Fallout's Walton Goggins, Ella Purnell & Aaron Moten on Last of Us comparisons, CGI noses & season 2

We spoke to the cast of Prime Video's smash-hit Fallout TV series about bringing the epic video gram series to life. Walton Goggins talks about the Ghoul's origins (and nose), and Ella Purnell and Aaron Moten share what it was like wandering the wasteland.
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[@danfromNY]

Walton Goggin’s genuine passion for the Fallout world is so clear and contagious, such a perfect choice for this series 👍

[@anthonygordon9483]

And he never played the game but you can tell he did research.

[@rjt201]

It’s awesome how instant hearing his passion for the world related to me as well as probably so many others. Fallout is so genuinely crafted from lore to its delivery and it’s great that the public are now able to consume it in this damn near perfect TV adaptation.

[@PokePub]

I kinda hope he never plays the games and just develops his own head canon for how the fallout universe should progress for his little slice of it.

[@drewtwon7374]

I loved “the last of us” but only watched it once. Fallout has been on replay since it came out. They did an amazing job. Loved the show.

[@darkman7009]

same

[@plaguedoctor4519]

Agreed 💯

[@doublefeature]

i still haven't even watched the last of us but it seems way more emotionally taxing, tbh. fallout has a lot more light of a tone, and just more fun universe wise.

[@drewtwon7374]

@@doublefeature definitely

[@strayfreckles]

same here! fallout really caught me, took me by surprise.. also the amount of work and love they put into it can easily be seen. I'm watching it for the second time too.

[@Distractingly_Dope]

I think they played “my echo, my shadow, and me” at the end for a reason. The 3 characters all seem to reflect each other that way.

[@doublefeature]

def felt like a nod of the ghoul and lucy for me but a great point in adding max to the equation as well.

[@zednoma8036]

When the song came on I immediately started theorizing who is who, and my immediate thought is still max is the echo, the ghoul is the shadow, and then Lucy is "me"

[@gunplay34]

Great cast but you can tell Walton is so much more comfortable then the other two and less scared about what he says in the interview.

[@alextownley9388]

Well he’s like twice their ages, and he has been acting for way longer so lol

[@taylortaylor5854]

He has more, more, more experience

[@yahmicah4294]

He almost killed Santa he couldn’t give two Fs

[@Asnerlicious]

"There was no cultural revolution." That is such a big element in the worldbuilding. He gets it.

[@SeanLumly]

Walton Goggins talks about this stuff as if were real. He talks about going on an adventure, and living in the past, as though these were part of his existence, not a role being played. I find this very interesting.

[@LWT1331]

What a great cast. They all nailed it.

[@freddyfeliciano4468]

It's a great cast of actors, especially Walton Goggins and Ella Purnell who really nail their roles.

[@andreilyas1426]

@@freddyfeliciano4468 Aaron does the best job

[@freddyfeliciano4468]

​@@andreilyas1426Respectfully disagree, he's good, but Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins are on a different playing field acting wise. Just my opinion of course 😊

[@Talis7212]

WHAT A CAST

[@codymcbeth7748]

Lucy = Level 5 Maximus = Level 20 Ghoul = Level 80

[@rileywhalen6554]

Ghoul is more level 219

[@NestorCaster]

Yeah lol pretty much

[@BumFightsVol5]

CX404 = Level 99

[@Pilek01]

when im looking at Ella i could se her playing a real life version of Jinx (she is the voice actress for Arcane Jinx). She has the big eyes and the petite figure and also her face expressions she makes are perfect for Jinx.

[@user-ip1es6zh3y]

When I first saw her, I thought "wow, she could be Alita"

[@gamerwits4329]

Walter's passion is so lit.

[@alextownley9388]

His name is Walton not Walter lol

[@rrael]

Great cast. Loved it all. They managed to nail the "video game" aspect of it by having Lucy be the surrogate player character. But then they fleshed out the world and factions with other equally compelling characters. Simply brilliant. Not too surprising cause Jonathan Nolan is a great writer.

