Hi, Noah! Do we see a lot more Will in season two?
Yeah. We get into how the Upside Down affected him. He’s been in another dimension, all alone, then he comes out into real life. It’s kinda like PTSD.
Is he an outsider now, among his mates?
No, they’re all outsiders – nerds – so he fits in.
Some fans have speculated that Will is gay.
When [ST creators] the Duffer brothers wrote it, they weren’t worrying about what gender he’s attracted to. Will wasn’t worrying about that either when he was stuck in the Upside Down!
Do you have tips for actors who get spooked filming horror?
Remember you’re on a set. There are hundreds of people near if you need help.
Had you seen the 80s movies that inspired Stranger Things when you started?
Yeah, it was our homework to watch ET, The Goonies, The Thing, Jaws, Close Encounters. It’s so cool to watch that stuff from another time.
What was the moment when you realised, whoa, this has gone big?
When we won the Screen Actors Guild award. The best night of my life. When I was younger, I watched those awards shows.
Any good pranks on set this year?
We prank-called the costume designer that her wedding was cancelled. She freaked out. It was funny.
How’s life as Winona Ryder’s screen son?
She’s amazing, she’s like my second mother. There was an emotionally challenging scene in season two and she has all the experience, so I thought, why not text her? I was like, can you send me a little advice? She was like, send you advice? I’ll come to the set! Meet me in my trailer! She came in an hour early to talk me through it. It ended up great.
