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By
Suzanne

Interview with David Giuntoli of
"Grimm" on
NBC 10/15/14
This is such a good show, and he is awesome on the show
as well as gorgeous. It was great to speak with him. I think
he was having a little trouble, though, because he was
trying so hard to avoid giving spoilers.
NBC UNIVERSAL
Moderator: Perry Seaman
October 15, 2014 1:00 pm CT
Perry Seaman: Hi everyone. I'm Perry Seaman with NBC
Publicity, and I'd like to thank you all for joining today's
Grimm conference call with the dashing David Giuntoli.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Perry Seaman: As you know, Season 4 premieres next Friday,
October 24 at 9:00 pm. And as always, this call will be
recorded. Should you want a transcript after the conference,
please email me and I will send as soon as it's ready.
Once again, thank you for joining us this morning and let's
please begin (Wendy).
Operator: Our first question comes from the line of Jamie
Ruby with SciFi Vision.
Jamie Ruby: Hi, thanks so much...
Operator: Please go ahead.
Jamie Ruby: Woops. Hi, thanks so much for talking to us
today.
David Giuntoli: Sure.
Jamie Ruby: Really, really love the show. So can you just
start off talking about kind of how Nick is going to be
handling the fact that he doesn't have his -- whatever we'll
call them -- Grimm powers -- the fact that he can see the
Wesen?
David Giuntoli: Yes, Grimm powers are gone from Nick and he
may or may not - I mean, he's kind of enjoying his new
normalcy, I think, in a lot of ways. But he also knows that
the Wesen are out there. So first and foremost he's going to
be using Trubel as his seeing eye Grimm.
He is going to be tapping Monroe -- which he used to do --
tapping on his shoulder quite a bit. He's going to be using
his team of Wesen and Grimms to try to do what he used to be
able to do. But he doesn't have his powers anymore, and that
means that not only he can't - can he not see the Wesen,
he's just not as powerful as he was.
Jamie Ruby: Okay, great. And then as a follow up, can you
talk about working with Jacqueline?
David Giuntoli: Jacqueline Toboni was just such a breath of
fresh air on our set. She's so fresh and talented and eager.
It seems as though Grimms can only be Italian Americans. We
had Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, David Giuntoli, Jacqueline
Toboni.
I don't know if that's what they're going for, but it
happened. So we love it. And, yes, she's incredible.
Jamie Ruby: Okay, great. Thank you so much.
David Giuntoli: She's like a little sis.
Jamie Ruby: Okay. All right, thank you so much.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Operator: Our next question comes from the line of Jamie
Steinberg, Starry Constellation. Please go ahead.
Jamie Steinberg: Hello?
Operator: Please go ahead.
Jamie Steinberg: Can you hear me?
David Giuntoli: Yes.
Jamie Steinberg: Oh, great. Thanks so much for taking the
time to talk with us today.
David Giuntoli: Absolutely.
Jamie Steinberg: Now that Nick is de-Grimmed, which of his
other qualities do you think he'll be focusing on more?
David Giuntoli: He has to focus on being a cop again. He
used to solve crimes without having blatant tells as to who
did this. So now, he has to remember why - remember that he
was a good detective and start solving cases the
old-fashioned way. Through evidence.
Jamie Steinberg: And how will his relationships change this
season?
David Giuntoli: Well, up to where we are, you know, Nick and
Juliette are enjoying - you know, here's the thing. Even
though he's not a Grimm, the newfound - there's not like a
peace that comes with it. We know about the world. We know
what's going on out there. And they know about us.
So the relationship change that depend on - I depend more on
Monroe. I depend more on Trubel. She and I grow very close.
Again, she's much like a young sister to me -- or a daughter
to me. And that's what you'll be seeing.
Jamie Steinberg: Great. Thank you so much.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Operator: Our next question comes from Stephanie Piche at
Mingle Media TV. Please go ahead.
Stephanie Piche: Hi. Being a former Portland resident, love
to see different places that you guys go to hunt for clues
around town. Why do you think Grimm is such a popular show?
David Giuntoli: Well, I mean, I think that's part of it.
It's a very cinematic town. And its environs kind of lend
itself to a world of scary creatures. I mean, there - the
woods -- the dark, dense forest -- these are places that,
you know the human subconscious - it kind of knows that bad
can happen out there.
