Wedding bells are officially ringing in Storybrooke!
Once Upon a Time’s highly anticipated musical episode is almost here, which means that we’re just a few days away from witnessing Emma Swan and Killian Jones say “I do” in a breathtaking wedding ceremony. (Trust us. It’s perfect.)
ET had the pleasure of visiting Once Upon a Time’s set in Vancouver, Canada, last month during filming of the musical matrimony, and we sat down with stars Jennifer Morrison and Colin O’Donoghue for an intimate and in-depth interview that focused on each and every aspect of their on-screen wedding.
From their “honest” vows, to Emma’s “timeless” wedding gown, and their dream honeymoon – only ET has all the inside scoop straight from the stars of the series! Plus, we’ve got additional details from executive producers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, as well as Once Upon a Time’s head costume designer Eduardo Castro.
So, shall we get started? Or, as O’Donoghue cleverly put it: who’s ready for some “music and dance and some mighty fine romance” at Captain Swan’s wedding?
Just a warning that this is the biggest Once Upon a Time article we’ve ever written, so grab a comfy seat, put your cellphone on silent and get ready to go on an emotional roller coaster of feels. And, as always, please remember to breathe!
1. The Venue: The Once showrunners confessed that they had considered a number of “other places” for Emma and Killian to tie the knot – yes, even Granny’s! – but in the end, they settled on a brand new Storybrooke location for the ceremony. “Without wanting to spoil the episode, there’s a story reason for why it’s on the roof,” Horowitz revealed. “But there’s also something to us that was super romantic about having Storybrooke as the backdrop.”
Emma and Killian will tie the knot in front of a dream-worthy sunset and surrounded by their closest friends and family. “It’s the place where they’ve kind of come together,” Horowitz continued. “Where their love has grown and where both of them as characters have grown, so seeing the whole town kind of beneath and surrounding them felt like a really cool way to do it.”
“I thought it was perfect,” Morrison dished. “We just felt, like, what better way to make it feel extra special than to have [the wedding] also be the musical episode?”
We at ET are thrilled to confirm that Once Upon a Time’s highly anticipated musical extravaganza
– which will air Sunday, May 7 – will also be the episode in which
Emma Swan and Killian Jones get married.
(We’re just going to pause
here for a second to let that glorious news sink in and for the
subsequent screams of excitement die down. All good? Great! Now take
another deep breath and keep reading…)
ET had the pleasure of visiting Once Upon a Time’s
set in Vancouver, Canada, last month during filming of the musical
matrimony, and we asked the star-studded cast what their initial
reaction was after discovering that Emma and Hook would be tying the
knot in season six’s penultimate episode.
“I thought it was perfect,” Jennifer Morrison gushed to ET during a joint interview with co-star Colin O’Donoghue.
“We just felt, like, what better way to make it feel extra special than
to have [the wedding] also be the musical episode?”
From recording the original
songs, to learning the choreography and finding the inspiration for her
wedding gown, (more on that later!) Morrison revealed that working on
the musical episode has been a career highlight.
“It’s been so fun!” the
38-year-old actress exclaimed. “I mean, I feel like I just keep
repeating myself: It’s just so fun! it’s just so fun!”
“You’re going to have a
whole article of Jennifer saying, ‘It’s just so fun!’ over and over
again,” O’Donoghue said with a laugh.
When asked how they would
tease the episode for the fans, the actors were quick to cut to the
chase.
“It’s a musical episode
where Hook and Emma…” Morrison began thoughtfully.
“Get married!” O’Donoghue
chimed in with a smirk. “Teased! Boom!”
“Oh wait, you mean without a
spoiler? Umm, but it’s a spoiler, on top of a spoiler, wrapped in a
spoiler!” Morrison dished. “Hook and Emma find themselves on a brand new
adventure that changes the rest of their lives. Wait, that’s not good.
Hmm, OK. Hook and Emma follow through on a critical decision…”
“With music, and dance, and
some mighty fine romance!“ O’Donoghue added.
Although we’re not going to
reveal any specific episode details at this time, we can tell you that
Morrison and O’Donoghue are well aware that Captain Swan fans are going
to completely lose it when they see Emma and Killian’s wedding.
“I hope their brains
explode!” Morrison giggled playfully. “I mean, I hope they enjoy it as
much as we have. It’s been so fun. I just said it again!”
Listen up, Oncers! This
article only contains a teeny, tiny bit of all the interviews that ET
gathered while on set of Once Upon a Time’s musical wedding extravaganza, so make sure you keep it locked to ETonline and follow @LeanneAguilera on Twitter for even more magical scoop in the weeks to come!
Once Upon a Time airs Sundays at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC.
