What To Know
- Stick boss Jason Keller opens up about castingYoung Sheldon‘s Iain Armitage for Season 2 of the Apple TV comedy.
- Find out why Armitage is playing a younger version of Owen Wilson’s Pryce Cahill.
Stick‘s latest episode, “Chip Off the Old Butch,” takes a closer look at Pryce Cahill’s (Owen Wilson) past as he seeks out his former mentor, Butch (Rex Linn), to prepare for the U.S. Open after deciding to revive his pro golf career. Warning: Spoilers for Stick Season 2 Episode 3 ahead!
In the episode’s opening moments, a young Pryce is picked up by Butch after getting into some trouble at an arcade. And if the young performer portraying Pryce looks familiar, that’s because Iain Armitage, best known for playing Sheldon Cooper in CBS’s Young Sheldon, is the star behind the role.
“A big part of Season 2 is an origin story about Pryce Cahill at many levels, and you’ll see as you watch deeper into Season 2,” showrunner Jason Keller tells TV Insider. “But I really wanted to explore where Pryce came from. I wanted to explore his own relationship with his father, his own introduction to the game of golf, and what is it in Pryce Cahill that can make him so self-destructive?”
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Doing so, Keller says, “required us to use flashbacks in some episodes, and as you’ll see deeper in the season, there are more, and Iain is one of the younger Pryces that we cast.” As for bringing the comedy star into the mix, he adds, “It was just fun to meet the guy. I’ve been a fan of his work, and certainly Young Sheldon, for so many years.”
Keller couldn’t say enough about the young star as he calls Armitage “such a great guy and such a wonderful actor. It was a blast that he said yes to playing young Pryce.”
As for the flashback sequences, Keller explains, “There’s a part of this character that we are introduced to in Season 1, which is a guy who can break down at the moment of truth, or who can set things on fire right when they’re getting good, and I was curious about why that guy did that, so that origin story is a very important part of Season 2.”
Stay tuned to see how Pryce’s story unfolds, and let us know what you thought aboutYoung Sheldon star Iain Armitage’s appearance in the comments section below.
Stick, Season 2, Wednesdays, Apple TV