The writing. I mean, it's fun. It's fun TV. It's popcorn.
It's - It knows what it is and it's not trying to be
anything else. And I think we deliver kind of action packed
fun every episode. If decapitating people is what you
consider to be fun. Then that's what we do.
Stephanie Piche: Right. Definitely. Okay, awesome. I'm
excited to see this new season and hope it continues for a
lot more. Because I like that dark...
David Giuntoli: Thank you so much.
Stephanie Piche:...fun.
David Giuntoli: So do I. My gosh.
Operator: Our next question comes from Josh Maloni at
Niagara Frontier. Please go ahead.
Josh Maloni: Hey David.
David Giuntoli: Hey, how are you?
Josh Maloni: Hey David, thanks for your time today.
Appreciate it. Good.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Josh Maloni: So, you know, there's so many season finales --
season premieres -- that are just sort of very run of the
mill and predictable. But this is such a fascinating
storyline.
I mean, obviously, the show is called Grimm. You're the
Grimm. But now you're not the Grimm. And I'm wondering what
do you think about this storyline? And what was it sort of
like playing him in a different way? Because for as long as
we've known you, you've been this sort of superhero.
David Giuntoli: Yes, I - it's fun to just be a normal dude
again. Who is still somehow, you know, tormented by knowing
that there is this other world out there though. He's no
longer really a part of it. He's just kind of adjacent to
it.
Yes, playing it like it was a great loss of almost like a
loved one. This thing I had become so - I hated so much in
the beginning -- these Grimm powers -- and then suddenly --
slowly -- came to really love and depend on -- now it's
gone.
So it was a painful process to go through and, you know, the
bright side could be it could make things better for
Juliette and me. But, yes, I am no longer the Grimm. So
there is still a Grimm on screen. So it was true to the
title of our show. But it was fun to play a normal guy.
Josh Maloni: Obviously, your show has a great cast -- a big
cast -- and when we left off just about everybody was in
some sort of state of chaos. And I'm wondering what you can
sort of tell us about the first couple of episodes and where
we'll find all these other characters and how they're sort
of dealing with things?
David Giuntoli: Oh, boy. Yes, so Adalind and Nick are now
connected in some magical -- horrible -- way. I don't know
if I can say why. I certainly can't say how this all ends.
Juliette - well, let's see. What's going on.
Okay, yes. So Monroe and Rosalee, honeymoon postponed. Due
tot he chaos that's ensued. Wu getting very suspicious of
what he's been seeing. Me, obviously, where'd the Grimm go?
I'm freaking out. Hank's just, you know, having a good time.
Juliette, oh yes, how many episodes have you guys seen?
Josh Maloni: Just a couple.
David Giuntoli: I don't know what I can say. But, yes,
everybody is in a state of chaos. And that never really ends
on our show. That's kind of the fun.
Josh Maloni: Right. All right, looking forward to it. Thank
you very much.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Operator: Ladies and gentlemen as a reminder, to register a
question press the one followed by the four. Our next
question comes from the line of (Courtney Vodroy) from (oshelgray.com).
Please go ahead.
Courtney Vodroy: Hi, thanks for talking with us today.
So...
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Courtney Vodroy: My question is last season, you know,
you've got such a big ensemble cast that, you know,
everybody kind of needs to have their airtime. And it sounds
like Nick moved a bit to the backseat.
David Giuntoli: Yes.
Courtney Vodroy: Is he going to really kind of step up
this season to be more in the forefront?
David Giuntoli: Seems to be the case. That seems to be the
case as these episodes go on. We had - we've had some great
additions to the cast -- Jacqueline Toboni as Trubel -- and
that storyline, it rightfully took the forefront for a
little while. And it starts to, you know, get more into
Nick, Hank, Monroe, trying to solve these crimes.
But no, I mean, part of the joys of it is it's become more
of an ensemble. That's lovely to me. And it's - I think it's
more fun for everyone else too. Get to, you know, act in all
these different dynamics and with all these different
people. So I think it's a nice thing.
Courtney Vodroy: And obviously, I'm curious to see if Nick
will ever leave Portland to go to the Motherland. Any chance
of that happening?
David Giuntoli: If the Motherland provides tax incentives. I
think that...
