Elgin James, show-runner for the Sons Of Anarchy spinoff series Mayans M.C. on FX, recently spoke with Gamespot for an interview to promote the program.
During the discussion, the TV executive spoke about specifically creating military veteran character Paul for CM Punk, how they both run in the same "straight-edge" social circles and more.
Featured below are some of the highlights from the interview.
On how he met CM Punk because they run in the same "straight-edge" circles: “Straight edge, bro. We’re both on the straight edge world. We met a few years ago and I was just like, ‘Yo, I gotta do something with this dude. We gotta find something.'”
On how they created the role specifically for Punk: “We kind of crafted this for him actually. We knew we wanted to get into the storyline with Rocco and to do right by the veterans. And then we kind of were like, ‘well, what are the right ingredients to tell this story? And then this is a perfect opportunity to finally work with Phil. He’s the man.”
On Punk speaking with Vincent "Rocco" Vargas, who portrays Gilly Lopez on the show, for an hour prior to filming his recent appearance on the program: “They knew the heft of what they’re going to bring on and it was really emotional before that first day of shooting, Rocco talked to him for about an hour,' We had some other veterans with us that are also on the show and that you’ve got you saw in there. And it’s pretty beautiful, they’re talking about their experience coming back and some of the challenges they face. So the weight was on Punk’s shoulders to do this right. And of course, there’s no one else you want that weight on because that dude’s just a savage. He just brought it, not only physically but also emotionally.”
Check out the complete interview at Gamespot.com. Also below are some video highlights of CM Punk's appearance on the show.
Why yes, that is @cmpunk on #MayansMC. pic.twitter.com/tWalg1lK4u
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