{"id":243974,"date":"2024-07-16T12:57:17","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T12:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/16\/first-photo-filming-news-and-more-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:14:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:14:38","slug":"first-photo-filming-news-and-more-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/16\/first-photo-filming-news-and-more-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"First Photo, Filming News and More \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/stranger-things-season-4-photos\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/stranger-things-5-update-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc\" alt=\"Stranger Things\" loading=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/stranger-things-5-update-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=384&amp;h=216&amp;crop=1 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/stranger-things-5-update-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/stranger-things-5-update-ftr.jpg?quality=100&amp;resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 21 18\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M4.807.867h15.401v12.101h-2.2v2.2h-2.2v2.2H.406v-12.1h2.2V3.066h2.2v-2.2Zm14.301 11.001V1.967H5.907v9.901h13.201Zm-2.2 2.2v-1.1H4.807v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2ZM7.007 3.067h11.001v7.7H7.007v-7.7Zm7.7 13.201v-1.1h-12.1v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2Z\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView gallery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-1\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/stranger-things-season-4-photos\/#!1\/stranger-things-season-4-netflix-5\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"440\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stranger-things-season-4-netflix-5.jpg?quality=100&amp;w=440\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"STRANGER THINGS. (L to R) Eduardo Franco as Argyle, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, and Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler in STRANGER THINGS. Cr. 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(L to R) Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson, Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley, Priah Ferguson as Erica Sinclair, Sadie Sink as Max Mayfield, and Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair in STRANGER THINGS. Cr. 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(L to R) Maya Hawke as Robin Buckley, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington and Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson in STRANGER THINGS. Cr. Courtesy of Netflix \u00a9\u00a02022\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\">The release of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/stranger-things\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Stranger Things 5<\/a><\/em> is still a ways off, but we got a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the production in July 2024. According to a new YouTube video, cast and crew revealed they were \u201chalfway through filming\u201d the season. They even took fans through their set, as crew members worked to build it.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">In the clip, the dark and gloomy set is clearly visible as one actor notes that season 4 was \u201cbig, but season 5 definitely feels bigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Behind The Scenes | Stranger Things 5 | On Set of The Final Season | Netflix\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vEhYTJpC2No?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">In January, Netflix announced that season 5 production has officially begun. The streaming service included a black and white photo of the cast assembled in a room as they prepare to film the final season. The photo included cast members <strong>Millie Bobby Brown<\/strong>,<strong> Noah Schnapp<\/strong>,<strong> Sadie Sink<\/strong>, <strong>Gaten Matarazzo<\/strong>, <strong>Caleb McLaughlin<\/strong>, <strong>Finn Wolfhard<\/strong>, <strong>Winona Ryder<\/strong>, <strong>David Harbour<\/strong>,<strong> Charlie Heaton<\/strong>, <strong>Natalia Dyer<\/strong>, <strong>Joe Keery<\/strong>, <strong>Cara Buono<\/strong>, <strong>Maya Hawke<\/strong>, <strong>Linda Hamilton<\/strong>, <strong>Amybeth McNulty<\/strong>, <strong>Jamie Campbell Bower<\/strong>, <strong>Priah Ferguson<\/strong>, <strong>Brett Gelman<\/strong>, and the <strong>Duffer Brothers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-5\">Volume 1 of season 4 dropped on May 27, 2022, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. Volume 2 was released on July 1 ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. Season 4 arrived nearly 3 years after season 3 debuted in 2019. The<em> Stranger Things<\/em> crew went head-to-head with Vecna in the game-changing <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/when-is-stranger-things-season-4-4266839\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">season 4<\/a> finale, but their fight with Vecna isn\u2019t over yet.