Courtney Vodroy: Or new Grimm powers.
David Giuntoli: ...there might be a trip. Exactly.
Courtney Vodroy: Thank you.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Operator: Our next question comes from the line of Suzanne Lanoue, The TV MegaSite. Thank you. Please go ahead.
Suzanne Lanoue: Hi, nice to speak with you David.
David Giuntoli: Oh, hi. How are you?
Suzanne Lanoue: All right. I was wondering is would you say
that his losing his powers is similar to someone who might,
you know, have lost their eyesight or limb or something like
that as far as at least his detective work?
David Giuntoli: Absolutely. I mean, how will he deal with
losing his powers? Will he be the same cop? The same
boyfriend? The same friend? The same threat to Wesen? It's -
it is a disability and it changes things for as long as he's
no longer a Grimm.
Suzanne Lanoue: I would think it would be scary because he
knows there's threats out there now, but he can't see them
and that would be really terrifying, I would think.
David Giuntoli: It's very terrifying on that level. And it's
also just difficult on a human level. Because, you know,
what is his - he had this identity. And it's no longer
attached to him. It's like he lost an important job. It's
like he lost, you know, it's just he's no longer the thing
he thought - his whole reason for living was to battle these
Wesen and fight these, you know, he had the rare blood to be
able to see evil. And it's gone. So, yes.
Suzanne Lanoue: Do you know if there's any talk of a
crossover with Constantine? Since they're sort of being
paired together -- at least publicity-wise?
David Giuntoli: There's no talk of a crossover. Though (Matt
Ryan) and I are slightly buds. We knew each other a little
this summer. And his show is fantastic. I know the writer a
little bit and we're very excited to have Constantine as our
pairing. I think they're going to be very successful.
Suzanne Lanoue: Well, I can't wait. Thanks a lot.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Operator: Our next question comes from the line of Cheryl
Hollar at mytakeontv.com. Please go ahead.
Cheryl Hollar: Hi David.
David Giuntoli: Hey, how are you?
Cheryl Hollar: Okay. I'd like to ask, how do you think
studying under (Christopher Fields) -- and your work with
the Echo Theater Company -- how do you think this prepared
you to play Nick Burkhardt?
David Giuntoli: Well, (Chris Fields) was great in that he
would always talk about, you know, he used a Meisner
technique. He really just tried to teach me to be in the
moment and find the reality of the situation. Use your
imagination to fantasize about what it's like in the
situation and then associate moments of your life that may
have been like that.
And I use a lot of kind of like as if comparisons. Like,
what would it be like to lose my Grimm powers? Okay, that's
as if I would lose a loved one to me. So that's how I would
play things. So he was wonderful training. As was the Echo
Theater Company which is still a fantastic company.
Cheryl Hollar: Okay. And you recently starred as Ryan in
Caroline and Jackie. And I'd like to know what kind of film
roles you're interested in? Like maybe for the future. And
if you have ever written any projects on your own?
David Giuntoli: Yes, I actually wrote a project this summer
that I shot and filmed -- a feature film -- with two good
friends of mine. And it's a complete departure from what I
normally do. It's a comedy. I play more of the straight man.
But it will be soon named and soon out. And I'm excited for
it to happen.
Cheryl Hollar: Okay. Thank you.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Operator: Our next question comes from the line of Marilia
Pastor with El Comercio. Please go ahead.
Marilia Pastor: Hi David, how are you?
David Giuntoli: Doing well. How are you?
Marilia Pastor: Fine thanks. Well, previously someone else
mentioned about Nick being a superhero. So now that his
powers are gone -- for you -- what does it mean really to be
a hero?
David Giuntoli: Good point. You know, a superhero has
superpowers. But heroes I think, you know, overcome. And are
somehow able to lead through the peril of what life is
giving them at that point. So hopefully I will remain a hero
if not a superhero.
Marilia Pastor: Okay. And what can you tease us about Wesens
that we're going to see in this new season? Will there be
any characters that come from Latin American folklore?
David Giuntoli: Yes. Absolutely. One of the fun Wesen -- one
of my favorite episodes of the season -- is we deal with the
Chupacabra.
Marilia Pastor: Oh, great.
