{"id":470888,"date":"2022-07-06T00:32:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T21:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/laurie-holden-on-singing-as-crimson-countess-working-with-jensen-ackles\/"},"modified":"2022-07-06T00:32:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-05T21:32:21","slug":"laurie-holden-on-singing-as-crimson-countess-working-with-jensen-ackles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/laurie-holden-on-singing-as-crimson-countess-working-with-jensen-ackles\/","title":{"rendered":"#Laurie Holden on Singing as Crimson Countess &#038; Working With Jensen Ackles"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26246c8b5d1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26246c8b5d1\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/laurie-holden-on-singing-as-crimson-countess-working-with-jensen-ackles\/#%E2%80%9CLaurie_Holden_on_Singing_as_Crimson_Countess_Working_With_Jensen_Ackles%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Laurie Holden on Singing as Crimson Countess &#038; Working With Jensen Ackles&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLaurie_Holden_on_Singing_as_Crimson_Countess_Working_With_Jensen_Ackles%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Laurie Holden on Singing as Crimson Countess &#038; Working With Jensen Ackles&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div> <strong>[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Season 3, Episode 7 of <i>The Boys, <\/i>\u201cHere Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed.\u201d]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Boys<\/em> Season 3 may have introduced new twists for fan-favorite characters, but it also made way for several showstopping newbies like Laurie Holden\u2018s Crimson Countess.<\/p>\n<p>Although she wasn\u2019t long for the screen after Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles) essentially vaporized her with his nuclear powers in Episode 5, she made quite the impression. Whether it was her compassion for chimps, her dazzling musical performances, or her fabulous costume, there was no shortage of great moments for the Season 3 Supe. Following the show\u2019s seventh installment, \u201cHere Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed,\u201d Holden is giving viewers a peek behind the curtain at her role.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s also sharing thoughts on the storylines introduced heading into the finale, which she says, \u201cI can\u2019t really tease anything about other than it\u2019s epic and explosive.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1051007\" style=\"width: 865px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1051007\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1051007\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-season-3-laurie-holden-crimson-countess-855x570.jpg\" alt=\"The Boys Season 3 Laurie Holden\" width=\"855\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-season-3-laurie-holden-crimson-countess-855x570.jpg 855w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-season-3-laurie-holden-crimson-countess-434x289.jpg 434w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-season-3-laurie-holden-crimson-countess-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-season-3-laurie-holden-crimson-countess-234x155.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-season-3-laurie-holden-crimson-countess-570x380.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-season-3-laurie-holden-crimson-countess.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 855px) 100vw, 855px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1051007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Credit: Prime Video)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>What was it that initially drew you to the role of Crimson Countess?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Laurie Holden: <\/strong>Well, I\u2019m a fan of the show and I don\u2019t know who wouldn\u2019t want to play a superhero on this show. It\u2019s just so wacky and wonderful and I loved what they created. The fact that she was a singer, that she was a champion of the chimpanzees, I loved that she had this backstory where you could see how she was the \u201cit girl\u201d during that time with Soldier Boy and then the aftermath of how Vought basically cast her aside. I thought that it was a really rich, fun, full character.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Crimson Countess does a lot of singing in the show and even has a music video for \u201cChimps Don\u2019t Cry.\u201d What was it like taking that aspect of the character on? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They didn\u2019t even tell me that my character was singing until a week before my final fitting. And that was a 10-week bonanza in Los Angeles with [Laura Jean Shannon] and her team. Right towards the tail end of that, I got a call from my agent saying, \u201coh, they just wanted you to know you\u2019re going to be doing two musical numbers, are you OK with that?\u201d And it\u2019s like\u2026 I already have the role. And I just said, \u201cwell, let them know, yes. And if it\u2019s not to their liking, they can always dub me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I have never sung professionally in my adult life. There was a bit of terror involved, but I also am a creative person who likes the challenge and thinks that fear can actually motivate you in a way. So I reached out to my network and said, \u201cwho\u2019s a great vocal coach?\u201d to see if I could even sing. And then I started singing with this guy three times a week just so that I could loosen up my voice. About a week before I flew to Toronto to shoot, they gave me the songs. Then I was cramming, but then I already kind of felt comfortable in my skin with performing vocally. But it was a challenge and I\u2019m grateful for it because never in a million years would I have known about this new passion of mine.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crimson Countess | Chimps Don&#039;t Cry | Official Music Video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rVfxq57iJsI?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 style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"\/><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Was it difficult keeping a straight face while singing these lyrics?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think when I originally read the songs and the lyrics, I was obviously laughing out loud and going, \u201coh my God.\u201d But I think that my character was very passionate about saving chimpanzees. To her, it\u2019s serious. When I sang the song, to put soul and passion behind it, you have to build it in images. For me, I really <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roached it as Crimson Countess who was passionate about this and these are real facts and they may sound a little wacky to you, but it\u2019s not to me. I just really put my shoulder behind it and played it straight, which makes it funny.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What has it been like to see the fan reactions to Crimson Countess and her musical numbers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This has been the most fun I\u2019ve ever had promoting a show. I love the role-playing. I look at the comments of my \u201cChimps Don\u2019t Cry\u201d video and people are role-playing as if they\u2019re in the world. \u201cMy dad was a huge fan of Crimson back in the day\u201d or \u201cthis is going to be my wedding song.