Producers Of Disney Show Discuss Respecting Blue Demon’s Request Not To Remove Mask During Production
The publicity is starting to build for Disney Channel’s “Ultra Violet & Blue Demon” show, a show that will actually be starring the legendary luchador Blue Demon Jr. However, sticking to lucha tradition nearly had issues with the legendary luchador and Disney.
Dan Carrillo Levy and Eugenio Villamar spoke with Wrestling Inc. about the show, talking about how in the early days of the getting the show together, they worked to help maintain Demon’s identity a secret, causing issues with Disney over his refusal to remove his mask.
“The first thing they needed to understand, which is difficult to explain, is that Blue doesn’t take the mask of. It’s a very unique thing about lucha libre. He is the persona, and no one knows his face. Even people that shot the pilot, the executives at Disney [and] the legal team that did the contracts, they don’t know his face.”
“Even to get him into the meetings at Disney, they don’t get to see his face. There was a problem with security in how to get him in. That is the first thing that they need to learn. He’s a living character, which is very unique, and it’s part of what draws us into doing these projects. He lives his life as Blue Demon, and that’s it.”
“It’s not like Batman has Bruce Wayne, and Bruce Wayne has Batman. No, Blue Demon is Blue Demon all the time. So that was the first thing that we had to make them understand and pitch to them and how we would do this show and continue this because obviously, it’s not the case with the girl in the show.”
The show has no announced premiere date, but whenever it is, you can be sure few people on set know what Blue Demon Jr. looks like without the mask.
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