David Giuntoli: Yes, we just vaguely finished filming that
episode. We have many new wonderful Wesen. We have the
Gedachtnis Esser -- which is the Octopus Man. We have the
Schinderdiv demon beast with like chin fangs. We have a
golem, which is a Jewish - piece of Jewish folklore. So we
go all over the place -- through all cultures. But
Chupacabra would be the Latin American.
Marilia Pastor: Right. And a little bit can you tease me
about that particular story? What's going to happen with the
Chupacabra and the whole gang?
David Giuntoli: Gosh, I don't know what I can say. I can say
that we have to use Juliette quite a bit. She has a mastery
of the Spanish language so she needs to help Nick and Hank
and Monroe out quite a bit. We learn the actual origin of
what the Chupacabra is and its relation to the Wesen
community. So it's an interesting take.
Marilia Pastor: Great. Thanks.
Operator: Our next question comes from the line of Rebecca
Murray, ShowbizJunkies. Please go ahead.
Rebecca Murray: Good morning David.
David Giuntoli: Good morning.
Rebecca Murray: I was wondering what was your initial
reaction to getting that Season 3 finale script and seeing
that he'd be losing his powers?
David Giuntoli: I thought - I don't know. I mean, I was
excited. It's always fun to play these new situations. I
knew it would shake things up as to I would now be needing
the use of young inexperienced kind of off the cuff Grimm --
Trubel. And I knew that that would create a lot of problems.
But I was excited to see what would happen with Juliette and
Nick's relationship and how his new identity as just a
detective -- a normal guy -- how that would shape his
relationships.
Rebecca Murray: And -- without giving away any spoilers --
if it was your choice, how long would he go into the season
-- or even the next season -- without his powers?
David Giuntoli: Well, that's a conversation I'd have to have
with Juliette.
Rebecca Murray: Okay.
David Giuntoli: True. Yes, so there we go.
Rebecca Murray: Thank you.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Operator: Our next line of question comes from Brandon Rowe
from SpoilerTV. Please go ahead.
Brandon Rowe: Hi David.
David Giuntoli: Hey, how are you?
Brandon Rowe: Good. How are you doing?
David Giuntoli: Doing well. Thank you.
Brandon Rowe: How do you think we're going to see the team's
relationship with Trubel evolve this season now that they
really need her?
David Giuntoli: Yes, she becomes more ingrained in the
fabric of our lives. I desperately need to teach her what it
is to be a Grimm. It's not just a free pass to go kick Wesen
ass all day long. I try to show her the finer points that,
you know, you - I try to tell her that I would actually try
to use the law before I would just, you know, go all rogue
and Grimm.
She lives under the same roof with Juliette and I. So she
becomes like a daughter figure to us. And that's really it.
Brandon Rowe: Wow, great. I'm looking forward to the season.
Thank you.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Operator: Our next question comes from Vicki Dolenga at
Three If by Space. Please go ahead.
Vicki Dolenga: Hey David, how are you?
David Giuntoli: Hey Vicki, how are you?
Vicki Dolenga: I'm good. So my first question is last season
when you had your time of being zombified, you actually
ended up getting some extra powers. Now what I'm wondering
is those weren't really tied to your Grimm powers
necessarily. So are those going to help while you don't have
the full on Grimm powers?
David Giuntoli: No. They're gone with the Grimm powers. If I
become a Grimm again I get the whole deck of cards back. But
no, I'm just a dude.
Vicki Dolenga: I don't think you'll ever be just a dude.
David Giuntoli: No.
Vicki Dolenga: The other question I have is, are we ever
going to get back to the key storyline?
David Giuntoli: Oh, yes. Without a doubt.
Vicki Dolenga: Okay.
David Giuntoli: We will be getting back to the key
storyline. People are after the key. And the more Grimms out
there the more people are going to be hunting for those
Grimms to get those keys. So it's alive.
Vicki Dolenga: Oh, so we're going to see more Grimms this
season?
David Giuntoli: Yes. Sort of. Maybe.
Vicki Dolenga: Fair enough. Thanks so much.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Operator: Our next line of question comes from (Deanne
McCray) with ctv.ca. Please go ahead.
Deanne McCray: Hey David.
David Giuntoli: Hello.