[@sewpungyow5154]

Coop's characterization was very interesting. He was definitely brutal and ruthless, but he wasn't a sadist and he had limits. He also had a very interesting way of waiting for someone to try and attack him first before attacking them. I am still not sure if it's because he still has some sort of moral code and is a good judge of character, or because he's just that arrogant. But he does consistently have certain limits to how brutal he will get.

[@doublefeature]

i def think we will most likely see his character get pushed to the limits later on in seasons as well. maybe i'm wrong tho, could go the completely other way with Lucy making him even more moral. they will def imprint on each other, i believe.

[@Navajonkee]

He's also a ghoul, so he's significantly more resilient than a "smoothskin". Makes it easier to wait for the other to attack you if you know you're much better at eating a shot.

[@Altrantis]

I wish they'd let Aaron answer he morality question for Maximus.

[@christiansanchez6949]

Walton is the main man... My dude couldn't be more of a dude... Thank you

[@waketp420]

You cant compare fallout and TLOU... just like the games, they're great for what they are themselves. I think we should just be thankful we have 2 game adaptation shows that ar seriously some of the best "television" we've gotten in a while, let alone game adaptations.

[@Krust23]

That’s a really tired cop out. You can compare any two things. This is just a way for people to rationalize that one show is definitely better than the other.

[@user-et5et5gp2r]

This show is infinitely better than the last of us

[@jackransom.]

Mr. Goggins stole it per usual ; ).

[@freddyfeliciano4468]

Love Walton Goggins but he does not make that show by himself. Ella Purnell is just as strong as he is in her role, so in my opinion both of them are the heart and soul of that show.

[@jackransom.]

yeah, she's good too.

[@waketp420]

All three are good why hate on such an awesome cast lol

[@joeylacouture5270]

fucking love it

[@jokester3076]

Where’s dogmeat? 🐶

[@breadgirl8997]

Being a good boi blocking a doorway somewhere

[@Blynat]

Dogmeat would be very old or dead by this point in the timeline unless he was a synth-dog.

[@jvazacas]

​@@Blynatdude, every dog in every game was called dogmeat

[@rileywhalen6554]

Christopher Nolan: has the idea of the Atom bomb. Starts the war. Jonathan Nolan: uses the idea to end the world!

[@strayfreckles]

oh what a lovely cast! the chemisty is chemistring! no but seriously, it's not often that you see a cast that naturally flows so well with each other. Lovely interviews. Can't wait for the second season. And yeah, i liked it more than TLOU too.

[@PzY-Reviews]

Would love to see the crew sit down and play fallout one then fallout 4 so they can see the begining and most current game that's universe they are now a legendary part of especially Walter gogins and ?Ella? Who plays Lucy mcleane

[@deltavagen9796]

ella is so hot

[@storyoptics4964]

And talented

[@idccharls6003]

No nations states left?! The fuck happened to the ncr or did nobody told them

[@Aboleo80]

Nation states are USA, China, Russia, Mexico etc... None of them are left.

[@DarkspiritLyllianaTV]

it will be explain in second season i think. but the tease at the end of episode 8 implies that NCR gone to war with unknown faction and prolly lose that battle or if not that it will be the third battle of hoover dam with the BoS

[@robertcasillas6084]

@@DarkspiritLyllianaTVLegión is still a faction we’ve heard nothing about

[@DarkspiritLyllianaTV]

@@robertcasillas6084 the legion prolly still around

[@Navajonkee]

At least not where the show is set. The NCR seemed to have fallen, and the show hints at an apparent power-vacuum that no faction could really fill at this point. The BoS is greatly diminished, we can assume similar of the Enclave, and we have no information about the Legion moving deep into California.

[@Asnerlicious]

Flanders meets Leslie Knope did NOT come thru for me. I think Lucy evolved beyond that point and Im so glad for that!

[@andrewcernik6432]

I love them but why does it feel like they yap the entire time

[@takewhataway]

Its the point of an interview

[@ttv_kaerhoads]

tik tok attention span frrrr

[@kcrosley]

AAAACTING!!! - Master Thespian-

[@Sparkflier]

Attention span is cooked

[@mistertestsubject]

Dude its an interview, they sit people down and they yap about a thing. Thats the point.