Joe Locke says Heartstopper film bosses will ‘regret’ giving him producer role
Joe Locke as Charlie in Heartstopper. (Netflix)
Joe Locke as Charlie in Heartstopper. (Netflix)
Joe Locke has been dishing on his new role as a producer of the upcoming Heartstopper film, joking that Netflix will “regret” giving him greater control over the project.
21-year-old Locke, who plays Charlie Spring, was confirmed as an executive producer on Heartstopper’s feature-length finale alongside Kit Connor, who plays Nick Nelson, in April.
Speaking to Gold Derby recently, Joe was asked about his new role and said he was “excited” by the project, before joking: “I think that [Netflix and See-Saw, the series’ producers] are going to regret giving it to me because I’m gonna have so much fun with it, but not in a bad way.
“I’m just really excited to learn everything I can from the experience and take it forward, you know. As an actor, you don’t really get to see much of the behind-the-scenes stuff.”
The Agatha All Along star added: “It’s been, even so far, so nice getting to be in those conversations, and they’re really taking us seriously, me and Kit which is really nice.
On working with Kit as a producer Joe things were going “great”. He shared that “all of our notes so far have been pretty on the same page.”
The news of the film followed a period of nervousness for fans of the series. Anxiety wasn’t helped by comments from Kit admitting that he wasn’t sure what was happening with a potential season four of the series.
Alice Oseman, the creator of Heartstopper, confirmed in April the film had a script ready. They also said it would be based on the as of yet unpublished sixth volume of the web comic as well as the novella Nick and Charlie.
Speaking to Netflix’s Tudum, they teased that “After Season 3, the couple is inseparable. But, with Nick preparing to leave for university and Charlie finding new independence at school, the reality of a long-distance relationship begins to weigh on them. Doubts take hold, and their relationship faces its biggest challenge yet.”
Oseman added that the film “will explore what makes love survive, or what elevates it, or deepens it.”
