Main spoilers for The Bear Season 2 lie forward, so learn at your personal threat.
One other season of The Bear has come and gone, and it didn’t disappoint within the slightest. Hulu and FX’s acclaimed restaurant drama greater than rose to the event for its second season, because it held onto what followers cherished about Season 1 whereas additionally increasing on the present’s mythos. In doing so, the producers introduced in a variety of A+ visitor stars, together with Jamie Lee Curtis and the returning Jon Bernthal. The 2 have been in a position to share the display screen collectively, and their characters have a “difficult” relationship to say the least. But the actors themselves appear to have gotten on fairly properly, and Bernthal just lately shared a candy story about how they met earlier than filming the present.
On The Bear, the Ford v. Ferrari alum performs the function of Michael “Mikey” Berzatto, the previous operator of Chicago eatery The Beef, who died by suicide shortly earlier than the occasions of the present. With that, the character has appeared through flashbacks and returned in Season 2 throughout a Christmas episode set a number of years previously. The identical installment, “Fishes,” additionally introduces followers to Berzatto household matriarch Donna, who Jamie Lee Curtis portrays. Each stars are completely impeccable as their respective characters, who each have points to kind out.
Jon Bernthal spoke to Selection in regards to the intense episode, which featured a variety of main visitor stars together with Bob Odenkirk and Sarah Paulson. The commerce requested Bernthal if he’d ever met any of his well-known co-stars earlier than collaborating on the hit sequence. It was then that the jovial star talked about Jamie Lee Curtis and the way her husband, Christopher Visitor, performed an element within the assembly:
I’d met Jamie Lee Curtis years and years earlier. I did a film with Christopher Visitor and met her then. It was so cool, and she or he truly flew out to go to Chris with my girlfriend, who’s now my spouse. They obtained alongside so properly, so it was actually, actually cool to see her. All people in that episode… I can’t actually start to explain how huge of a dream that was — how inventive the surroundings is, how conducive it’s to collaboration and the way free it was. It’s nice to be there and watch it and know that that type of work exists.
The film that the 46-year-old actor is probably going referring to is 2009’s Night time on the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. Within the household flick, he introduced Al Capone to life, whereas Christopher Visitor portrayed fellow antagonist Ivan the Horrible. I’d should agree that getting to fulfill the Halloween icon that first time needed to have been a cool expertise. (I do know I might’ve been geeking out exhausting.) However from an expert standpoint, that slight familiarity would possibly’ve been invaluable for each actors as they reunited for the dramedy.
JLC isn’t the one star on The Bear that he has a little bit of historical past with. He’s additionally extremely shut with Ebon Moss-Bachrach, whose character (Richie) captured quite a lot of viewers’ hearts throughout Season 2. The 2 notably labored collectively through the first season of Marvel and Netflix’s The Punisher. And it might appear that we’ve Moss-Bachrach to thank for serving to Jon Bernthal land the function of Mikey, as he advisable him for the half whereas casting for Season 1 was underway. If that’s not a agency good friend, then I don’t know what’s.
At this level, a 3rd season has but to be introduced, however I’m optimistic in regards to the probabilities of it taking place. One additionally hopes that Jon Bernthal will return as soon as extra and get to cut it up with Jamie Lee Curtis once more. Contemplating how nice they’re collectively, it’d be a disgrace in the event that they didn’t get to play Michael and Donna once more. But ought to that not come to cross, I’m certain Bernthal will treasure the time he has been in a position to spend with Curtis.
Each seasons of The Bear at the moment are streamable with a Hulu subscription, and you may try the 2023 TV schedule for details about this yr’s different main premieres.
