If you were hoping for more original Saved by the Bell actors to return for the forthcoming revival, then we have some bad news:
Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tiffani Thiessen were not asked to return.
NBC stunned the world with the announcement of the revival on Tuesday, with both Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley reprising their roles from the 1989-93 comedy series.
Many fans were immediately confused by the lack of clarity on whether some of the other cast members could sign up to appear ahead of production.
But Gosselaar admitted in an interview with Variety that he was never approached, and more concerning, it seems he had no idea the show was even near to a series order.
“Honestly, I was never approached,” Gosselaar, who played Zack, told the outlet. “I woke up to the news this morning with a ‘huh’ kind of response.”
For his part, Gosselaar is attached...
Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Tiffani Thiessen were not asked to return.
NBC stunned the world with the announcement of the revival on Tuesday, with both Mario Lopez and Elizabeth Berkley reprising their roles from the 1989-93 comedy series.
Many fans were immediately confused by the lack of clarity on whether some of the other cast members could sign up to appear ahead of production.
But Gosselaar admitted in an interview with Variety that he was never approached, and more concerning, it seems he had no idea the show was even near to a series order.
“Honestly, I was never approached,” Gosselaar, who played Zack, told the outlet. “I woke up to the news this morning with a ‘huh’ kind of response.”
For his part, Gosselaar is attached...
- 9/19/2019
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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