Dr. Sara Tancredi on "Prison Break"
Dr. Sara Tancredi (Sarah Wayne Callies) was decapitated and her head
stuffed in a box. So what really happened? TVGuide interviewed Prison
Break executive producer Matt Olmstead:
TVG: What was your understanding as to why she didn't want to come
back? It seems strange that she refused to return in any capacity.
Doesn't it seem strange to you?MO: It looked like a pretty good deal
on the face of it. We definitely came up in money. Thirteen episodes
would have allowed the character to have a proper exit. We were
willing to push the start date back [to accommodate her maternity
leave], which would have meant her coming in [around] Episode 10, but
that wasn't accepted. So then we offered to come up [to Canada] before
she gave birth and film at her house. Pretty good money and she
wouldn't even have to leave her house. That wasn't accepted. So it was
a little curious to me and to others why she was taking such a hard
stance. [Maybe] she felt that she was made certain assurances about
being part of the show this season. And in fairness to her, those
assurances were given, because she was such a valuable member of the
show.... Also, she's up [in Canada]. She's comfortable. She's starting
a family. Maybe she didn't want to have to fly down and have to do
this stuff. Or maybe she felt like she wanted to be part of the show
[full time], not just half the season. Perhaps she felt a little
jilted. Our [original] plan was to definitely keep her for [all of]
Season 3, but after a couple of times of getting it kicked back from
the network, we had to come up with a new idea and that necessitated
her character being killed.
Sarah Wayne Callies response via her spokesperson:
"As hard as we all tried, the Prison Break powers that be and I were
unable to find a way to meet both the needs of the story and the needs
of my family. We parted wishing each other well. I had a wonderful
time working with the creative team and have a world of respect for
all of them; they took great care of Dr. Sara. I'm also enormously
grateful to the fans. They've been so gracious and supportive, and I
hope they continue to enjoy the show."
So any of you "Prison Break" fans think you have the answer?
Why did Sarah leave the show?
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