Just a small random rant about Yassen and the casting for the series~
Something I love about the tv adaptation's change from the books, was the casting and description for Yassen. It was so different, and no matter what, I couldn't ever dislike it.
In the books, Yassen is described as having light blond hair, fair skin and an athletic build like that of a dancer. In the movie he has red hair and fair skin, again looking athletic but not exactly like how he is described in the books. However, in the tv series, he has dark hair, much more pigment, and his body looks, well, not perfect by standards. He has a normal looking appearance. Not rugged abs that you can see through his shirt or bulky muscles. Instead, he has toned arms but not that slim or thick. His torso is trim, but you can see the vaguest hint of a belly. Yassen isn't, by visual, some ripped, rugged assassin with a crazy build. Instead, he looks like an average person. He looks real. He looks like someone you would run into at a coffee shop on the way home from work. And I love this. I am not trying to shame or point out Thomas Levin's body in any negative way, but to embrace how he fits the role of Yassen. His normalcy in the role of such a complex and wonderful character is incredible, especially in season three when we get more domestic and personal scenes involving Alex and Yassen. It feels so much more believable and developed than if he were "model" perfect, if that makes sense.
I also want to point out how the current Yassen is different from the younger one. In addition to finding out what is expected of him, what he has to do, what he is capable of, what he is taught by John: we can also see how the world and his work changed him. By his mannerisms, we can see through just a few flashbacks the major differences. How he speaks is calmer, more like John in the fact that he is causal no matter the situation. He never shows people what he is really thinking through his tone or expressions apart from a few times when we almost catch a glimpse, and he stops himself (mainly when talking to Alex). He "knows his place." His confidence makes everyone stop in awe, uncomfortable, scared; unsure. Every inch of his body conveys his character in the smallest ways. I love it so very much. Hats off to those who did the casting. Hats off to Thomas Levin. Thank you for making one of my favorite characters even better.
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New Yassen Gregorovitch (Thomas Levin) stills for Alex Rider Season 3!
Episode 3:
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Episode 8:
Yassen makes it all the way to episode 8 alive!!
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ALEX RIDER is back
for its third and final season (at least on Freevee).
The third season covers the book SCORPIA.
What is going on with our intrepid teen spy?
Unleashed from The Department and with memories of the words of Yassen (Thomas Levin)
telling him that all of his answers will be found with Scorpia, Alex, Tom (Brennock O'Conner) and Kyra (Marli Siu) seek to find their answers in Malta.
Meanwhile in London, The Department is getting wrecked by Scorpia.
-I am fascinated by Otto Farrant. What does he do in between seasons?? Does he do theatre? He is surely not doing film or TV. How do you survive, mate?
He reminds me of Diego Klatenhoff from NBC's THE BLACKLIST. In the ten years the series was on Diego only did two other projects. That's it. Diego and James Spader are the only original cast members to go the entire season. Diego was just locked in.
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Thomas Levin’s last day shooting Alex Rider Season 3 as Yassen Gregorovitch 🥷🏼🦂
Posted by Jason Wong who plays Nile
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Ooooh I am so excited to see where they'll take us for season 3 and glad to have confirmation we'll get more Thomas Levin aka Yassen content!
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