Although the whole series revolves around drug use and a group of people highly compromised by their abuse, the production Euphoria was one step away from the need light up the star of the show precisely because of his condition during filming.
let `s talk about Dominic Fikeone of the additions to the second season of the HBO series with protagonist zendayain the role Elliott. The character is one of Ryu’s new friends and indeed, this is the one with which the young woman spends most of her time taking drugs. A role for which he did not have to play much, given his condition.
He himself said this during an interview with Zane Lowe, confessing his difficulties: “i was an addict and being on a show where drugs are the main thing is very difficult“. To help him, the creator Sam Levinson organized for him the help of a “sober coach”, a kind of guide to detoxification and maintaining sobriety, but “it didn’t work because i was always stoned“.
In fact, Fike did not hide the fact that he took drugs heavily during the filming of the film. Euphoria: “I was completely stoned for most of the show. I was in really bad shape“. So much so that the production rebuked him several times and almost moved on to more radical solutions:I almost got kicked out of the show. They told me that I can’t act like this“.
However, this did not stop Levinson from “exploiting” Fike’s condition, using scenes in which the character and the performer are under the influence of drugs: “It’s entertainment, they give you a lot of money, and I say: “Go, you understand what you have to do.” Either you sink or you swim“.
In the spring of 2020, Dominic Faik ended up in rehab, and that’s how he was re-scheduled for treatment. third season of the series with Zendaya.
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