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5220413\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5220413\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/stranger-things-season-5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5220413\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/stranger-things-season-5.jpg?quality=100\" alt=\"Stranger Things\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5220413\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The \u2018Stranger Things\u2019 season 5 cast. (Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-6\">Season 5 was supposed to start filming in 2023, but it was delayed due to the writers\u2019 and SAG-AFTRA strikes that put Hollywood on hold. <em>Stranger Things<\/em> will be filming for a chunk of 2024, so it\u2019s likely we\u2019ll have to wait an entire year for the final season to premiere.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">Despite all the love for <em>Stranger Things<\/em>, all good things must come to an end. On February 17, 2022, Netflix announced that season 5 would be the final season of <em>Stranger Things<\/em>. <strong>Hollywood Life<\/strong> has rounded up all the latest news we know about the fifth and final season.<\/p>\n<h2>All About \u2018Stranger Things\u2019 Season 5<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\"><em>Stranger Things<\/em> will be coming full circle in the final season. The focus will be back on Will Byers in <em>Stranger Things 5<\/em>.\u00a0<span class=\"s1\">\u201cWill really takes center stage again in 5,\u201d <strong>Ross Duffer<\/strong> told <em>Variety<\/em> for <strong>Noah Schnapp\u2019s<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2023\/tv\/features\/noah-schnapp-coming-out-will-byers-gay-stranger-things-5-1235687739\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Power of Young Hollywood<\/em> cover stor<\/a>y, which was released on August 7. \u201cThis emotional arc for him is what we feel is going to hopefully tie the whole series together. Will is used to being the young one, the introverted one, the one that\u2019s being protected. So part of his journey, it\u2019s not just sexuality \u2014 it\u2019s Will coming into his own as a young man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">Just as filming was about to get underway in May 2023, the Duffers released a note on the official <em>Stranger Things<\/em> writers\u2019 page and gave an update about the status of season 5. \u201cDuffers here. Writing does not stop when filming begins. While we\u2019re excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, it is <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/tv-shows-delayed-writers-strike-2023-5096577\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">not possible during this strike<\/a>. We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work. Until then \u2014 over and out. #wgastrong,\u201d the Duffers <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/strangerwriters\/status\/1654955071631765506\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Duffers here. Writing does not stop when filming begins. While we\u2019re excited to start production with our amazing cast and crew, it is not possible during this strike. We hope a fair deal is reached soon so we can all get back to work. Until then \u2014 over and out. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wgastrong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">#wgastrong<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">\u2014 stranger writers (@strangerwriters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/strangerwriters\/status\/1654955071631765506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">May 6, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-12\">The Writers Guild of America went on strike on May 1 after negotiations broke down between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which includes companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Disney. The members of the WGA are asking for increased pay, better residuals, staffing requirements, and clarification about the use of AI. Almost two months later, SAG-AFTRA also went on strike. As of August 2023, both the WGA and SAG-AFTRA are still on strike.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-13\">On March 21, 2023, the <em>Stranger Things<\/em> writers\u2019 Twitter account gave a little (but exciting) morsel about the fifth and final season. \u201cSeason 5 is like if season 1 and 4 had a baby. And then that baby was injected with steroids,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/strangerwriters\/status\/1638225221651144707\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">tweet read<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Season 5 is like if season 1 and 4 had a baby. And then that baby was injected with steroids.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-14\">\u2014 stranger writers (@strangerwriters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/strangerwriters\/status\/1638225221651144707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-16\">During his March 2023 appearance on <em>The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon<\/em>,<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/gaten-matarazzo\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong> Gaten Matarazzo<\/strong><\/a> admitted that it\u2019s going to be bittersweet to say goodbye to the show. \u201cThere\u2019s kind of an excitement there because you always want to wrap it up and see how these characters are going to finally develop one last time, and how they\u2019re going to finish their journeys. But also there\u2019s like a deep fear. Not only has it been amazing, but it\u2019s been pretty great job security for a while. Back to freelance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-17\">When it comes to what he wants to see happen in the final season, Gaten said, \u201cI\u2019d love to see a good launchpad for growth. I\u2019d love to see these characters thrive and move on from the trauma they\u2019ve endured over the past few years.