Stranger Things star recites Lizzo's 'About Damn Time' lyrics in Vecna's voice 😮
Jamie Campbell Bower played the monster Vecna
Last updated 5th Aug 2022
Stranger Things season four took the world by storm, breaking a Netflix streaming record previously held by Bridgerton, and once again it's propelled the stars into the limelight.
Now, Jamie Campbell Bower, who plays the role of Henry Creel/One and of course Vecna, has shown a different side of the Stranger Things monster in a recent interview.
Joining Jimmy Fallon on American TV, Jamie explained how he came up with the voice for Vecna, admitting that the first voice he tried didn't work.
"It took a few months to get right (the voice), we had a read through in March of 2020, and I'd been doing a bit of work on Vecna and on Henry (Creel). I only got the job in January, so I had February to prepare for it."
He went on to say how the voice originally started out like Freddie Kruger, but it "wasn't landing."
After doing some more research including Doug Bradley’s portrayal of Hellraiser, he explained: "It said that this deep, booming voice kind of comes out of the darkness. I loved it, it was amazing!"
Taking the opportunity to get Jamie to do his Vecna voice, Jimmy asked him to read some lines that Vecna would never say, and the result is hilarious.
Starting off, Jamie said: "I'm just a girl standing in front of a boy asking him to love her."
Followed by: "I'm cuckoo for Cocoa Pops".
Jamie continued with some lines from Titanic, before giving Lizzo's song 'About Damn Time' the Vecna treatment, reciting: "In a minute I’ma need a sentimental man or woman to pump me up. Feeling fussy, walkin’ in my Balenci-ussys, tryna bring out the fabulous." (sic)
The audience responded with a huge cheer, and with good reason. Jimmy ended the segment saying: "That is how you do it! I want to show everyone a clip, here's Jamie Campbell Bower as Vecna in Stranger Things. Take a look at this..."
Stranger Things seasons one to four are now available to stream on Netflix.
Now take a look through Stranger Things facts you probably didn't know:
1)
To help sell the show, the Duffers edited a mock 'trailer' combining clips from over 25 feature films, including E.T., Nightmare on Elm Street, Super 8 and Halloween.
2)
The composers of the Stranger Things soundtrack (Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon) were two members of an Austin synth band called SURVIVE; their music was featured in the soundtrack of the film The Guest.
3)
Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon have written over 13 hours of music for the show.
4)
Winona Ryder wanted her hairstyle modeled after Meryl Streep's hair in Silkwood.
5)
The title sequence was inspired by the work of Richard Greenberg, who designed a number of classic 80s title sequences including Alien, Altered States, Superman and The Goonies - which starred a young Sean Astin, who later appeared in Stranger Things as Joyce's boyfriend Bob Newby.
6)
Winona Ryder and Matthew Modine (Dr. Martin Brenner) have appeared together once before, in the music video for Roy Orbison's 'A Love So Beautiful'.
7)
Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin) and Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas) have both acted on Broadway. Gaten played Gavroche in Les Miserables and Caleb played Young Simba in The Lion King. The two boys knew each other but they didn't become close friends until after working on Stranger Things.
8)
Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers) and Millie Brown (Eleven) are both from the UK. Charlie is from Bridlington, East Yorkshire, and Millie is from Bournemouth, Dorset.
9)
To help sell the show, the Duffers created a 'look book' which was designed in the style of a vintage Stephen King novel.
10)
Gaten's voice changed so much by the time production ended that the sound team were unable to use him for additional dialogue recording.
11)
Although the show was shot digitally on the RED Dragon, a layer of real film grain was applied to help achieve a more vintage look.
12)
It was Caleb's request to wear a camouflage bandana in the show; he wears it for the final three episodes.
13)
The monster was achieved through a combination of prosthetics, animatronics, performance and CG.
14)
The toddlers on set were very scared by the 'monster', but they were calmed when told that he was just like the monsters in Monsters Inc.
15)
Finn Wolfhard, who plays Mike Wheeler, is a film buff and wants to be a director when he grows up. He is a particular fan of Sam Raimi's early work.
16)
The gang really did create a salt bath, and Millie Bobby Brown actually floated - there were no effects used! To get Millie to float in a kiddie pool, twelve hundred pounds of epsom salt were dissolved into the water.
17)
Before starting the show, the writers all watched (or rewatched) a large list of films, including E.T., Stand By Me, The Goonies, The Thing and A Nightmare on Elm Street.
18)
Millie had to shave most of her hair off for the show and as can be expected of any 11Â-year-old girl this was a terrifying prospect. The Duffers showed her how cool Charlize Theron looked in Mad Max: Fury Road after which Millie agreed to it.
19)
The Duffers had all the boys audition with scenes from Stand By Me.
20)
Hopper's trailer was purchased by the art department for $1.
21)
For some of the laboratory scenes, Millie (Eleven) was fully submerged in an underwater immersion tank. She was able to breathe by wearing a Sea Trek helmet, which weighs approximately 70 lbs above water; it weighs 15 lbs beneath the surface of the water. The helmet was designed for shallow 'underwater walking'.
22)
To direct Millie while she was underwater, the Duffers communicated with her through a small radio in her ear.
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