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“Alex is a smart kid,” Feliz says.

“Hes a bit of a loner, a little bit of a nerd, but hes very calculated.

Runaways

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In terms of how similar he is [to the comics], Id say pretty similar.

In the comics, however, he’s not very bright.

“My character is probably the most different from the comics,” Sulkin says.

Alex-Wilder-(Rhenzy-Feliz)

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“Hes just a bit more layered, hes more complex.

Theyve taken a character that was written years ago and made him a little bit more relevant and current.

“Shes intelligent, shes very observant, and shes kind of like the detective.

Nico-Minoru-(Lyrica-Okano)

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Thehowwas achieved using CGI and a lifelike animatronic puppet created by Legacy Effects, the dino geniuses behindJurassic Park.

For her part, Barer thanksGame of Thronesfor breaking ground in this department for TV.

Daenerys really paved the way for us women with reptiles, the actress jokes.

Karolina-Dean-(Virginia-Gardner)

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I am the Daenerys of our show.

Also a departure is his role in The Pride, which will be revealed in due time.

“Deviating from the comics is a tricky subject,” Pardue says.

Chase-Stein-(Gregg-Sulkin)

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“Josh and Stephanie have handled it so well.

But Frank is on a little bit different path throughout the entire season.”

“We have some strong women,” Schwartz notes.

Molly-Hernandez-(Allegra-Acosta)

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“There are some boss ladies that run Pride.”

“The Yorkes are genetic engineers, which is connected to the dinosaur story,” Savage says.

It’s all happening right now.”

Gert-Yorkes-(Ariela-Barer)

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“Victor Stein’s company is sort of Tesla-esque,” Schwartz says.

“It’s a Tesla/Space X technology company.

We built out all these companies and subcultures around the parents.”

Old-Lace

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Janet Stein (Ever Carradine)

In the comics, Janet and her husband were world-renowned inventors.

On the show, Chase’s mother is the perfect PTA mom with a brilliant mind.

Leslie-Dean-(Annie-Wersching)

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Frank-Dean-(Kip-Pardue)

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Geoffrey-Wilder-(Ryan-Sands)

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Catherine-Wilder-(Angel-Parker)

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Tina-Minoru-(Brittany-Ishibashi)

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Robert-Minoru-(James-Yaegashi)

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Dale-Yorkes-(Kevin-Weisman)

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Stacey-Yorkes-(Brigid-Brannagh)

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Victor-Stein-(James-Marsters)

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Janet-Stein-(Ever-Carradine)

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