ET: What was your reaction when you found out that Emma would, once again, be hiding her secrets from Killian? Colin O’Donoghue: Yeah, it was a bit mean of her not to tell him what’s going on, but I think for Hook, he he’ll do whatever he can to help Emma and he believes that they have a relationship where they can be honest and open with each other. I think that he knows that something is not right, and that she’s hiding something and, at this point, there’s something that she won’t share.
How long are we going to have to wait until Killian really finds out what’s going on? I think that he’ll approach the subject with her pretty much straight away. I mean, he’s not shy with approaching her and tackling things, so I think that he’ll say something pretty soon.
We have seen Killian go to hell and back – literally! – in season five. What’s next for him in season six? He’s trying to be the best person that he can be, and be the hero that everyone believes that he can be. He also wants to be the best man for Emma, so whatever he can to do to prove to her that he’s worthy of her love, that’s where he is at the start of this season. You’ll see him in this next episode where he helps Belle and he’s doing it simply because he wants to just help. He wants to try and make amends for some of his past actions, with Belle and just in general. He knows that he has done wrong by people and he wants to make amends for all that.
We got a little bit deeper into Killian’s past last season and learned even more about his brother, Liam. Will we be diving even deeper into what makes Killian tick this year?
Yeah, we’ll definitely see a little bit more of Hook’s past. I can’t really talk about it just at the minute, but we’ll see some of the relationships that he had in his past, and sort of a little bit more about his whole family life. I mean, Hook is hundreds of years old, so there’s a lot of stuff to get through, but it’s always fun to play old Hook and sort of explore what he was like hundreds of years ago. We’ll definitely see more of his past.
We’ve always seen a really fun and interesting dynamic between old Hook and the original Evil Queen. With The Evil Queen coming back into the picture, are we going to see any fun scenes between her and Hook? Yeah, you’ll definitely see some scenes with Hook and The Evil Queen. I mean, Hook definitely is a different person now then he was back then. I don’t even know what kind of a relationship he and The Evil Queen had back then! [Laughs] But he’s a different man now, and I think he definitely wants to try and figure out a way of stopping The Evil Queen from achieving whatever she’s trying to achieve. She’s now The Evil Queen without any of Regina in her – that part that would’ve maybe questioned things in the past. Now she’s just pure evil. She’s the Mr. Hyde of that relationship.
One of your best friends, Sean Maguire – who we’ve missed desperately as Robin Hood – is coming back to the show for a bit. What was your reaction when you found out that Robin isn’t completely gone for good? Wait. Who said best friends? I never said that. Did he say that? [Laughs] No, I’m very excited. It’s great to have him back up. I literally know nothing abut the context of the story, or how that’s going to work, but it’ll l just be great to have Sean back for a little while. He’s just a great guy, but don’t tell him I said that. It’ll be fun, we’ll have fun times.
A lot of fans have expressed that they’d really like to see Killian bond more with the Charming family, especially with Henry. Is that something that they can look forward to? Yeah, you know, Hook is now a part of Emma’s life and, obviously, they’re Emma’s family, so you’ll definitely see a lot more of his interactions with both Henry and also Charming. I can’t really go into too much detail, but definitely with Charming we’ll see a big development in their relationship further on down the line. And Henry is a teenage boy and, I guess, Hook is, in some way, a father figure – or trying to be a father figure – for him, so that’s kind of where they’re at. Hook is trying to do his best by them all, but he still has a pretty dark past.
Are we going to be seeing where Killian will be living this year? He’s kind of been all over the place – he was on the Jolly Roger, he was in Granny’s, etc. Has he officially moved in with Emma yet?
He hasn’t officially moved in at this point where we are, but he picked out the house, so he really should be there. I’m not even sure in the next episode on Sunday exactly where he lives. I don’t know if he’s on the Jolly Roger, or if he’s at Granny’s, or where he is. I think he’s just kind of floating around at the minute. Hopefully, soon he will find a place to live. Hopefully.
Hopefully with Emma because, you’re right, I totally forgot that he picked out her house! Yeah, he’s got good taste!
Alright, Colin, when I caught up with you [at Comic Con] I asked if season six is going to be the year that either Killian or Emma pop the question to the other. How would you plan their perfect proposal? [Laughs] I wouldn’t have a clue! Maybe some rum on the Jolly Roger? A candlelit dinner with grilled cheese and French fries, and a nice vintage rum, and I guess that would probably be it.
Do you think it would be Emma or Hook doing the proposing? I don’t know if he would be the one to pop the question or not. That’s a pretty big step. I think that they’re navigating having a relationship in a town where they’ve got so many evil people trying to kill everybody! [Laughs] I don’t know if they have time, really, to think about popping the question.
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Because it bears repeating (or in this case, posting it here as well).
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