\u201d <em>You ain\u2019t kidding.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Gaten Matarazzo Talks Stranger Things&#039; Final Season and Joining the Cast of Sweeney Todd (Extended)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SGRL4DPqt4c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-18\">In January 2023, <strong>Noah Schnapp<\/strong> revealed that <em>Stranger Things<\/em> season 5 would start filming in May 2023. He was asked during a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/simplytomh\/status\/1618741958306062336\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">TikTok Live session<\/a> if the season 5 shooting schedule would interfere with his schooling at the University of Pennsylvania. \u201cI\u2019m done with school in May, and starting to shoot in May,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-19\">During <em>Stranger Things<\/em> Day on November 6, 2022, the season 5 premiere episode title was announced. The premiere is officially titled \u201cChapter One: The Crawl.\u201d The first episode of the final season is written by The Duffer Brothers.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4888119\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4888119\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/strangerthingstitle.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4888119\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/strangerthingstitle.jpg\" alt=\"Stranger Things\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4888119\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The script for the \u2018Stranger Things\u2019 season 5 premiere. (Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-20\">On September 20, 2022, the <em>Stranger Things<\/em> writers confirmed that the grid for the fifth and final season is \u201ccomplete.\u201d They revealed all the major plot points of season 5, but the entire photo was blurred to prevent spoilers. It appears that, as of right now, season 5 will consist of 8 episodes. Episode 7 is going to be a big one. A portion of the plot is blacked out along with the blurring to keep anything from leaking.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Grid complete <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vAX7z4NAJY\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">pic.twitter.com\/vAX7z4NAJY<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-21\">\u2014 stranger writers (@strangerwriters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/strangerwriters\/status\/1572373152805834754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">September 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-23\">The <em>Stranger Things<\/em> writers revealed on August 2, 2022, that the writers\u2019 room for the first and final season was officially underway. \u201cDay 1,\u201d the tweet read. The writers also included a photo of a whiteboard with just the <em>Stranger Things 5<\/em> logo written on it. <strong>Ross Duffer<\/strong> previously revealed that the writers\u2019 room would start in August. \u201cWe\u2019re going to take a little vacation in July,\u201d Ross<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>told <a href=\"https:\/\/collider.com\/stranger-things-season-5-writers-room-duffer-brothers-comments\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>Collider<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0\u201cAnd then we\u2019re going to come back. I know that the writer\u2019s room is going to start in that first week of August.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\">Day 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9m44RkJnc3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">pic.twitter.com\/9m44RkJnc3<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-24\">\u2014 stranger writers (@strangerwriters) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/strangerwriters\/status\/1554531728466722817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">August 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-26\">When Netflix announced that season 4 would be split into two volumes, the streaming service also included a letter from the creators, <strong>Matt<\/strong> and <strong>Ross Duffer<\/strong>, a.k.a. the Duffer Brothers. While they wrote that season 4 would be \u201cbigger than ever,\u201d they noted that \u201cit\u2019s also the beginning of the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-27\">Their letter continued: \u201cSeven years ago, we planned out the complete story arc for <em>Stranger Things<\/em>. At the time, we predicted the story would last four to five seasons. It proved too large to tell in four, but \u2014 as you\u2019ll soon see for yourselves \u2014 we are not hurtling toward our finale. Season 4 will be the penultimate season; season 5 will be the last.