SPOILER ALERT:The story includes details about Episode 10 of Apple TV+sBad Monkey.
Whats in the carandwhats next?
LAWRENCE: Somebody asked me why I picked BadMonkey.
Vince Vaughn as Andrew Yancy in ‘Bad Monkey’Apple TV+
Carl Hiaasen, who is an idol of mine, has like, 20 bestsellers.
That will tell people what is next.
DEADLINE:So if and when there is a renewal, Season 2 will be based onRazor Girl?
‘Bad Monkey’ opening creditsApple TV+
LAWRENCE: Yes, it will be based onRazor Girl.
And Im super hopeful that we will start working on it very soon.
DEADLINE:I believe there areonly two books featuring Yancy.
Could you do more than two seasons and go beyond the source material?
But thats whats cool about Carl, each year is kind of a different paper issue mystery.
Is Rosa gone or could she come back?
LAWRENCE: Thats whyRazor Girlis such a good Easter egg.
DEADLINE:So the hope is that Natalie will be back?
I would hope, if we get to do a second year, that Natalies in.
Is there a way to check in and see how theyre doing?
DEADLINE:You mentioned the monkey, Diggs.
The show is calledBad Monkey.
I was waiting until the end for Diggs to actually do something bad.
And Alex Moffat just stayed in character, hes like, Get out of here.
Im trying to talk to someone.
And that stayed in the show.
One of my friends was like, how did you get that deer to do that?
We didnt get to do anything, they came and ate the bushes all day.
But yes, that [Diggs attack on Egg] was originally going to stay in the show.
And so it was a product of storytelling, not as much any calculated decision.
LAWRENCE: I know, I know.
This is the way we rationalize it.
That ended up being something that we were not going to run away from, no matter what.
DEADLINE:So there is no monkey inRazor Girlbut the show is keeping the Bad Monkeytitle?
LAWRENCE:I know, right?
thats what are trying to figure out.
Either the monkey has to still exist, or we have to figure out an answer.
DEADLINE:You took some liberties with the book.
Why did you make those changes?
And thats why a lot of the stuff changed.
Its definitely why Eves death changed.
DEADLINE:You mentioned the Dragon Queen and her redemptive arc.
We started to like her by the end, and Jodie Turner-Smith is great in the role.
Did she have to die and in such a gruesome fashion?
A lot of writers are much more responsible and have the whole thing done.
The only positive I can tell you from it is that enables you to lean into whats working.
Were having fun, and were both kind of good characters to keep this thing going.
But I said, Look, I have the second book, you two arent in.
It doesnt take place on Andros, does not take place in your world.
DEADLINE:Why is the Captain the narrator?
I mean, seemed a little random.
And would that continue in Season 2?
Thats how Carl writes, so he got his voice in there.
When we were thinking about doing it, we said, who do we want to do this with?
DEADLINE:And last but not least, we cant discussBad Monkeyand not talk about Vince Vaughn.
Yancy comes from a book and yet it feels like a role written for Vaughn.
How much of what is on screen is the original character and how much of it is Vince?
And Carl, we leaned on him a lot.
Can you see this guy as Yancy?
And in his head, hes like, Oh, totally, big lumbering dude.
So he was on board.
DEADLINE:How much of what we see was improv from Vince?
Because it often seems like hes making it up.
Was it all on the page?
LAWRENCE: Vinces skill-set is, theres three different things that Vince does that make him awesome.
One is, every time he does the scene, hes so respectful.
He says, alright, lets do one exactly as written.
So we do that.
And then hell say, alright, everybody, lets do one that we play.
And then we play, and well steal jokes of his.
On this show, it definitely had that vibe.
Alex Moffat,SNL,doing it all the time.
I always populate my worlds with people like that, and then take credit for it.
DEADLINE:Can you note some memorable moments that were improvised?
None of that was scripted.
He turned one line into a whole scene, which was super fun.
Because I can see your vagina because my daughter is wearing a very short skirt.
So we kept that in.
Ashley is an improv comedian and was a writer on the show.
I get to set and Im like, Oh, this is awesome.
Im excited to take credit for this.
