Nick Santora Interview

16-10-2007 09:28

Prison Break viewers have become accustomed to nasty shocks and surprises over many episodes remember the deaths of Veronica and Tweener?But nothing could have prepared fans for the grisly departure of a major character in season three... Yes, it’s official actress Sarah Wayne Callies has left the show and so has Dr. Sara Tancredi... Not a dream, not a hoax that really was Sara’s head in that box... Ouch.All summer, rumours have been spreading about Sarah Wayne Callies’ involvement in the show, especially after she gave birth to her new baby. Some rumours insisted that the role was being-recast; some said that a body double would stand in for Sara’s scenes; other rumours indicated that Dr. Sara would become a recurring character, rather than a regular. Indeed, Prison Break creator/ executive producer Paul Scheuring told us last issue that, Sara is not being recast. We didn’t have her in the first few episodes because she had a baby last week. She is on maternity leave right now.But no, it’s official thing’s have changed and, both the actress and the character are gone. Seemingly for good. We went straight to the horse’s mouth a.k.a., Prison Break writer and executive producer Nick Santora to find out what’s been going on.

How long have you known that Sarah Wayne Callies was not returning to the show? Is that something that has been planned since last season?

Nick Santora: We didn’t know it was definite until sometime in the summer, so we just had to change our storylines and come up with something that was jarring, emotional, and would still drive our characters and make it clear that even though Dr. Sara Tancredi is gone from this world, she is not gone from the heart, mind, and soul of Michael Scofield.