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4741526\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4741526\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stranger-things-season-5-netflix-embed4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4741526\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stranger-things-season-5-netflix-embed4.jpg\" alt=\"Stranger Things\" width=\"620\" height=\"775\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4741526\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The letter from the Duffer Brothers about the final season. (Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-28\">There are still many more exciting stories to tell within the world of <em>Stranger Things<\/em>; new mysteries, new adventures, new unexpected heroes. But first we hope that you stay with us as we finish this tale of a powerful girl named Eleven and her brave friends, of a broken police chief and a ferocious mom, of a small town called Hawkins and an alternate dimension known only as the Upside Down. As always, we are grateful for your patience and support.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-29\">The Duffers have always been adamant that <em>Stranger Things<\/em> wouldn\u2019t go on for seasons and seasons. However, season 4 was never intended to be the end of the hit Netflix series. \u201cSeason 4 won\u2019t be the end,\u201d Ross <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/general-news\/stranger-things-creators-departure-halloween-spookiness-season-4-plans-1307226\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">told\u00a0<em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>\u00a0in August 2020. \u201cWe know what the end is, and we know when it is. [The pandemic] has given us time to look ahead, figure out what is best for the show. Starting to fill that out gave us a better idea of how long we need to tell that story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-30\"><em>Stranger Things<\/em> director and EP <strong>Shawn Levy<\/strong> fully supports the decision by the Duffer Brothers to end the show with season 5. \u201cWell, we never wanted to run on fumes and we wanted to only tell as much story as the brothers saw and feel with clarity,\u201d Shawn told <a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/stranger-things-end-season-5-shawn-levy-reaction\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>Screen Rant<\/em><\/a> in March 2022. \u201cSo it\u2019s been clear for a while that they know exactly where we\u2019re headed and this is the arc. We wouldn\u2019t want to stick around for one moment beyond that vision and the clarity of that voice. So rather than focusing on that sad day that happens who knows when, the end of season 5, I\u2019ll just once again reaffirm what I\u2019ve told everyone, which is it has been a long-ass wait for season 4. But I swear to God, the world will realize it\u2019s worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-31\">In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1346187\/stranger-things-season-5-why-you-should-expect-to-see-more-of-hawkins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>E! News<\/em><\/a> in September 2022, Shawn revealed that the final season \u201cwill\u00a0definitely be more Hawkins-centric.\u201d He didn\u2019t reveal anything about a premiere date but did promise that season 5 \u201cain\u2019t gonna be smaller\u201d than season 4. \u201cOur ambitions remain pretty high,\u201d Shawn also said, \u201cand the way the audience has grown along with the cinematic scope of the show, I don\u2019t expect that we\u2019re going to mess with that approach going into season five.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4741529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4741529\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stranger-things-season-5-netflix-embed7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4741529\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stranger-things-season-5-netflix-embed7.jpg\" alt=\"Millie Bobby Brown\" width=\"620\" height=\"309\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4741529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in season 4. (Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>\u2018Stranger Things\u2019 Season 5 Cast<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-32\">As for the confirmed cast of season 5, we expect to see the cast members who survived season 4 back. That means <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/millie-bobby-brown\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Millie Bobby Brown<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/finn-wolfhard\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Finn Wolfhard<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/noah-schnapp\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Noah Schnapp<\/strong><\/a>,<strong> Gaten Matarazzo<\/strong>, <strong>Caleb McLaughlin<\/strong>, <strong>Sadie Sink<\/strong>, <strong>Natalie Dyer<\/strong>, <strong>Charlie Heaton<\/strong>, <strong>Joe Keery<\/strong>, <strong>Maya Hawke<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/winona-ryder\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Winona Ryder<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/david-harbour\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>David Harbour<\/strong><\/a> will be back for the final season. The new season 5 confirmed we\u2019ll be seeing <strong>Brett Gelman<\/strong>, <strong>Amybeth McNulty<\/strong>, and <strong>Cara Buono<\/strong> again as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5119861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5119861\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/linda-hamilton-embed.