Deanne McCray: I'm wondering given Nick's relationship
with Adalind, what will that have as an impact on the future
for Nick and Juliette?
David Giuntoli: Oh, boy. So, yes, the Nick and Adalind spell
links us in a very profound and mysterious way. And there
needs - something goes down in order to reverse a spell that
she has put on me that is just crazy. And it affects
Juliette and I in a very intense way.
Deanne McCray: Is there - are there any spoilers you can
give us for Season 4 in terms of that?
David Giuntoli: The whole regular season cast, we all get
murdered in the third episode. No, okay. No, I can't - I
don't think I can give you the spoiler as to how my spell
could possibly one day be reversed.
Deanne McCray: And do you know if Adalind will ever find
out where her baby really is?
David Giuntoli: She's looking hard. But I don't know yet.
Deanne McCray: That's awesome. Thanks David.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Operator: Our next line of question comes from Paulette
Cohn, Examiner. Please go ahead.
Paulette Cohn: Thank you. Good morning. I want to take you
back to childhood. Can you talk a little bit about some of
your favorite fairy tales -- Grimm or otherwise? And do -
where they things that scared you?
David Giuntoli: Well, I don't remember honestly the Grimm's
fairy tales being a big part of my life. Yes, there were
things that scared me. I mean, I think I've said in the past
I was raised in a very Catholic setting. So, you know, I had
that like almost like James Joycean fear of God and the
devil and stuff.
And then I also happened to see the Exorcist when I was like
8 years old. And I would be like 6'4" right now if I hadn't
seen that. It destroyed me. I was so afraid of like the
devil and demons and all that kind of stuff. So yes,
terrifying. I loved scary movies and I also was - you know,
they were the bane of my life.
Paulette Cohn: So is there anything on this show that has
given you a nightmare?
David Giuntoli: No. I mean, I see all the work that goes
into this. But some things creep me out when I walk into set
and see a body there lying completely with severed head next
to it, and it previously looked like the guest star. I mean
like it can be eerie, but no. No nightmares.
Paulette Cohn: Okay, great. Thank you so much.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Operator: Our next question comes from (Courtney Vodroy) at
(oshelgray.com). Please go ahead.
Courtney Vodroy: Hi. Any chance that we are going to see
(James Bryan) again?
David Giuntoli: Oh, boy. That would be nice. I don't know.
He's on another series right now -- which kind of makes it
tough. But we do have some other wonderful actors working
with us and I don't know if (James) will be back. I hope his
series does well. If it doesn't, then yes.
Courtney Vodroy: And one - not to give Nick too many girl
emotions, but how is he going to deal with the fallout of
finding out that he actually slept with Adalind?
David Giuntoli: Girl emotions? What are they?
Courtney Vodroy: You know, like, obviously Juliette's
going to have problems with it. But how about Nick?
David Giuntoli: Oh. I mean, look. Wait. What's the set up
question? How am I going to deal with what?
Courtney Vodroy: How do you deal with kind of moving past
that? Because Nick does not like Adalind. So now knowing
that he has slept with her certainly must not be pleasant
for him. So how is he going to...
David Giuntoli: Oh, okay. Yes. Well, you know, I mean what
did Nick really do wrong? He didn't know he was sleeping
with Adalind so - and when the bodies transform I think they
transform completely. So like what Juliette ate that day was
in Adalind's stomach.
You know, I don't know where this all ends, but how does he
deal with the fallout? You just, listen, you just nod. You
say yes, thank you. You just be very cautious -- walk on
eggshells for a little while.
Courtney Vodroy: Thank you.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Operator: Our next question comes from Earl Dittman at
Digital Journal. Please go ahead.
Earl Dittman: Hey David, how are you today?
David Giuntoli: Doing well. How are you?
Earl Dittman: We've talked to you I guess - I remember we
talked to you before even Grimm hit the air.
David Giuntoli: Wow.
Earl Dittman: And back then you were talking about you hope
it made it through the first season. Well, here we are on
Season 4.
David Giuntoli: I know.
Earl Dittman: What still surprises you about going to work
every day and doing this show?
David Giuntoli: Well, you get to kind of dig deeper into
your character constantly. That's the joy of being on a long
running TV series. This thing can grow with you. And what
surprises me?
Earl Dittman: Yes.
