&#8220;I was like, I can’t do that&#8221;: Noah Schnapp Shares the Challenges of Filming Stranger Things While Growing Up

Stranger Things kids are going through the same thing that Harry Potter kids
did. They are literally growing in front of the camera. When the series debuted
in 2016, all the kids were in the age range of 12-15 years old. Even though
their characters were younger, the child actors were all quite young to convince
the viewers. But considerable time has passed since then. Time is probably going
slowly at Hawkins, but it isn’t the same in real life. The kids are no more kids
but teenagers. On the Today show, Will Byers’ actor Noah Schnapp shared the
pressure of growing up on set. 


NOAH SCHNAPP WAS REQUIRED TO SPEAK DIFFERENTLY AND STAND SHORTER 

Season 2 takes place in 1984 when Will Byers was 13 years old. The Duffer
brothers had asked the actor to act younger to fit his character.

“I remember in Season Two they told me, like, you need to lower the pitch of
your voice, you have to speak at a different level and stand shorter and walk
like — I was like, I can’t do that. I’m not like that anymore,” he explained.
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Their physical changes had proved quite challenging for the young stars,
especially after the pandemic. They were shooting for season 4 in 2020, which
takes place in 1986 but was halted because of Covid. The actors got older, but
the characters remained the same. The Hawkins gang are all 15 years old in 1986,
but Sadie (Max) is now 20, Gaten (Dustin) is 19, Millie (Eleven) is 18, Noah
Schnapp (Will) is 17, Caleb (Lucas) is 20 and finally, Finn (Mike) is 19.  

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GATEN WASN’T BOTHERED AS SUCH

The fan-favorite, Dustin actor, Gaten, had an easier time getting into his role.
He hasn’t grown as much since 14! He was already 13 when the show aired. But
probably Priah Ferguson, now 15, had the most drastic change. She played Erica,
Lucas’s sister. From a wee little kip, she has grown into a beautiful young
girl.

Missing the gang? Binge Stranger Things
[https://netflixjunkie.com/tag/stranger-things/] here.
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Despite Being Busy With ‘Deadpool 3’
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Stranger Things kids are going through the same thing that Harry Potter kids did. They are literally growing in front of the camera. When the series debuted in 2016, all the kids were in the age range of 12-15 years old. Even though their characters were younger, the child actors were all quite young to convince the viewers. But considerable time has passed since then. Time is probably going slowly at Hawkins, but it isn&#8217;t the same in real life. The kids are no more kids but teenagers. On the Today show, Will Byers&#8217; actor Noah Schnapp shared the pressure of growing up on set. 
<h2>Noah Schnapp was required to speak differently and stand shorter </h2>
Season 2 takes place in 1984 when Will Byers was 13 years old. The Duffer brothers had asked the actor to act younger to fit his character.
“I remember in Season Two they told me, like, you need to lower the pitch of your voice, you have to speak at a different level and stand shorter and walk like — I was like, I can’t do that. I’m not like that anymore,” he <a href="https://news.yahoo.com/stranger-things-cast-real-aging-162828409.html#:~:text=%E2%80%9CI%20remember%20in%20Season%20Two%20they%20told%20me%2C%20like%2C%20you%20need%20to%20lower%20the%20pitch%20of%20your%20voice%2C%20you%20have%20to%20speak%20at%20a%20different%20level%20and%20stand%20shorter%20and%20walk%20like%20%E2%80%94%20I%20was%20like%2C%20I%20can%E2%80%99t%20do%20that.%20I%E2%80%99m%20not%20like%20that%20anymore%2C%E2%80%9D%20he%20said">explained.</a> 
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Their physical changes had proved quite challenging for the young stars, especially after the pandemic. They were shooting for season 4 in 2020, which takes place in 1986 but was halted because of Covid. The actors got older, but the characters remained the same. The Hawkins gang are all 15 years old in 1986, but Sadie (Max) is now 20, Gaten (Dustin) is 19, Millie (Eleven) is 18, Noah Schnapp (Will) is 17, Caleb (Lucas) is 20 and finally, Finn (Mike) is 19.  
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<h2>Gaten wasn&#8217;t bothered as such</h2>
The fan-favorite, Dustin actor, Gaten, had an easier time getting into his role. He hasn&#8217;t grown as much since 14! He was already 13 when the show aired. But probably Priah Ferguson, now 15, had the most drastic change. She played Erica, Lucas&#8217;s sister. From a wee little kip, she has grown into a beautiful young girl.
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"I was like, I can’t do that": Noah Schnapp Shares the Challenges of Filming Stranger Things While Growing Up - Netflix Junkie

Srabani Biswas is a writer at Netflix Junkie. She is a sociology graduate from Lady Brabourne College. Previously, she has contributed to Sports India Show and The Sports Room as a sports writer, and interned at Ripples Learning. A daydreamer, a dancer, and a lover of dogs, she enjoys quiet evenings with her laptop and a cozy blanket. With so much to do and so little time, she is constantly worried about her growing pile of unread books and unwatched shows on Netflix. Her favourites include Stranger, Vincenzo, Hello! My twenties, Emily in Paris, Never Have I Ever, Peaky Blinders, Stranger Things, Reply 1997 and Sex Education.

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