A lot has gone on since my last update on May 24th. I attended Outlander in the City, where I caught up with numerous friends and cast members, including Grant O’Rourke, Steven Cree, Gary Lewis, Stephen Walters, Duncan LaCroix, and I had the pleasure of meeting Rik Rankin, Nell Hudson, and Wil Johnson, who plays Joe Abernathy in S3.
Filming wapped up in South Africa this week, and cast and crew are posting pictures. They are both grateful and nostalgic about the end of their time there, and all the work they did in Scotland for this season as well.
Sam did a Q&A with Roark Gyms at 11:30AM Central African/ 3:30AM Mountain time…
Facebook Live Chat with @SamHeughan tomorrow at 11:30 am Central African Time via @RoarkGyms Facebook page https://t.co/n9N0I5pmhp pic.twitter.com/rWS0UFKMDB
— Outlander Headquarters ⚔️ (@OutlanderHQ) June 16, 2017
Sam said he might be late due to the wrap party last night, but…
May be slightly late… #wrapParty https://t.co/jAyXuyTF3Z
— Sam Heughan (@SamHeughan) June 16, 2017
He appears to have made it – video below…
Cait and Sam both posted photos with thanks to both Scotland and South African crew… wondering if this tank was used for filming? ?
Beers a wrap ….. @SamHeughan @Outlander_STARZ #season3 #Voyager #Areyoureadyforthis???? pic.twitter.com/NmRmE8SwaF
— Caitríona Balfe (@caitrionambalfe) June 16, 2017
A HUGE thank you to both our South African and Scottish crews who have worked their asses off to make this season the ???? @Outlander_STARZ ❤❤❤
— Caitríona Balfe (@caitrionambalfe) June 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/heckstallsmith/status/875593449646342145
Cait selfie with two of the South African crew…
This beautiful photo (below) is by Matt Roberts, taken this past week. He said “The Outlander voyage(r) is almost over…”
Matt is quick to remind everyone that there is *lots* of post production work to be done, and Sam offered Caitriona for IT services and theme song help (watch out Bear!). We learned earlier that post production takes approx. 2 months per episode, so that takes us up to the September premiere date.
Diana and Sam also took to Twitter for some fun ribbing this week… It all started when Diana was commending the cast and crew for their fabulous job on S3, and Lyn South asked if Diana is happy with the print shop scene (a verra important question, by the way)
Are you happy with the print shop scene? That's all I really need to know at this point. 🙂
— Lyn South (@LynSouth) June 13, 2017
Artwork by Vera Adxer
“Oh yes” was Diana’s response. Then Sam entered the convo and said “we hope so!” to which Diana wrote “Oh ya’ll pretty much worked your asses off on that one, and it shows!” ?
Sam, being Sam, went there:
Wait… you see our asses? https://t.co/5yLBNXq6I9
— Sam Heughan (@SamHeughan) June 14, 2017
To which Diana said:
Hard to miss something that size, mate… ???? https://t.co/gfpSVrCsxj
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 14, 2017
Sam mentioned “extreme closeup” and Diana retorted…
Any closer, Sheugs, and you'd have been the star of "How to Perform a Colonoscopy, Part 1." https://t.co/7XpvDSrshc
— Diana Gabaldon (@Writer_DG) June 14, 2017
Wow, that IS an extreme closeup!!! ? ??
Cait got in…
No one wants to see your ass …… https://t.co/Qa7jGdC6cr
— Caitríona Balfe (@caitrionambalfe) June 14, 2017
and silliness ensued… with many emoji descriptions of each other’s hind quarters, including peaches, donuts, apes, spider webs?? mushrooms, strawberries, flowers, and a windy octopus??
Yours is more like ????????????????????????????☠️☠️☠️ https://t.co/ATVCCQ6oJL
— Caitríona Balfe (@caitrionambalfe) June 14, 2017
The sibling rivalry played out on the tennis court earlier this month as well, as Sam (who does not play but is VERY competitive) beat Cait (who does play) -look at that gloating smile!!!
"New Balls Please!" ????????
I'll let @caitrionambalfe tell you the score…#AnyOneForTennis #CallMeJamieMurray pic.twitter.com/ss3YTDxOIG
— Sam Heughan (@SamHeughan) June 2, 2017
Maril, Cait, and Tobias sometimes play, so Maril had this to say “Um, please tell me that Sam Heughan didn’t beat you?!”
.I have to assume a) something was wrong w/her racquet b) she took pity on you c) her glasses malfunctioned or d) you cheated?
