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Julian McMahon officially made hisMarvels Runawaysdebut during Tuesdays episode though viewers had technically seen him from the beginning.
Surprise: His name is actually Jonah, and hes not so gross after all!
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Not only that, but hes also comes off as Karolinas (Virginia Gardner) real father!
(Plus: Check out an exclusive photo from next weeksRunawaysabove!)
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Jonah is Gross Flaky Guy.JULIAN McMAHON:Dont writeJulian McMahon: Gross Flaky Guy.
I dont want to get that reputation.
[Laughs]
Tell us about Jonah as a person.Hes such a complicated character.
He was constantly evolving as I was playing him.
Really the development of who he was was through the scripts.
But hes a charismatic individual who comes into the show as an outsider to all of the other characters.
As we progress, we learn that Jonah has a motive that is maybe separate to the rest.
This is your second supervillain after Victor Von Doom.
This guy is a little similar.
Can you talk about Jonahs dynamic with Leslie (Annie Wersching)?
Not just romantically, but also the power dynamic between them.
Jonah comes in and very much shakes things up.
The first thing he says is he wants to meet her, presumably meaning Karolina.
It really came from the near-death experience that he had.
Hes been doing this rejuvenation throw in thing for a long time and it has always worked.
Everything was simple and easy, there was never anything close to failure.
That brings things to an uncomfortable place.
Do you think Jonah considers himself a good guy?
Is he the hero of his own story?No, I wouldnt say that.
So everybody was equal, to a certain extent.
Is he a villain?
What does Jonah ultimately want?Jonah ultimately wants something that none of us would expect.
I had to quickly scour the internet and brush up on it.
Ultimately, Im a comic book fan.
I didnt know the comic book, but its a great book.
I love watching these kids and the parents, too.
Its a really good depiction.
How much was it also a reveal to you?
You used to get scripts and things.
You dont get those these days, so you have conversations and theyre slightly hedgy.
Were you actually the Gross Flaky Guy?Was that me?
You mean me lying there?
and he goes, Im you.
I said, Oh God, thank God I didnt have to do that.
How long have you been here [in makeup]?
Thank you very much.
No, that was not me.
A new episode ofMarvels Runawaysis released Tuesdays on Hulu.
