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Talk about the Upside Down — there was almost a universe in whichSadie Sinkdid not playStranger Things' Max Mayfield.
The actress, now 20, recently revealed that the Netflix shows' casting team initially had reservations about her — specifically that she was too “old” for the part… at 14! So she had to fight to win the role of a lifetime.
Explaining that the role of Max felt “right,” she toldFashionmagazine: “I just begged and pleaded with them to give me more material so I could show them something fresh.”
The producers answered her plea, the magazine said, and called her in for a chemistry read withGaten MatarazzoandCaleb McLaughlin, and the next day she got the part.
Sadie Sink on season two ofStranger Things.Netflix
“It feels weird saying 20! There’s no ‘teen’ in it anymore,” she said.
“Because I started so young, my childhood felt somewhat fast-tracked,” she continued. “I think a lot of aspects of my life have been pretty adult, but I’m still playing a teenager. So I don’t feel quite like an adult yet.”
Prior to landing the role onStrange Things, Sink had booked a few guest roles onThe Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtandThe Americans. She opened up toFashionabout the unique experience of growing up in the spotlight like she and her costars have.
“It’s such a weird and specific situation that theStrangers Thingscast and I are all in because the world knows who our characters are but we’re still trying to figure out who we are as people,” she said. “I think being in the industry accelerates you and you mature faster. But for the most part, it’s just so fun because the cast is all going through it together.”
From left: Gaten Matarazzo Joe Keery, Sadie Sink and Maya Hawke in season four ofStranger Things.Courtesy of Netflix
The show’s creators Matt and Ross Duffer announced the beginning of the end in February when they revealed thatthe “supersized” season 4would bethe penultimate season.
“Seven years ago, we planned out the complete story arc forStranger Things. At the time, we predicted the story would last four to five seasons,” they wrote at the time. “It proved too large to tell in four, but – as you’ll soon see for yourselves – we are now hurling toward our finale.”
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Stranger Thingsseason 4 is currently streaming on Netflix.
source: people.com
