, the things that actually tie in with him personally is where you really see what he’s struggling with. It’s a great character because he’s so confident, and yet really, really, really insecure about what he’s doing here. I pitched it to Tom [Ellis] early on as, yes, it’s the devil and God and angels, but I didn’t really ever want to mention or even say God that much, and instead address him as Father. It is a relationship between a father and his son and his brother, and that family dynamic where the son just thinks, “Dad doesn’t love me. He’s always hated me. Screw him! I quit! I’m moving out of the house. I’m not doing what he wants me to do. I’m going to live my own life. It’s gonna piss him off, but he doesn’t love me anyway.” It’s like a teenager rebelling at his dad, which I think we can all relate to, in a way that has nothing to do with God and the devil.

Do you think about whether there will be a point where you have to show that Father, or can you get away without ever doing that?

WISEMAN: I don’t think we should. I say that now because we’re in Season 1, and further down the line, I don’t know. But, we aren’t going into those fantasy realms much. It’s boiling under the surface and we know that it’s the drama that is fueling his fears and his quest. It would take away from how grounded it really is. It’s a weird show. It’s weird, in a great way. The first draft that I read, there were so many things that we were looking at and I was like, “You know guys, I love this Lucifer script.” A lot of people were confused by that because it is very strange. I thought he was a really strangely endearing guy, in the way that House, M.D. was. House is such an asshole, but you like him. It was a chance to do something very different from what I’ve done.

Was it difficult to find the right actor to embody Lucifer Morningstar?

WISEMAN: It makes or breaks the project. Early on, I said, “If I don’t find the right Lucifer, than I’m not going to do the show because everything I could possibly bring to it isn’t going to matter, if you don’t have that actor who can hit the right tone and do the dialogue.” The dialogue was written in such a way that you could get into it too much. If you get into it too much, the guy comes across like he’s condescending, and then he’s not very likeable. He’s just kind of a dick. So, I was looking for an actor that read those lines as matter-of-fact. He’s not trying to be condescending when he says that he has a persuasion over all women and that all women are attracted to him. It’s just reality. At times, it’s a nuisance. He’s not trying to brag or be smug about it. It just is. It’s just the way it is. That is his reality. And so, to play it matter-of-fact is somewhat charming, rather than knowing that he is putting somebody down. That was a very, very important tone, to me.

How did you approach the production for this and what sort of schedule did you have for this pilot?

WISEMAN: This was really fast. My deal is at 20th and this is a collaboration with Warner Bros., so that took a little bit of time to work out. And it was late in the game of a pick-up for the script, which I think had to do with the subject matter and the weirdness of the script. You either hate it or you love it, and that depends on how the tone is executed. So, by the time we were officially greenlit, we were very late. My experience of it was mad rush. Our prep time was very, very short.

Whether it’s film or TV, do you typically approach everything the same way, or do you feel like there’s a big difference between the two?

WISEMAN: I don’t feel a difference. I thought I would, to be honest. When I started doing television, I thought that I would change the way that I shot, the way that I blocked, and the technical side of it. You’re not going to change your relationship with the actors or how you approach the characters. That wasn’t any different. But, I really thought the process and what I’m used to doing on film would be different. I thought that because I wouldn’t have the same amount of time, I wouldn’t do all of the tracks that I like to do or the lighting that it takes. And then, I got there and realized that I don’t know any other way. I just do all that stuff really, really fast and under a lot of stress. One thing that is very different technically is that you don’t get a lot of coverage in television. Not like you do on a film. I know we don’t have time for separate set-ups, so I will design a scene where I’m hiding multiple cameras within that set-up. That way, if I don’t have time to do five set-ups, I can do four cameras in one set-up. It’s a different kind of approach for that. For the most part, a lot of television, in a visual sense, lacks time for the atmosphere and putting you in a place, and we really want to sell Los Angeles as a sexy, cool, fun place to go and hang out.

It seems as though your focus has really shifted to the characters at the center of a story. Have you consciously made that shift?

WISEMAN: Absolutely! If you don’t fall in love with the character on the page, it’s going to be hell for you. I look for that now. Within this genre, you get sent a lot of scripts where your agent will say, “You’re going to love this concept. It’s got a great concept and a great world. The characters needs a little bit of work, but they’re going to be okay after a polish.” I run away from those now. I will embrace it when my agent says, “These characters jump off the page. You’re going to love these characters. I don’t know about the world. It needs to be figured out. The rules are a little strange. But, the characters are great.” That’s how I approach it now.


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