Summary
- John Lithgow offers advice to future Trinity Killer actor and he emphasizes understanding the character.
- The Trinity Killer spin-off will delve into Arthur Mitchell’s origins and traumatic past.
- Casting of young Trinity pivotal to show balance between good and bad traits; high expectations set.
Fans are excited by the expansion of the Dexter universe, with the prequel series, Original Sin and the sequel Resurrection set to be followed by a series focused on the infamous serial killer, Arthur Mitchell (a.k.a. The Trinity Killer). John Lithgow will narrate the prequel series, similarly to how Michael C. Hall has been utilized in Dexter’s origin story, but the legendary actor has also offered some advice to the actor who takes on the role.
There haven’t been any casting announcements for the Trinity spin-off, aside from Lithgow’s return, but whoever takes on the role of Arthur Mitchell has big shoes to fill. Trinity’s dark passenger doesn’t have a code, like Dexter’s, but Lithgow has stressed that the role requires a certain amount of understanding of whom the serial killer is and how he came to be.
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John Lithgow’s Advice For The Future Trinity Killer Actor Is Straightforward But Priceless
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Trinity Killer Spin-Off |
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Starring |
John Lithgow |
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Created by |
Clyde Phillips and Scott Reynolds |
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Paramount+ with Showtime |
The Trinity KIller will go down as one of the best villains in the Dexter-verse, and that is largely down to John Lithgow’s menacing performance. However, Lithgow’s performance was very nuanced, and he portrayed Arthur Mitchell as a three-dimensional character with good and bad traits. Of course, the bad outweighed the good, as his brutal crimes earned him a place on Dexter’s kill table. Lithgow was interviewed by Screen Rant at the recent Sundance Film Festival, and offered some key advice to the actor set to play the younger version of Trinity:
Just be on his side. Not an easy thing to do, with the Trinity Killer, but be on his side.
This is very simple advice when it comes to taking on the daunting role of Arthur Mitchell in the Trinity Killer spin-off series. However, it’s great advice that applies to any actor taking on the role of the villain. The bad guy never sees themselves that way, and Trinity is no exception. This will be even more relevant for the Trinity prequel spin-off as it’ll focus on the serial killer’s origin story, and he probably hasn’t fully gone over to the dark side at this point. As revealed in the original Dexter series, Trinity had a rather troubled childhood, experiencing the trauma of his sister’s death. This incident was considered to be a trigger for the brutal crimes Trinity would go on to commit, and this trauma he suffered will likely be explored in depth in the spin-off.
The Trinity Spin-Off Will Expand Fans’ Understanding Of How The Killer Came To Be
Original Sin has explored Dexter’s origin story in great detail, with flashbacks to the 1970s timeline, which reveal the events that led to Harry Morgan adopting him. In addition to this, Dexter’s brother, Brian Moser’s own dark passenger has been explored, and it was clear he already possessed evil tendencies before his mother’s death, and the chainsaw wielding murder tipped him over the edge. It’ll be interesting to discover whether Arthur Mitchell already had that darkness inside of him, before he suffered the trauma in his own childhood. John Lithgow is right with his words of wisdom for the new actor taking on the role, because the audience needs to see Arthur Mitchell as a human being if they are going to follow his story throughout the duration of a season.
Of course, that isn’t to say the audience necessarily has to root for him, but at the very least, they need to understand why he became one of the worst serial killers of all time in the Dexter-verse. The casting of the young Trinity killer needs to be spot on to strike the right balance and tone of the series. Luckily, the Dexter team have a good record of re-casting younger versions of iconic characters, with Original Sin succeeding with every role. Patrick Gibson’s iteration of young Dexter Morgan is particularly impressive, so the bar is set high for the actor portraying Arthur Mitchell in his formative years.
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