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5119861\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/linda-hamilton-embed.jpg\" alt=\"Linda Hamilton\" width=\"620\" height=\"930\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5119861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Linda Hamilton at CinemaCon. (JA\/Everett Collection)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-33\">At Netflix\u2019s TUDUM event on June 17, <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/arnold-schwarzenegger\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/strong><\/a> helped reveal on stage that his <em>Terminator<\/em> co-star <strong>Linda Hamilton<\/strong> would be joining the cast of season 5. \u201cI\u2019m excited that I can announce that my old friend, a fantastic actress, a badass, is joining the Netflix family, in one of my favorite shows, and I know you love this show, too.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-34\">Linda sent in a video and confirmed the exciting news. \u201cI don\u2019t know how to be a fangirl and an actress at the same time. I\u2019m going to work on that. So good to see you, Arnold. Let\u2019s get dinner soon. And everyone else, I\u2019ll see you in Hawkins.\u201d The <em>Stranger Things<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CtnIh15MUOT\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Instagram account<\/a> also shared a signature upside-down photo of Linda as they posted the news.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CtnIh15MUOT\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-37\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2023\/02\/02\/cara-buono-stranger-things-final-season-idea-interview\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Hollywood Life<\/strong> spoke EXCLUSIVELY<\/a> with <strong>Cara Buono<\/strong> in February 2023 about the fifth and final season. She hopes to see more dinners at the Wheeler house before the show bids farewell for good. \u201cI hope that there are more of like, in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/stranger-things-kids-grown-up-photos\/stranger-things-season-3-2-3\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">season one<\/a>, there were a lot of family dinners,\u201d Cara said. \u201cAnd I loved when the kids came over for dinner\u2026 so I hope there\u2019s at least one big dinner at the Wheelers where the kids come over and there\u2019s a lot of awkward stuff going on. That would be really, really fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-38\"><strong>Jamie Campbell Bower<\/strong> hinted at Vecna\u2019s return in the fifth and final season. Vecna\u2019s not going down without a fight. \u201cHe\u2019s pissed, he\u2019s properly vexed,\u201d Jamie told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/jamie-campbell-bower-teases-vecnas-return-in-stranger-things-i-dont-think-hes-slunk-off-licking-his-wounds-in-misery-3299972\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>NME<\/em><\/a> in August 2022. \u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019s slunk off licking his wounds in misery. He\u2019s rebuilding, and he\u2019s out for blood. It\u2019s like, you\u2019ve really f**king pushed the buttons now, that classic Jason Voorhees\u00a0thing \u2013 you\u2019ve made a big mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-39\"><strong>Maya Hawke\u00a0<\/strong>talked about the fate of her character Robin Buckley in season five. \u201cWell, it\u2019s the last season, so people are probably going to die.\u00a0I would love to die and get my hero\u2019s moment,\u201d she told <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-features\/maya-hawke-stranger-things-therese-moss-interview-1394080\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Rolling Stone<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>in September 2022. \u201cI\u2019d love to die with honor, as any actor would. But I love the way that the Duffer Brothers love their actors. The reason that they write so beautifully for me and for everyone else is because they fall in love with their actors and their characters, and they don\u2019t want to kill them. I think that\u2019s a beautiful quality that they have, and I wouldn\u2019t wish it away.\u201d Maya also said she\u2019d only do a spinoff with\u00a0<strong>Joe Keery<\/strong>, who plays Robin\u2019s BFF Steve Harington. \u201cHe\u2019s so funny and wonderful and smart, and he\u2019s got great boundaries. He\u2019s an excellent coworker, and I would do anything with him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-40\"><strong>Madelyn Cline<\/strong>, who stars as Sarah Cameron in the Netflix series<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/outer-banks-season-3-4512894\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em> Outer Banks<\/em><\/a>, appeared as Tina in <em>Stranger Things<\/em>. She told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a42620872\/madelyn-cline-outer-banks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>Cosmopolitan<\/em><\/a> that she would \u201cone thousand percent\u201d return for the final season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4831347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4831347\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Stranger-Things-5-netflix-embed-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4831347\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Stranger-Things-5-netflix-embed-2.jpg\" alt=\"Jamie Campbell Bower\" width=\"620\" height=\"310\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4831347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna. (Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><em>Stranger Things<\/em> Season 5 Release Date &amp; Plot<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-41\">The fifth season does not have a release date yet, but it will likely premiere in late 2024 or 2025 since filming has just started.