“Stranger Things” wears its influences on its sleeves, and they don’t always stem from horror and sci-fi. Case in point — Mr Whatsit (Jamie Campbell Bower), Henry Creel’s smiling, child-abducting alter-ego in “Stranger Things” Season 5, was influenced by the titular host of classic kids’ show “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” with Bower studying the series for tips on how to play the type of person young people would trust.
“I spent time watching Mr Rogers, old things like that, movies like The Pied Piper Of Hamelin from the ’50s,” the actor told SFX. “I spent a long time thinking about that and…
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