‘Outlander: Blood of My Blood' confirms late Brian McCardie will not be recast to honour his memory: 'We want to preserve his work'
'Outlander: Blood of My Blood' has recently confirmed that, in order to honour the memory of the late actor
, they will not be reprising or recasting his role on the popular show following his sudden death.
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Brian McCardie's character to be honoured, no recasting
According to reports from Entertainment Weekly, the late Brian McCardie's character on the show will not be cast again. The prequel series was in production in spring last year when the actor passed away suddenly due to unforeseen circumstances. Brian had originally appeared in a key role in the first season of 'Outlander' in 2015, where he played Sir Marcus MacRannoch.
In this prequel series, however, he was meant to take on a new role as Isaac Grant.
One of the producers said, 'We lost Brian McCardie. He's Isaac Grant, and no one could ever be Isaac Grant other than him. We had a plan for him going forward. If there is going to be a season 2, we would've planned a story for him because he's just such a powerful character.'
He went on to praise McCardie's work on set, saying, 'Every scene he was in, he just brought the level up, and you just go, 'Oh my god, I want to see more of him.'
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McCardie's role to be 'preserved'
The producer also explained that, rather than redoing the scenes with a new actor, the creative team agreed that his character must be respected. He said, 'It was a tragedy, but the one thing we wanted to do after we took a beat to grieve was decide that we want to preserve his work. We don't want to recast and reshoot. We want to preserve that.'
It was also revealed that because the original plotline could not be followed, the writers began working on a parallel alternative.
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This was done to avoid damaging the show's plot and to accurately preserve the late Brian's role on screen.
He added, 'We had to figure out a way to go down the road that we wanted to go down, but it was going to be a parallel road. It wasn't going to be the same road. So, we created a whole new character to take on some of that storyline. But it won't be the same storyline that we were planning.'
More about 'Outlander: Blood of My Blood'
The prequel series of 'Outlander' has finished production and is set to premiere on 8 August.
The story follows Jamie Fraser's and Claire Beauchamp's parents as the two couples navigate their love stories in 18th-century Scotland and World War I England, respectively. The show will follow two separate stories in two different timelines, offering viewers and fans a unique and fresh perspective on storytelling.
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