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-42\">\u201cI\u2019m not sure we\u2019re ready to say yet a start date for shooting,\u201d <strong>Matt Duffer<\/strong> told <a href=\"https:\/\/tvline.com\/2022\/06\/07\/stranger-things-season-5-spoilers-time-jump\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>TVLine <\/em><\/a>in June 2022. \u201cBut a lot of it is pretty well mapped out.\u201d The Duffer Brothers know that expectations are high when it comes to how the show ends. \u201cThe ending is the hard thing,\u201d Matt said. \u201cThat\u2019s obviously the stressful thing. We really want to stick the landing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-43\">Fans can likely expect a time jump between seasons 4 and 5. The timeline of<em> Stranger Things<\/em> is much slower than the real world, so a time jump will bring the kids closer to their actual ages. \u201cI\u2019m sure we will do a time jump,\u201d Ross told <em>TVLine<\/em>. \u201cIdeally, we\u2019d have shot [seasons 4 and 5] back to back, but there was just no feasible way to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-44\">As for the plot, Matt revealed on the <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/matt-ross-duffer\/id827905050?i=1000568740288\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>Happy Sad Confused<\/em><\/a> podcast that season 5 will be \u201cmoving fast.\u201d He explained, \u201cCharacters are already going to be in action, they\u2019re already going to have a goal and a drive, and I think that\u2019s going to carve out at least a couple hours and make this season feel really different.\u201d He later added,\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s going to be <em>Return of the King<\/em>-ish with, like, eight endings.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-45\">As for the runtime, the Duffer Brothers admitted that they \u201cdon\u2019t expect\u201d the final season\u2019s episodes to be as long as the ones in season 4. Every season 4 episode was over an hour, with the last 3 episodes being well over 1 hour and 20 minutes. However, the series finale is the only episode that could end up as long as a full-length movie.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-46\">The final season will be set entirely in Hawkins, after splitting up the cast into three separate groups in season 4. \u201cWe wanna go back to a lot of the things we did in season 1,\u201d Matt also revealed in the interview. \u201cA lot of the original groupings and pairings that we had in season one\u2013there\u2019s something nice about coming full circle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-47\">On the <em>Happy Sad Confused<\/em> podcast, Matt that season 5\u2019s trajectory is \u201cactually pretty blurry\u201d at the moment, but \u201cthe last 30 minutes of it are pretty clear in our heads. So if we can make the journey entertaining, I think that we have an end that will hopefully satisfy. You can\u2019t satisfy everyone, but the hope is that it\u2019s something that feels right for this story.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Stranger Things\u2019 Run So Far<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-48\"><em>Stranger Things<\/em> became a global phenomenon when it premiered on Netflix in 2016. The series catapulted the young stars to superstardom, and they have grown up before our eyes.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-49\">Following the success of the second season, the cast reportedly scored major pay raises for season 3 and beyond, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/stranger-things-stars-score-massive-pay-raises-season-3-1094952\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a>. The cast was divided into \u201cdifferent pay tiers\u201d with Winona and David making up the \u201cA tier\u201d that earned them up to $350,000 an episode. The \u201cB tier\u201d included the younger stars like Finn, Gaten, Caleb, and Noah, who started making $250,000 an episode. The \u201cC tier\u201d featured the older kids \u2014 Natalia, Charlie, and Joe \u2014 who began making $150,000 an episode in season 3.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4741524\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4741524\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stranger-things-season-5-netflix-embed2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4741524\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stranger-things-season-5-netflix-embed2.jpg\" alt=\"David Harbour\" width=\"620\" height=\"309\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4741524\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Harbour as Hopper in season 4. (Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-50\">At the time, it couldn\u2019t be confirmed exactly what Millie was making. After making $30,000 per episode alongside Finn, Gaten, and Caleb, Millie separated herself from the rest of the cast during renegotiations. For season 3, Millie was at least making $250,000 like her fellow young actors, but sources told <em>THR<\/em> she could be making as high as $350,000 per episode or in her own tier of $300,000 per episode.