This 30 second promo for next week’s Cory Monteith tribute, titled “The Quarterback” had tears springing to my eyes. I also teared up while editing it…with the sound off.
The images: The McKinley kids creating a tribute with messages and remembrances at Finn’s old locker. Kurt wearing, and crying into Finn’s old football jacket. Rachel sobbing in Mr. Shue’s arms. Lea Michele singing “To Make You Feel My Love” on the soundtrack.
I am preparing myself for 60 minutes of non-stop ugly crying.
ETA: Glee has the promo up on their Youtube already.
Ryan Murphy spoke with reporters at a screening of his other show, American Horror Story, on the difficulty of shooting Cory’s tribute:
“I locked [the episode] today. It was incredibly difficult to work on. It was very difficult to shoot. I mean, the interesting thing about that show is that those actors and the creators really, really loved Cory. The episode is called ‘The Quarterback,’ and you know Cory really was that, to that group of people and to me particularly. There was nobody on that crew that did not like Cory.”
“I’ve never seen a crew that you can’t continue shooting because they’ve left the room sobbing. It was very hard…”It was rough. It was very rough. It was very rough with Lea Michele … but I’m very proud of it. I think the performances are quite stunning. People still are not over it. It’s still very, very difficult.”
Ryan got phone calls from actors wanting to be part of the episode, but in the end, he used Glee actors who were under contract. I think he’s explaining why Dianna Argron was left out of the episode. Dianna hasn’t been on contract since season 3. I still think she should have been included. As a former girlfriend, and almost baby mama, she was a huge part of Finn’s story
Ryan touches upon how becoming world-wide stars overnight, was difficult for many in the cast, including Cory.
“It’s hard to do a young people’s show. That group of kids particularly went through the limelight and became world famous at a very difficult age, and many of them really struggled with it. And Cory, obviously, very much struggled with it, but never on the surface, and I think that’s why everybody loved him. He was the most kind, the most generous, never a bad word for anybody.”
Via E News
Watch the promo below.