David Giuntoli: I guess it surprises me how much I get out
of it still. It surprises me how much I can still learn from
some of the other actors. And, listen, our show isn't
straight down the middle. So you really never know what the
next day will hold.
Earl Dittman: Yes.
David Giuntoli: I mean, all you have to do is read it out of
that book in the trailer and it's a reality. So it's a show
that can continue to surprise and I think that's why it's
such a success.
Earl Dittman: Are you shocked that it's still going on the
fourth - I mean it's a great quality show. But I mean we've
seen a lot of fantasy based shows die after Season 2 -- and
for - probably for good reason.
David Giuntoli: Yes.
Earl Dittman: But, you know, this show has got a very loyal,
intense gigantic following.
David Giuntoli: Yes.
Earl Dittman: Does that surprise you sometimes?
David Giuntoli: I mean, the Grimm's fairy tales are imbedded
-- ingrained -- so deeply into our culture and -- so many
cultures -- and it does very well abroad for, you know, good
reason. So it doesn't really shock me. I mean, I am
extremely fortunate and I'm aware of that. And so much of
what makes a TV series last is not quality. It can be, you
know, just kind of luck. And we are a quality show, but we
also are just kind of lucky that we hit it.
Earl Dittman: Yes.
David Giuntoli: And that it resonates with fans. But we have
great show runners. Great team of writers who aren't afraid
to always shake things up in the story. They love it. They
get a kind of a perverse joy out of just writing the rules,
bending them -- all that kind of thing - all those kinds of
things. So I think the audience enjoys that.
Earl Dittman: All right. One final follow up and I'll leave
you alone. How does it feel for you though to be kind of a
pop culture icon? I mean, I can go to Facebook and see David
Giuntoli fan pages by the dozens. What does it feel like to
be a pop culture icon?
David Giuntoli: I don't know. It doesn't - it's fun to get
to go to these Comic-Cons and be lauded by people. It's fun
to have so many people be excited about what you do. But,
you know, it doesn't really change. Everything - all kind of
celebrity is outside in. You never feel any different. You
just get stopped more on the street.
Earl Dittman: Yes.
David Giuntoli: But that never ceases to feel weird.
Earl Dittman: Yes. Well, great. Well, congratulations again
on another season. I hope to talk to you in Season 7.
David Giuntoli: Thank you so much.
Operator: Ladies and gentlemen, as a reminder press the one
followed by the four for your questions. There are no
further questions. Oh, one moment please. I do see another
question from Maria Pia Arriola from DedoMedio. Please go
ahead.
Maria Pia Arriola: Hi. Thank you. Hi, when you were little
did you enjoy reading these kind of fantastic stories? That
now are a very important part of Grimm. What was your
favorite story tale?
David Giuntoli: I didn't really - I don't know what my
favorite story was. Again, I liked ghost stories. I like
that kind of thing. But I wasn't into fairy tales. But ghost
stories I loved. And they just scared the bejesus out of me.
And I hated them, but I couldn't get enough of them. It was
one of those I couldn't look away kind of things.
Maria Pia Arriola: And you have participated in some TV
series about detectives before. What is the difference with
doing those detectives and this particular one in Grimm?
David Giuntoli: Well, Nick sees monsters. Big difference.
And we also, you know, we have to go outside of protocol
more often. Like we don't - we are not going by that the
handbook -- the detective handbook. And we're going outside
of that rulebook all of the time. And I think that's
different from a lot of detective shows.
Maria Pia Arriola: Okay, thank you very much.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Operator: Our next question comes from the line of (Allyson
Koerner) with Starpulse. Please go ahead.
Allyson Koerner: Hi David. Thanks for taking the time
today.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Allyson Koerner: Do you think Wu will ever find out about
Nick and that Wesen are real? You know, I mean obviously he
suspects something. So will he ever find out? And do you
think he should find out? Or do you think he should remain
kept in the dark?
David Giuntoli: That's a very good question. I think that
there's going to come a point where he's going to have to
find out. I don't think he should take it too easily. I
don't think he will if he does. But, yes, I think that he
will at one point have to find out. I think it's fun that he
does not know at this point. But, you know, the poor guy's
being driven insane.