<\/p>\n<h2>What Happened In Season 4?<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe title=\"Stranger Things 4 | From Russia with love\u2026 | Netflix\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oB2GYwbIAlM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-51\"><em>Stranger Things<\/em> season 4 introduced the show\u2019s biggest bad yet: <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-vecna-identity-stranger-things-4750555\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Vecna<\/a>. The Upside Down was created after Eleven battled Henry Creel, who also happened to be One, the first child to be experimented on by Dr. Brenner. When Eleven was a child, Henry\/One posed as Peter Ballard at the Hawkins Lab. Once he gained Eleven\u2019s trust, he betrayed her and killed the other children at the lab.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-52\">Henry\/One faced off against a young Eleven, and she opened the first gate to the Upside Down as she tried to destroy him. Henry\/One didn\u2019t die when he was thrown into the Upside Down. Vecna was born. Vecna is the one behind all the chaos that\u2019s been wreaking havoc in Hawkins.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-53\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/07\/01\/stranger-things-max-coma-eleven-reunites-hopper-season-4-finale-ending\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Volume 2 of <em>Stranger Things<\/em> season 4<\/a>, the Hawkins crew (with Eleven\u2019s help) tried to take down Vecna. In the midst of this fight, Eddie sacrificed himself and <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/07\/01\/stranger-things-eddie-dies-dustin-season-4-finale\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">died in Dustin\u2019s arms<\/a>, Eleven infiltrated Max\u2019s mind, Jason and Lucas got into a brutal fight, and Max was nearly killed by Vecna. <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/who-is-joseph-quinn-stranger-things-4748965\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Joseph Quinn<\/strong><\/a> became an instant star after his breakout performance as Eddie Munson. Even though Eddie died in season 4, many fans hope that <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/07\/05\/stranger-things-eddie-vampire-return-season-5-theory\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Eddie will return<\/a> in season 5. \u201cHe feels kind of gone, it feels pretty hard to bring him back, I\u2019d say, but, I don\u2019t know,\u201d Joseph told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/joseph-quinn-weighs-rumors-eddie-163500044.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>Access<\/em><\/a> about possibly returning.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-54\"><strong>Shawn Levy\u00a0<\/strong>spoke about Eddie\u2019s possible return in an <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/THR\/status\/1569488672210427904\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">interview<\/a> on the 2022 Emmy Awards red carpet. \u201cA lot of people can\u2019t even handle the thought of a season five without some excuse for Eddie present, he told <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>. \u201cHighly unlikely, but we hear you world. We know you\u2019re obsessed with Eddie. So are we.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4780944\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4780944\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stranger-things-season-5-embed2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4780944\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stranger-things-season-5-embed2.jpg\" alt=\"Stranger Things\" width=\"620\" height=\"308\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4780944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eleven takes on Vecna in Volume 2. (Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-55\">Joyce and Hopper finally kissed and got out of Russia with Murray. They returned home where they reunited with their kids. However, the current state of Hawkins is borderline ruin. Max did die for a moment before she was brought back to life by Eleven. Max\u2019s death allowed Vecna to get that fourth kill he needed to open the last gate. The faultlines created by the 4 collided at the center of Hawkins, creating massive openings to the Upside Down. The end of the season 4 finale showed the effects of the Upside Down creeping in on Hawkins, and the biggest fight for Eleven and the others is still ahead. Meanwhile, Max is in a coma after her confrontation with Vecna.