Fallout Season 2 Explores New Vegas

“There’s no compromise anymore. In the final seasons, Game of Thrones leaves nothing in terms of scale and scope. They made that show in all the same places that we made Interstellar (2014), The Dark Knight (2008), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012). There was nothing that they lacked there. Obviously, there’s nothing more compelling theatrically than to watch an IMAX film. I’ve always loved IMAX. But I don’t think we’re giving up anything on scale when we’re working on this show.”

“I knew that the steps that have been taken in visual effects in the last few years include global production. We have incredible partners around the world. There’s an enormous amount of visual effects production in India, with incredibly talented artists. They’ve unlocked possibilities that you couldn’t have imagined even five or 10 years ago in television.”

“I always find the tone of the show very appealing. It was very important as we were building out season 1 that we were holding the hands of new audience members just at the same time as welcoming longtime gamers. That was one of Jonathan’s instincts that we stay with Lucy’s character so that all newcomers have a POV character with whom they were learning more about the world of the wasteland for the first time. That made us all feel very secure. Just like Lucy’s eyes are experiencing everything batshit crazy that’s going on, the audience are going through all that with her.”

“While some sci-fi shows rely far more heavily on VFX, Fallout production designer Howard Cummings gives an incredible amount of attention in trying to recreate these environments as much as we possibly can physically. Of course, we use VFX as a tool to achieve the ultimate look of the show, but we try to make everything physically and practically as much as we can. That makes the whole world of Fallout more tactile. As you watch the show, you can tell that things are real.”

“It’s a very unusual experience to be a parent. I thought I knew all about how I operate, how I love, but then this baby comes along. You realize there’s a whole another layer, a whole experience of love that I wasn’t prepared for and didn’t even know existed. Suddenly, you hold this child in your arms, and you’re not alone. Regardless of what the character I’m playing goes through, the common thread through it all is that you’ve helped create someone who’s a part of you and whom you’ll always have a connection to. So, that is constant. What happens on top of that — the layers and the situations — vary.”

“Prior to my conversation with Jonathan Nolan and the creators, I did my research and found out that it was an incredibly rich, complex, and immersive world. I really appreciated that complexity. When I read the script, I felt these are well drawn-out characters that just happen to be in a world and in circumstances that are very difficult, challenging, and offer all sorts of different approaches. So, I was really excited.”