Dan Humphrey may not be returning to the Upper East Side anytime soon.
As fans of the CW teen dramaGossip Girlare gearing up for the newhighly anticipated rebootfrom HBO Max, viewers have been left wondering if any of the original cast members could make an appearance on the show — including Humphrey portrayerPenn Badgley.
While recently promoting his hit psychological thrillerYou— which returns to Netflix Dec. 26 — Badgley, 33, admitted toEntertainmentTonightthat being a part of the reboot was something he would have to “think about.”
“Could Dan Humphrey … ? I don’t … That’s a message I gotta put at the top of my inbox, you know, to think about,” the actor said.
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The revival — which was announced in July — will feature a brand-new cast of teens enjoying their privileged lives in New York City, and while original stars likeChace Crawford have expressed interestin making a cameo, Badgley said he “has not had conversations with any of the creators yet.”
The actor honestly added that he didn’t have much of an interest in stepping back into Humphrey’s shoes.
“I think it’s pretty clear that, like, I’ve never been a proponent of Dan Humphrey’s,” he revealed to the outlet. “I’ve never been necessarily the greatest friend or fan of Dan Humphrey, which now I reconcile in this way that I’m like, you know, I would love to contribute in a meaningful way to it. And I guess it would just depend on a lot of things.”
Adding, “It would depend on how and why he’s there and I don’t know,” Badgley trailed off.
“Eight years after the original website went dark, a new generation of New York private school teens are introduced to the social surveillance of Gossip Girl,” the upcoming streaming service said in a statement. “The prestige series will address just how much social media — and the landscape of New York itself — has changed in the intervening years.”
The original show aired from 2007 to 2012 and starredBlake Lively,Badgley,Leighton Meester,Ed Westwick,Crawfordand more.
Blake Lively, Ed Westwick, Leighton Meester, Chace Crawford.K.C. Bailey/AP Photo/The CW
Kristen Bellhassigned on to narrate. The actress, 39, voiced the mysterious narrator during the series’ original run.
Meester, however, hasno interest in reprising her roleas queen bee Blair Waldorf.
“A lot of the questions that come from it are: ‘Do you miss it?’ ‘Did you love what you wore?’ And I understand that, but — and I say this with nothing but love — it is like saying, ‘High school was an amazing time for you, do you wish you could go back?’ ” she said during an interview with Net-A-Porter’s weekly digital magazine,PorterEdit. “And the truth is, it was so special and such a unique, amazing experience, but no, I wouldn’t wanna go back to it, I was a kid!”
source: people.com