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-56\">\u201cNow that I\u2019m here in Hawkins, I can feel him,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/07\/01\/will-painting-meaning-mike-stranger-things-scene\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Will<\/a> said to Mike about Vecna. \u201cAnd he\u2019s hurt. He\u2019s hurting. But he\u2019s still alive. It\u2019s strange, knowing now who it was this whole time, but I can still remember what he thinks and how he thinks. And he\u2019s not going to stop. Ever. Not until <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/06\/21\/stranger-things-4-new-trailer-will-vecna-volume-2-video\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">he\u2019s taken everything<\/a>. And everyone. We have to kill him.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What Comes Next After Season 5?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-57\">The Duffer Brothers\u2019 letter about season 5 left fans with hope that there could be spinoffs in the future, and Matt and Ross haven\u2019t ruled out expanding the <em>Stranger Things<\/em> universe. In fact, there is a spinoff officially in the works.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-58\">\u201cWe have some ideas,\u201d Matt revealed to <em>SFX<\/em>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/stranger-things-creators-tease-spin-off-plans-we-have-some-ideas-3209814\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>NME<\/em><\/a>. \u201cIn terms of if we were to do any sort of spinoff, or any continuation of <em>Stranger Things<\/em>, for us the bar was always, \u2018Is the idea exciting enough that we feel the pull of wanting to do it again?\u2019 \u201d He added, \u201cI want to feel the pull of \u2018God I really want to do this. I feel really, really excited about this.\u2019 So that\u2019s why we\u2019re being careful about what that is and whether we move forward with it or not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-59\">Ross stressed that \u201cthe key for us is that it needs to feel like its own distinct thing, not that we\u2019re just retreading what we\u2019ve already done\u2026 I do think we have something pretty exciting, so we\u2019ll see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-60\">In July 2022, the Duffers revealed on the <em>Happy Sad Confused<\/em> podcast that their spinoff is going to be \u201c1000% different\u201d from Stranger Things. \u201cI\u2019ve read these rumors that there\u2019s gonna be an Eleven spinoff, that there\u2019s gonna be a Steve and Dustin spinoff, or that it\u2019s another number. That\u2019s not interesting to me because we\u2019ve done all that. We\u2019ve spent I don\u2019t know how many hours exploring all of that. So it\u2019s very different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-61\">Noah, who plays Will Byers, is totally down for a spinoff.\u00a0\u201cI know I am \u2013 and I\u2019m sure everyone else is \u2013 up to do whatever. And we\u2019ll definitely be back for spin-offs and whatever else they can throw at us,\u201d he told <em>SFX<\/em>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4741523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4741523\" style=\"width: 620px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stranger-things-season-5-netflix-embed1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4741523\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/stranger-things-season-5-netflix-embed1.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Keery\" width=\"620\" height=\"309\"\/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4741523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Sadie Sink, and Gaten Matarazzo in season 4. (Netflix)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-62\">Shawn told <em>Collider<\/em> in August 2021 that he is aware that \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2021\/08\/06\/stranger-things-spinoff-producer-interview\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">there is an interest<\/a> and a real voracious appetite for any offshoot, any other iteration format or extension of the franchise, the characters, the mythology. And certainly, those conversations are hardly evolved, but they\u2019re also not non-existent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-63\">As for a<em> Stranger Things<\/em> movie, that remains to be seen. However, some of the episodes of season 4 are feature-length. \u201c[Episodes] 7 and 9, in particular, are movies,\u201d Matt told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/stranger-things-season-4-finale-length-over-two-hours\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em>The Wrap<\/em><\/a>. \u201cAnd nine is a <em>long movie<\/em>.\u201d Ross admitted that the season 4 finale is \u201cover two hours. It\u2019s a big one.\u201d However, there will be a stage play, set \u201cwithin the world and mythology of<em> Stranger Things<\/em>,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2022\/tv\/news\/stranger-things-spinoff-stage-play-netflix-duffer-brothers-1235310165\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Variety<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/stranger-things-5-4741342\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] View gallery The release of Stranger Things 5 is still a ways off, but we got a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the production in July<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":243975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[150],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243974"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243974"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243974\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}