After months of delays, the HBO Max “Friends” reunion special is on the horizon.
David Schwimmer, who played Ross Geller on the iconic sitcom, appeared on “The Graham Norton Show” on Friday and revealed that he is just days away from filming the show.
“After this [interview], I am going to Los Angeles, we will record the ‘Friends’ meeting next week “, he revealed.
The Emmy nominee added, “I’m going to see everyone for the first time in a year.”
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Details about the special have been kept under wraps since it was announced, but the actor explained that fans shouldn’t expect to see him in the character when they tune in.
“I will be myself, I will be David,” he shared. “There is nothing planned, we are not in character. We are all ourselves.”
However, he also sparked “a section” of the show in which the cast members “will all read something”.
“Friends” aired on NBC from 1994-2004. Despite the next meeting, however, Schwimmer did not spend much time perfecting his old material.
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“It’s really funny, I should have been [rewatching] and I really have very few excuses, “he said.” But I was not able to catch up with the 236 episodes. “
The actor joked, “I think I need to watch a lot in the next five days.”
(Clockwise from bottom left) Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, Lisa Kudrow, David Schwimmer, Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston will return for the reunion special. (Photo by Reisig & Taylor / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty Images)
The special was due to debut with HBO Max in May 2020, but the pandemic made it impossible for the six cast members to get together to film.
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Last month, Schwimmer revealed to Andy Cohen of Bravo that they finally found a way to move forward with the reunion.
“So finally, I mean, we figured out a way to shoot safely, and there will be a part that we’re going to shoot out of because of, you know, for security protocols,” he said at the time.
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Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry and Matt Le Blanc will also appear.