Allyson Koerner: Right. And as I follow up, last season we
saw what appeared to be Nick dying in his sleep. Was that
just a side effect of him being a zombie? Or is there deeper
meaning to that? You know, can you elaborate on what that
was all about?
David Giuntoli: Yes. It's not just sleep apnea. I was - it
was definitely one of the side effects of being a zombie.
Being undead. And the mixture of that and being a Grimm. So
those problems go away when Nick is no longer a Grimm. But,
you know, if he gets his powers back -- side effects.
Allyson Koerner: Right. Okay, well thank you so much.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
Operator: Our next question comes from (Deanne McCray) at
ctv.ca.
Deanne McCray: Can you tell us if Captain Renard will
survive after being shot in the finale last season?
David Giuntoli: Oh, boy. Well, I'll say that he dies in the
first episode.
Deanne McCray: All right.
David Giuntoli: Yes.
Deanne McCray: That's awesome. Thank you.
David Giuntoli: Yes, you're welcome.
Perry Seaman: Well, thanks so much everyone for joining
today's call. Remember that the premiere of Season 4 is
October 24 at 9:00 pm. David thank you so much for taking
the time and we'll talk to you all soon.
David Giuntoli: Thank you.
END
David Giuntoli - Nick Burkhardt,
"Grimm"
David Giuntoli
stars in NBC’s acclaimed drama series “Grimm” as Nick
Burkhardt, the steadfast Portland detective turned
Grimm-creature profiler.
In a short period of time and with a career that’s only
starting to blossom, Giuntoli
has compiled an expansive television resume, with roles
on hit shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Deep End,”
“Privileged,” “Private Practice,” “Hot in Cleveland” and
the MTV original movie “Turn the Beat Around.
Giuntoli has also appeared
in the CBS pilot “The Quinn-tuplets,” alongside Amber
Tamblyn and Molly Parker, as well as the NBC series
“Love Bites.”
Eager to stretch beyond television,
Giuntoli recently starred as Ryan in the
independent feature “Caroline and Jackie,” directed by
Adam Christian Clark, which premiered at the Tribeca
Film Festival to exceedingly positive reviews.
Giuntoli grew up in St. Louis
and attended Indiana University. After moving to Los
Angeles, he studied under Christopher Fields before
joining the acclaimed Echo Theater Company.
"Grimm" returns Friday, October 24 at 9pm
"Grimm" is a drama series inspired
by the classic Grimm Brothers’ Fairy Tales. After
Portland homicide detective Nick Burkhardt (David
Giuntoli) discovers he’s
descended from an elite line of criminal profilers known
as ‘Grimms,’ he increasingly finds his responsibilities
as a detective at odds with his new responsibilities as
a Grimm.
In the wake of Monroe (Silas Weir
Mitchell) and Rosalee's (Bree Turner) wedding, things
have never been more chaotic. Nick, having lost his
Grimm abilities, must dig deep and decide what type of
person he wants to be, while Juliette (Bitsie Tulloch)
continues to try to come to grips with Nick's recent
"betrayal." Monroe and Rosalee find themselves having to
put their honeymoon plans on hold to try to not only
figure out what happened to Nick, but also how to
reverse it.
With Captain Renard (Sasha Roiz) in
critical condition after being shot by Agent Steward,
Sergeant Wu's (Reggie Lee) biggest fears are becoming
reality thanks to recent events, not the least of which
is the strange young woman seen with Nick and the
sketches he saw in one of her books.
In Europe, Viktor (guest star
Alexis Denisof) is trying to make the best of the
Royals' mishandling of the "hexenbaby," using Adalind's
(Claire Coffee) desperation and vulnerability to make
her his prisoner.
On top of all this, wesen crime in
Portland doesn't seem to be letting up at all, with even
more dangerous wesen making their way to the great
northwest. It's going to take all of Team Grimm's
strength and energy to keep Portland from bursting open
at the seams.
Russell Hornsby stars as Nick's
partner, Hank Griffin.
“Grimm” is a Universal Television
and Hazy Mills production. The series was created by
David Greenwalt & Jim Kouf and Stephen Carpenter. Sean
Hayes, Todd Milliner (“Sean Saves the World,” “Hot in
Cleveland”) and Norberto Barba (”The Bridge”) serve as
executive producers along with Greenwalt and Kouf.
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