— Maril Davis (@TallShipProds) June 2, 2017
And Cait said: “Or that Sporty, Ginger, Scary Spice is just a sporty freak of nature and Very Very competitive… (he’s also quite posh and can be a <baby emoji>”
Oh you two…
It was a week of TV couple spats as Rik Rankin and Sophie Skelton also hit Twitter with some fun banter… Sophie said on Instagram: Signing #Outlander Limited Edition Trading Cards and a certain RR thinks he can outwit a Fraser… #Nicetry MacKenzie #BrianaRandallFraser
Not sure about the grammar there, Randall. Doesn't sound like the daughter of a Historian… https://t.co/tcCwFqruSN
— Richard Rankin (@RikRankin) June 15, 2017
A new role was announced for Sam – the lead in the new Lionsgate comedy, “The Spy Who Dumped Me.” That’s all I know about that for the moment…
‘Outlander’s Sam Heughan Lands Male Lead In Lionsgate Comedy ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’ https://t.co/Ogtr9n5u31 pic.twitter.com/lwvq5DU2jf
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) June 2, 2017
In other news, Outlander finds a time slot on channel 4 on UK TV, which is great. Since it’s shot in the UK, people in the UK should be able to see it! The first season is slated to begin airing later this month. Read More
Diana’s Seven Stones to Stand Or Fall comes out this month… June 27th I believe
and here is an audiobook excerpt of Diana’s story with Steve Berry, Matchup.
Terry Dresbach had a birthday this week and wonderful Ron spoiled her with flowers and cake and a relaxing day
Terry also posted a photo of these breeches this week. She’s doing research for the Season 4 costumes, and had this to say when I asked her about them…
From a museum. But something we are going to recreate…definitely. It is a perfect example of how people repaired and remade clothing
— Terry Dresbach (Outlander Costume) (@OutlanderCostum) June 13, 2017
Nope. This would be for a regular person. Probably not someone who is wealthy. But even the wealthy patched their clothes.
— Terry Dresbach (Outlander Costume) (@OutlanderCostum) June 13, 2017
No. American. This is the sort of thing regular people wore.
— Terry Dresbach (Outlander Costume) (@OutlanderCostum) June 13, 2017
It is from Colonial Williamsburg. Hang on,… pic.twitter.com/x6plwDBFp7
— Terry Dresbach (Outlander Costume) (@OutlanderCostum) June 14, 2017
Romann popped onto twitter to say hello this week, looking more grown up every time we see him.
There’s a free screening in LA coming up on June 25th of Sam’s film Emulsion
@SamHeughan FREE LA screening of EMULSION https://t.co/lDBBFLq9my or email monique@californiapicturesinc.com pic.twitter.com/zIGRVU1rmE
— Suki Singh (@isukisingh) June 8, 2017
Grant is nominated for an award…
Delighted to be nominated for Best Actor (theatre) at the Sunday Herald Culture Awards. It'll be a night oot. https://t.co/MdU9ZN2gKf
— Grant O'Rourke (@GrantORourke) June 11, 2017
Steven Cree’s new film project, The Little Princess is wrapping up…
For those asking, 'The Little Princess' is close to completion. Just doing sound & music. Submitted to a few festivals so ????????@JasonMaza
— Steven Cree (@MrStevenCree) June 12, 2017
and Stephen Walters and Andrew Gower are just embarking on a new film project, The Humpty Dumpty Film, for which they’ve done some very successful fundraising.
Thanks everybody!!…Andrew and I are both humbled and blown away in equal measure…let's keep this train speeding down the track.x https://t.co/iXjPNRBpfV
— Stephen Walters (@StephenWalters) June 10, 2017
For more info on their project, here is an interview with Andrew Gower by The Ross Owen Show, fresh off the press: Andrew Gower on TROS.
You’re all caught up now, hope you all enjoyed ?
Really enjoyed reading this! Thanks so much! ❤️
Very nice and newsy! You covered a lot!
Happy Birthday Terry – right there with you – mine leads me to retirement – yours? Season 4 – wish I could help you – love your creativity and brilliance !!!
That was probably a warming tank — after shooting in the big tank where the water was no doubt much colder.
Awesome update re all things outlander. Thanks for sharing.
Sam is right to call attention your blog on his Twitter account. You are the best writer of all things Outlander. I really enjoy your reporting skills, insight and your respect for the show, the cast and crew and the author of the book series, Diana Gabaldon. Very well done!
What a very nice compliment, Karen. Thank you ?
Enjoyed reading. It pours some balm upon our long waiting hearts! And a lot of good news and happy faces. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome post!! It’s like one stop shopping for all things Outlander!