“I’m not interested in continuing on.
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SuitsalumGabriel Machtwas goddamn set on never returning as Harvey Specter.
Macht tellsEntertainment Weeklythat it’s all because of the fans andSuitsandSuits LAcreatorAaron Korsh.
Gabriel Macht, ‘Suits’.Credit:Ian Watson/USA Network/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty
“We really created such a well-rounded character, and the ensemble was terrific.
“I’m not really interested in doing this.
I’m not interested in continuing on.
Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams, ‘Suits’.USA
The story is done, and we had a really good ride and all of that.”
All of that changed when Korsh called him up with his pitch for Harvey’s return inSuits LA.
Macht didn’t say yes right away, however.
Stephen Amell, Bryan Greenberg, ‘Suits LA’.David Astorga/NBC
“Look, I’ve been not wanting to go back and act,” he explains.
That’s another reason we did nine years.”
But I wanted to put my focus on some of this other stuff.
“‘What, Aaron, what do you want?'”
he recalls the conversation going.
This is a big thing.'”
I’m doing it for the fans."
“This guy, Ted, is in a bind,” Macht teases.
“There seem to be elements of Ted that are very similar to Harvey.
And there is some self-referential wordplay that resembles some old patterns that are really playful and watchable.
There’s something there.”
And if all else fails, Macht sees a future for the franchise long beyond this new spinoff.
“I think it would be hilarious.
Can you imagine pencil skirts doing a kick line at the very end?”
Suits LApremieres Sunday, Feb. 23 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on NBC.
