![]() Their interpretation of this was going to be my incarnation. This was pretty new from the ground up I was intrigued by the fact that both Barry and Daniel were fired off the film. Since Jude Law played Snicket in the 2004 movie, did you draw from that performance at all, or focus on creating something new? I had to make sure I knew everything and was pretty secure and prepared in what I had to do. They’d want to try to shoot my stuff as quickly as they could, so I couldn’t indulge in many takes. When they could get me in usually towards the end of the day, everybody’s ready to split. With children at work, they’re on a real time frame. It would always be the days that are the most dialogue laden, only because of my situation there. What was the most challenging aspect for you? The writing is funny and smart and doesn’t need to be a wink or a nod, or “isn’t this cute, what I just said?” It needs to be pretty straightforward. It’s important not to be spoon-feeding anything in this series, including the narrative. All the adults in the series - including the well-meaning ones - create nothing but problems because they just don’t get it. It does the exact opposite, in showing that young people are much more aware and cognizant of the world around them as adults give them credit for. It’s a smart series, it doesn’t patronize or talk down to kids. There’s no interaction besides me breaking the fourth wall and talking to the audience, so it’s a different process. ![]() The role of narrator is isolating to a degree, even though Lemony is on-camera and I walk through the scenes. Was that hard to nail?Īs actors, we all want to engage. Patrick Warburton as Lemony Snicket and Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf NetflixĪs Lemony, you navigate a deft balance between a morose tone and one that’s more tongue and cheek. Barry and Daniel had their discussions about who Lemony is and what hey wanted tonally, so I get everything from Barry. With Daniel it’s mostly just fun and hanging out, we all went out to some dinners early on in production in Vancouver. Since Lemony Snicket is an elusive character, with much about his background shielded from the audience, how did you prepare? Did you have much guidance from Daniel Handler? ![]() Spoilers ahead for the entirety of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Inverse recently spoke to Warburton about being an omniscient narrator, his version of Lemony Snicket, what he’s looking forward to in A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 2, and more. In the new Netflix series, Lemony Snicket is played by Patrick Warburton as a solemn, newscaster-voiced character who exists at the crossroads between Rod Serling and Wes Anderson. He dedicates every volume to a mysterious, long-lost deceased love named Beatrice and makes frequent asides to the reader. In Daniel Handler’s book series, Lemony Snicket is credited as the author. He tells A Series of Unfortunate Events through his narration, and yet he also exists on its fringes, tied to its history and lore. Lemony Snicket is a character, a fake author, and a storytelling device. ![]()
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