{"id":18137,"date":"2023-01-24T09:51:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T14:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/drops-god-stars-go-behind-scenes\/"},"modified":"2023-01-25T09:42:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T14:42:33","slug":"drops-of-god-stars-go-behind-the-scenes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/drops-of-god-stars-go-behind-the-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Drops of God Stars Go Behind the Scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Based on the popular Japanese manga of the same name, the brand-new multilingual drama Drops of God<\/em> takes place amid the world of gastronomy and fine wines. When Alexandre L\u00e9ger, creator of the famous L\u00e9ger Wine Guide<\/em>, passes away at his home in Tokyo at 60, his estranged daughter flies to Japan and discovers that, in his will, her father has left her a massive wine collection. In order to claim the inheritance, however, she must compete with a young oenologist her father had taken under his wing and referred to as his \u201cspiritual son.\u201d<\/p>\n

The series is a true global co-production, with partners Legendary Television, Dynamic Television, France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions and Hulu Japan, and stars a diverse cast from around the world, with Fleur Geffrier starring as Camille L\u00e9ger, Stanley Weber as Alexandre and Tomohisa Yamashita as Issei Tomine, Alexandre\u2019s prot\u00e9g\u00e9.<\/p>\n

\"***Image***\"Geffrier tells TV Drama Weekly<\/em>\u2019s Mansha Daswani that she watched a lot of anime when she was a teenager and was excited at the opportunity to take part in an adaptation. Like many actors who star in adaptations, though, she didn\u2019t read much of the original material beforehand. \u201cI started to read the manga before shooting, and I realized it was so different, so I stopped,\u201d she says. \u201cI didn\u2019t want to mess with my ideas of the character.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weber notes that he received parts of the manga from the production companies, but only read about 15. \u201cThe manga is awesome,\u201d he says. \u201cBut I was not used to reading mangas, and I [wanted] to find as many details I could find about my character, and once I [did] that, I [decided to] focus on the script. Reading the manga allowed me to realize how good the adaptation was, which was interesting. How modern it was, but in a good way.\u201d<\/p>\n

One major difference is that Alexandre\u2019s heir was switched from a man to a woman (Camille). \u201cThe way they did it was very subtle and very clever,\u201d Weber says. \u201cIt was very interesting to me to see the differences that made it such a special thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both Geffrier and Weber agree that part of the reason they were attracted to the project was the cast list and, in particular, the director, Oded Ruskin, who handled the multicultural aspects with ease.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe thing about this particular project was the fact that we had a great director, and they infuse the rhythm and create the atmosphere on set,\u201d Weber says. \u201cWhat Oded created on this set with everyone around\u2014because he\u2019s from a difficult culture as well; he\u2019s from Israel\u2014was a very joyful environment where everyone was artistically engaged. He would leave freedom for everyone to artistically create something. And that\u2019s great, because then all the different cultures can add their own thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Through his nearly two decades-long career, Weber has learned that \u201cyou can be in many different productions with a lot of money, but it always comes down to the guy who\u2019s going to be running the set: the director.\u201d<\/p>\n

And when you have a great director, he says, \u201cit reminds you why you choose to do this job because all of a sudden you meet so many different people from different cultures, and we\u2019re all very at ease with each other because of the director, who created this free space where we feel safe. And we\u2019re not afraid of being ridiculous, because that\u2019s what the job is, right? You should never be afraid of being ridiculous. You should always take your job very seriously without taking yourself very seriously. And he\u2019s the kind of man who created this environment that allowed every culture to bring their own stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

Part of Drops of God<\/em>\u2019s shoot took place in Japan, though much of it was in Thailand. \u201cWe were supposed to go to Japan for two months, but the borders were closed because of Covid, so we went to Thailand, which was great. When we were in Thailand, they opened up the borders. We went there with a little crew for a week in Tokyo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Back in Thailand, Geffrier notes that filming was difficult \u201cbecause of the heat and moisture in the air. It was very intense, but the people were very nice. [There were] so many people on the crew, sometimes 180 people working all together. That was really impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n

Weber notes that working with such a multicultural mix of talent and in different locations allows you to see the differences in how various cultures work. When the Japanese actors arrived, \u201cit was fascinating to see how professional they were, how quiet they are,\u201d Weber says. \u201cThey would be so centered.\u201d He then adds, \u201cbut when we would have a chat with them at night, they\u2019d be like, \u2018Oh, I wish I could be like you, running around and making jokes to everyone.\u2019\u201d Meanwhile, he was hoping one day he would \u201cbe able to stand for an hour and not move, the way Tomo would do.\u201d<\/p>\n

In this kind of production, \u201cit\u2019s richer to mix all the cultures, not just everybody [doing] his thing on his own,\u201d Geffrier says. \u201cEverything is mixed, and you grab a little bit of this, a little bit of that,\u201d and learn from each other.<\/p>\n

Drops of God <\/em>is headed to Apple TV+, excluding Japan, where it will make its debut on Hulu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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