The Morning Watch: Behind The Return Of ‘Rick And Morty’, The Breakable Set Of ‘The Hunt’ & More
The Morning Watchis a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.
In this edition, go behind the scenes of the recent season four return ofRick and Morty. Plus, find out how one of the sets for a fight scene inThe Huntwas created to be almost entirely breakable, and watchMark Hamilldo someStar Warsimpressions in a flashback clip fromLate Night with Conan O’Brienback in 1997.
First up, in this quickAdult Swimfeaturette for the newRick and Mortyepisode “Never Ricking Morty,” co-cretor Dan Harmon and writer Jeff Loveness discuss the literal use of literary devices, as well as how they feel about certainenviable anatomical features seen on a a few characters in this perplexing, meta episode, including Jesus Christ himself.
Next up, the controversial movieThe Huntfeatures an epic fight scene between Betty Gilpin and Hilary Swank, one that is so brutal and destructive that an entire set was built to be the most efficient for stunts and breakable set pieces and props. In this video fromInsider, director Craig Zobel explains how the scene was planned on shot, including contributions from production design and special effects.
Finally, back in March of 1997 when the release ofStar Wars: Return of the Jedi: Special Editionwas on the horizon, Mark Hamill stopped by for a chat atLate Night with Conan O’Brien. We get to see Mark Hamill make an appearance at a peep show, and he also shows off some of his impressions, including a damn good Harrison Ford and Yoda.