\u201d I mean, they\u2019re so sweet and they\u2019re so loving and supportive. I\u2019ve never interacted so much with fans, it\u2019s really been such a love fest. And I feel, in terms of this show, with my sense of humor, I found my tribe. When [Eric] Kripke and Amazon and everybody\u2019s tweeting, we all are on the same wavelength of this wacky humor and it\u2019s fun to engage. And I love seeing videos of girls dressed like Crimson and letting them know they look beautiful. It\u2019s awesome.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speaking of the costume, what was it like donning the Crimson Countess super suit? How did it help you get into character and was it uncomfortable?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It really helped me get into the role. I had 10 weeks to get in superhero shape and it was during COVID and I had been very sedentary and done a lot of baking. I was very disciplined to get into that suit and make it all happen. The way that it fits affects your posture, your gait, and all of your movements, you really become another character because nothing in your body is moving the way it normally does. It was a bit constricted up [around the neck] because it was made of metal. At the same time, it was very comfortable.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1051006\" style=\"width: 390px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1051006\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1051006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-laurie-holden-crimson-countess-scaled-1-380x570.jpg\" alt=\"The Boys Season 3 Laurie Holden \" width=\"380\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-laurie-holden-crimson-countess-scaled-1-380x570.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-laurie-holden-crimson-countess-scaled-1-193x289.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-laurie-holden-crimson-countess-scaled-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-laurie-holden-crimson-countess-scaled-1-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-laurie-holden-crimson-countess-scaled-1-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-laurie-holden-crimson-countess-scaled-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1051006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Credit: Prime Video)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>You share a very unique scene with the show\u2019s executive producer Seth Rogen in Episode 5. How did the filming of that work? Were you communicating through the screen? What is the collaboration process like?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There was a little X that I had to look at and the script supervisor was saying his lines and I was just kind of on my own. The beauty of <em>The Boys<\/em> is that they\u2019re really collaborative and they encourage some improvisation. And so I did what was scripted and then I turned to the director and said, \u201ccan I play, can I just see what happens?\u201d And he\u2019s like, \u201cOK, go for it.\u201d And then I jumped on the bed and did all this crazy stuff. The source material\u2019s incredible, the writing is brilliant, but then there\u2019s so much respect and collaboration that the actors are really able to go outside their comfort zone and creatively fly. [It\u2019s the] most fun I\u2019ve ever had.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Butcher (Karl Urban) and Huey (Jack Quaid) helped serve Crimson Countess up to Soldier Boy, essentially aiding in her murder. Are they in the wrong for facilitating Soldier Boy\u2019s revenge tour? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think that Butcher has a singular focus and that is to bring down Homelander. And it\u2019s a bit of a moral dilemma how far he and Huey are going, which forges a lot of conflict in the show with Huey and Starlight between Butcher and MM. But I do think that poor little Crimsy was at the wrong place at the wrong time and she wasn\u2019t a bad egg that deserves that kind of fate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Definitely not. She just wants to save the chimps.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all she wants. She\u2019s not hurting anybody.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1051008\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1051008\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1051008\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-season-3-animated-1014x570.jpg\" alt=\"The Boys Season 3 Animated \" width=\"1014\" height=\"570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-season-3-animated-1014x570.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-season-3-animated-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-season-3-animated-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-season-3-animated-1420x798.jpg 1420w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-season-3-animated-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-season-3-animated-570x320.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/the-boys-season-3-animated.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1014px) 100vw, 1014px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1051008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Credit: Prime Video)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>What was it like building Crimson and Soldier Boy\u2019s relationship onscreen with Jensen? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I met Jensen for two seconds before on the day that we shot my death scene. But that\u2019s Hollywood. You do a television show or a film and you\u2019re either put in bed with your co-star on day one or it\u2019s the most explosive, emotional scene on day one. Somehow it always works out that way, but he is such a good person. He\u2019s so calm, he\u2019s so chill, he\u2019s a gentleman and it was easy. And when I say that it\u2019s easy, a lot of work goes into ease.<\/p>\n<p>He was so collaborative and open that we were able to really connect and have a flow to tell the story the way that it was supposed to be told. It excites me going on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> and seeing the Jensen effect. Because yes, as someone who has worked with him and seen him in person, he is absolutely gorgeous, but more importantly, he\u2019s a good man. I feel all of his fans have backed the right horse, because he\u2019s well deserving of all the praise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Despite dying earlier in the season, Crimson Countess returned for Black Noir\u2019s cartoon fantasy sequence. What was it like getting to put that together?<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I loved the animation version because it was such a clever way of really filling in the backstory of what happened, so the audience really knows why Payback did what they did. We didn\u2019t sell [Soldier Boy] for money. We weren\u2019t horrible people. I like that it was shown and I also really loved the fact that you see how much we love the Black Noir and how we were sticking up for our comrade. So it actually got me very emotional doing it because I just thought that it was kind of beautiful how a bunch of people were standing up and not tolerating abuse anymore.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Boys<\/strong><\/em><strong>, Season 3, New Episodes, Fridays, Prime Video<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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