With NBC’s Timeless premiering this week, we spoke with star Matt Lanter.
That night, we interviewedTimelessstar Matt Lanter at NBCs TCA party.
Den of Geek: Wyatt fits in pretty well at the Hindenberg.
Do any time periods throw him for a loop?
Matt Lanter:I think hes thrown for a loop in certain situations.
Weve actually only seen a couple episodes from these guys.
I think theyre all out of sorts.
Theres sort of a fear of the unknown and screwing things up.
I guess well kind of see.
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It seems a little James Bond-like, falling in love with a Depression-era reporter.
Will he have a love interest in every time he visits?
No, I dont think so.
I think in that pilot episode, we saw that character very much reminded him of his wife.
I dont think were going to see a love interest every time period but I dont know.
Theyre thrust into this situation that no one else is able to bond with them over except Rufus.
I could see that happening too.
Its funny people say Lucy and Wyatt.
I could more see Goran Visnjics character biding his time.
He knows theyre going to be together and hes just waiting.
He knows something more than what we know at this point.
The 1750s is before colonial America even.
How do you think Wyatt will fit in there?
I dont know if hes still going to be running around then or not.
Do you have scenes with Abraham Lincoln in the Ford Theater episode?
I dont speak with him.
Its sort of happening a little bit around him.
In this one, we dont see Abraham Lincoln talking and interacting with our main characters too much.
Is there a lot of action every week for you?
So far, yes.
The pilot, yes.
This one coming up here, Im going back on Friday.
Ive been doing a little bit of fight training and choreography.
That continues into our next episode, another fight.
I dont know if thats going to stop any time soon.
Have you dreamed of this, having fight training and stunts in your roles?
Its fun to do.
But yeah, its a lot of fun.
We kind of all want to be them.
Is there a particular martial art youre training in?
Theres not really one style that Im training in particularly.
I wrestled in high school so I actually have a bit of a base in grappling.
No, theres not one.
Were doing a little bit of hand to hand stuff.
Krav Maga is a little more Russian oriented but I digress.
Not one specific thing.
Kind of a combination of things.
Do you have more wardrobe fittings forTimelessthan any other job youve had?
Doing90210or something like that is pretty easy.
My character, Liam, was flannel shirt and a T-shirt and good to go.
I dont know, I might be fitted a space costume, I dont know.
Yeah, every episode, new stuff.
Is the space race from the American perspective, likeThe Right Stuff?
I actually have no idea.
The first time Ive heard about the space race stuff was today so Im excited about it.
So far, which eras costumes have been the hardest to get right and double-check they fit?
And its still summer in Vancouver.
Its like 80-something degrees up there.
Were on stages right now that theres no air.
Were sweating it out right now but itll change.
What are your favorite time travel movies or shows?
Shawn and Eric said they like it too.
