The People v. Gorilla Grodd may be the DCU’s strangest show yet, and Skyler Gisondo explains why

Skyler Gisondo, who reprises his role as Jimmy Olsen in the upcoming series The People v. Gorilla Grodd, explained why the show is considered 'strangest' in the DCU. While speaking to Collider, Skyler recalled filming scenes and explained that the production used CCTV cameras to film courthouse scenes. As a result, the scenes felt theatrical.

The actor praised the creators of the show, Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, as skilled storytellers and further mentioned that he was already a big admirer of their earlier work, American Vandal. He believed that working with these experts would bring a unique perspective to superhero storytelling and deliver something unexpected.

Continue reading more about the strange filming method carried out while producing The People v. Gorilla Grodd.

Skyler Gisondo explained the reason behind calling The People v. Gorilla Grodd the strangest show ever in the DCU

The actor of DCU's The People v. Gorilla Grodd, Skyler Gisondo, sat down for an interview with Collider and explained why the show is the strangest in the DC Universe. The actor said,

"Similarly to the way Lance Oppenheim works, because it’s this true-crime mockumentary thing. It’s a lot of verité stuff. It always feels very alive. We’re filming courthouse sequences where it’s just the CCTV cams, so it feels like a play."

Skyler explained that the style of filming resembled the approach used by Lance Oppenheim because the show's genre has both true-crime mockumentary and verité techniques. According to him, this filming method kept the production lively and authentic.

He briefly explained the reason by sharing one instance from their shooting set. He said that the production utilized CCTV cameras to film the courthouse scenes, and because of that, the scene felt theatrical as actors moved through them continuously.

The actor further shared that their filming method had been fun so far even though they were only partway into production. He expressed his hope for the final results after the successful launch of the series.

DCU: Why does filming with CCTV cameras feel theatrical?

Filming with CCTV cameras feels theatrical because the fixed, wide-angle, and unmoving frames demand the actors stay in motion and perform without interruption. Skyler did exactly the same, where he moved in front of the camera to deliver a theatrical-quality scene.

The static viewpoint of the CCTV cams forces the entire scene to unfold in real-time within a single perspective. Consequently, it mirrors the way an audience experiences a play from one seat in a theater. This setup removes the usual cinematic flexibility of shifting angles or edits and ultimately creates a continuous performance that heightens both the dramatic tension and realism.

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