Jamie Campbell Bower reveals Vecna's inspiration in Stranger Things 5

Volume 2 of Stranger Things Season 5 marks the final outing for the beloved series created by the Duffer Brothers The episodes of Volume 2 dropped on Netflix India on 25th December creating quite the frenzy among fans who have waited a decade to see the final showdown and discover answers to key mysteriesActor Jamie Campbell Bower who plays Vecna in the show discusses his inspiration for his role Bowerreveals that he pulled inspiration from Dracula and other gothic vampire imagery when creating his version of the character in the past but he had more specific references for the last two seasons such as Fred Rogers of Mister Rogers NeighborhoodCharacters who inspired Jamie Campbell Bowers portrayal of VecnaI used The Shining so the Kubrickian stare was obviously something I was very eager to utilize even in season 4 Bower told Entertainment WeeklyHe added For season 4 I used Funny Gamesthe American remake particularly the way that Brady Corbet and Michael Pitt hold themselves You can see that Iveborrowed Credit where credits dueFor season 5 Bower lists the 2020 horror film Alone about a woman trying to escape a bloodthirsty psychopath in the wilderness as well as actor Van Johnson in 1957s The Pied Piper of Hamelin as inspirationsThen there was the iconic childrens show host Mr Rogers was a really interesting reference because that actually bled into music as well Bower said He added I used Tom Hanks in A Beautiful Day In the Neighborhood but that score is really eerie as well with some real moments of spookBower recalls going through his phone and finding videos of himself on set preparing for season 5s Shock Jock scene as he walks down the staircase reports Entertainment Weekly There are videos of me hellip prior to getting there practicing trying things out seeing what would work I did it in two characters but wanted to make sure that the body was in the same place and that the movement was correct so that when its spliced together its not too wildHe also saw Vecna as an entirely separate form the manifestation of resentment or this vine around love as Bower describes itId ask myself questions like Of all the things that could exist why recreate the house he said referring to the Creel family home where a young Henry killed his mother and sister and drove his father to madnessWhat does that mean to him And what does home mean And what was that experience like for him as a child growing up where home could have been safe but wasnt And perhaps this is an opportunity for him to recreate that safetyBower continued If he sleeps where does he sleep Does he sleep in his old room Does he sleep in the attic Does he in a really icky way sleep in his parents room Then with the Henryness of it I think its going back to that innocence to that child and I suppose you could look at them as a development of a loss of innocenceAbout Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 2Stranger Things Season 5Volume 2 will stream exclusively on Netflix making it accessible to audiences across the globe on the same day with release times varying by region Indian viewers can expect the episodes to drop early in the morning following Netflixs standard international release patternThe second volume reportedly consists of three highimpact episodes each diving deeper into the mythology of the Upside Down The new episodes will continue directly from the cliffhanger that left the town fractured literally and emotionally as the Upside Down begins to merge with the real worldThese episodes are designed to bridge the narrative gap between Volume 1 and the ultimate series finale focusing on intense action emotional resolutions and longawaited answers to mysteries that have spanned multiple seasons