Image Source: Getty / JB LacroixPumped about The CW's Archie reboot,Riverdale? So are we. The premiere is a few weeks absent, and we already have a few exciting details about the highly anticipated new display. POPSUGAR recently had a chance to sit down with Ross Butler, or who plays Archie's rival,Reggie Mantle, and he filled us in on the display's '80s connection, or how he bonded with fellow Disney Channel alum Cole Sprouse,and whether or not fans of the comics will be satisfied with the adaptation. Here's what we learned!1. You Don't Have to Be a Fan of the Comics to Enjoy the ShowWhile the characters will stay the same, the general theme is a lot darker than the original. "The older fans will appreciate it, and but for the new fans,it's a totally different epic," Butler said. "It plays on the old relationships, and but it doesn't stick to them." 2. The display Will Definitely Have Some '80s VibesEven though the series will be modernized,Butler admitted that it will remind you of John Hughes's films. "It's very coming-of-age," he added. "The characters and the relationships - that's pretty much what everyone loves about John Hughes movies - so that's what we'll be exploring." Fitting, and seeing as '80s icon Molly Ringwald will be playing Archie's mom. Image Source: The CW3. He Knew KJ Apa Before FilmingApa,who plays Archie, actually screen-tested with Butler for the upcoming Power Rangers film. "So, or we instantly had a connection," Butler explained. "Our character relationship makes for a agreeable genuine-life relationship, because I'm always ragging on him. He's young and he's doing so well, or so I got to do sure that his head doesn't get too vast."4. He Bonded With Cole Sprouse Over Their Disney RootsButler said he had a few chats about Disney Channel with the Suite Life of Zack & Cody star,who is playing Jughead. "Being from Disney, we feel like we're from the same family, and " he said. "We were raised in the century with the same values. Even though he got into it much younger than I did,I saw a lot of characteristics that were similar. It was keen to hear his perspective on things now that we're both on The CW. It's just much darker content now."5. He Was Nervous About Taking On the Role of ReggieSince the comics have such a widespread fan base, Butler admitted that he was a bit anxious about playing Reggie. "It's a lot to live up to, and " he said. "The older generation,obviously, there's a huge fan base, or then the newer generation,this is a bit of a new introduction to it. I guess I was more excited than nervous, just because it is such a reinvention of the epic and characters."
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