Reba McEntire has joined the cast of ‘Big Sky: Deadly Trails’ and is opening up about playing a darker character than what audiences would expect from her. The country star also teased if viewers would be able to see a musical performance
“I get to hum a little bit, and sing a little but, but we’ll see,” McEntire said during the ABCShowrunner and executive producer Elwood Reid said that “there may be a little space for her to sing.” However, given that Sunny is on a “pretty dark journey” her song might be a “murder ballad.” Reid also added that during the Country Music Awards this year, they are hoping to have “some fun country music stars coming in and cameo on the show.
During the panel, McEntire also explained what drew her to accept the role of Sunny Barnes citing that her character “is not being a good person” and that “she’s not a bad person exactly, she’s an interesting person. She’s very protective and loving and she’s trying to make a living with her family on this glamping thing and she’s working real hard to hold it all together. That’s something totally different than anything I’ve ever played and acted on before and I love the depth of that.
“She’s very deep and then very friendly and then she can get very dark,” she continued. “I like the dimensions that I get to play. It’s so much fun for me.”Big Sky: Deadly Trails as the character would be a departure from her “brand.” During a meeting in Montana, Reid said he “slowly led” McEntire into the conversation about playing a character that was “not so nice.”
“And I heard this voice in the background go, ‘Yes!’ And this big guy walks out in the camera and it’s Rex [Linn] her boyfriend,” Reid recalled also adding later on that he specifically wrote the character of Sunny with McEntire in mind.is based on the series of books by C.J. Box and it’s executive produced by David E. Kelley, Elwood Reid and Ross Fineman. Elwood Reid serves as showrunner and executive producer. The show is produced by 20th Television in association with A+E Studios.
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