“Fits” alum Rick Hoffman reveals why he panicked about Louis Litt’s return on “Fits LA”

It's time for Fits LA to get Litt Up.

After Gabriel Macht returned as Harvey Specter for a number of episodes earlier this season, the following Suits character to look on the spinoff sequence is none aside from heel-turned-hero Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman), who makes his debut in Sunday's penultimate episode, "Indignant Sylvester." And despite the fact that it's been six years, Hoffman guarantees that Louis' "buffoonery" hasn't modified in any respect — however the actor did "panic" about bringing the character again onscreen.

When Stuart (Josh McDermitt) has to attend anger administration — er, apologies, we imply a "hostility mitigation" retreat — he crosses paths with Louis. The 2 males develop into immediate adversaries due to, in no small half, some traditional confusion over what appendage Louis threatens to shove down his throat (it's by no means what you assume he means). Nevertheless it's not exhausting to think about their shared historical past with BFFs Harvey and Ted Black (Stephen Amell) will in the end play a component in how they deal with their time in anger administration and, in the end, with one another, doubtlessly resulting in extra appearances from Louis sooner or later. (Try an unique sneak peek on the episode within the video above.)

"Basically, I feel the characters are missed," Hoffman tells Leisure Weekly. "If you consider Fits, you do consider Harvey, you consider Louis, you consider Donna [Sarah Rafferty], you consider Mike [Patrick J. Adams], and so I feel [creator] Aaron [Korsh] would use each single considered one of these characters if he may, as early as he may, as a result of it's nostalgia. If it really works, I feel he'll do extra of it."

Beneath, Hoffman reveals why he panicked about returning as Louis, what followers can anticipate from his look within the episode, and why he's needed to develop into as a lot of an skilled on "mudding" as Louis himself.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: How did your return to the Fits-verse occur?

RICK HOFFMAN: It had all the time been been mentioned between [creator] Aaron [Korsh] and myself, even again after we had been ending up Fits in 2019. He's such enjoyable character, however I didn’t anticipate him to have me concerned so early on Fits LA. I simply didn't assume that was a part of the foundations, so far as a primary season. Nevertheless it was a welcomed cellphone name and it was thrilling concept and it didn’t take me very lengthy to go, "Yep, I'm in."

Did you speak to Gabriel about his return earlier this season?

No, as a result of I didn’t know that till I learn it in [press] that that was taking place even earlier. That's sensible for certain, since you've bought to deliver the anchor in, however once more, I simply didn't know that it was going to be that early.

What did Aaron inform you in these preliminary conversations about why he needed to deliver Louis again onscreen?

He simply thought it might be a enjoyable concept and it made sense. He wasn't going to deliver me in if it was inorganic, and he occurred to have a personality that had anger points. So who higher, in case you're going to herald an previous character, if he's getting despatched to anger administration? If you hear Louis and anger administration, isn't that the most effective potential concepts? It's simply makes a lot sense. With no disrespect to Dr. Lipschitz [Ray Proscia] — if Louis is getting remedy someplace else, he wasn't dishonest. He simply bought despatched to a facility for a short weekend.

Positively not dishonest … simply attempting one thing new.

[Laughs] That's proper.

What new revelations are we going to find out about Louis on this episode?

[They were] capable of match the stability of his buffoonery and one way or the other discover that he's on this mini existential disaster together with his being a father and husband and all that, feeling not sufficient. They had been capable of actually encapsulate in a really small time period, in a really good relationship. I felt it labored. And so I simply hope that the followers agree.

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What did you consider Louis' return once you learn the script for the primary time?

Each single script I've ever gotten, after they name on Louis to do ridiculous s—, I fully panic and go, "It's not going to work." After which my anxiousness and neuroses, one way or the other it really works into some bizarre method the place it will get to this place the place I simply freak myself out sufficient to the place I'm so ready and able to floor the hell out of it. Someway it appears, so far, after speaking about consuming c— for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, speaking about wooden with Donna, speaking to Harvey about using him bareback, and now minimize to speaking about his fist being mistaken for his penis, it simply all appears to fall into place.

You already know, once you lay all of it out like that in a listing, it actually does make you assume again on all of the wild belongings you've needed to say as Louis.

[Laughs] There may be not a type of that doesn't match.

What was it like your first day on set again as Louis? Did you might have any troubles getting again into character after six years?

It's not even a query. That means it was simple, and it wasn't even a difficulty. It was extra of, I simply didn't wish to let anyone down, as a result of all people stored saying, "It's going to be nice, it's going to be nice, it's going to be nice." I'm like, "Properly, is it? I higher not f— up!" Josh McDermitt couldn’t have been a greater scene accomplice. He simply was so heat, previous to me arriving, simply very welcoming, emailed and informed me if I wanted something, simply a type of actors. So I already knew it was going to be a terrific expertise and we simply had a good time taking pictures 14 hours for 2 days.

You've bought a terrific debut scene with Louis and Stewart's first assembly as they combat over a baggage cart. What was it like filming that argument that turns right into a hilarious little bit of bodily comedy?

I didn't understand they had been going to maintain that in. Actually, it's the primary I've heard of it, from you. That was added as a result of they didn't say minimize. There have been completely different variations of how that scene ended. At one level I used to be leaping on the suitcases, however in the end that was the primary scene that I did with Josh. Aaron was there and he's simply the good barometer, when you realize he’s laughing, then it's working. So it was a terrific, enjoyable scene to begin with.

Earlier than you talked to Aaron about this episode and browse the script and discovered what Louis was as much as, how did it examine to what you've thought of the place your character ended up six years later?

I all the time checked out there being extra of a disaster for Louis that was heavier generally. It's simply because I like enjoying dramatic scenes greater than I like enjoying comedic scenes, however these issues completely match. However for me, I all the time lean extra in direction of the darker and having extra actual points with life. However I feel if it went my method, lots of people can be depressed watching versus discovering a whole lot of pleasure in all of his buffoonery.

The place did you assume Louis ended up? How darkish are we speaking?

I didn't assume Louis was in a nasty method. I completely believed that he had been married to the love of his life, operating the agency, and fortunately noticed that he now has two kids, which I assumed was improbable. However you in the end marvel, is there extra of a narrative to inform? And if there isn't, that's nice. But when there was, I’ve a listing of issues that may very well be very attention-grabbing that occurred to Louis at the present time, however I feel that ship has sailed.

Would you wish to return to Fits LA once more sooner or later?

In fact! Selfishly, in fact I might like to, however I simply don't know if that's one thing that … I'd be curious to know what the true story is behind that. Do different folks actually wish to see extra of him, of that man? My mom does.

So what does that imply for the potential Suits reunion movie? Are you curious about doing that?

No ideas, unquestionably. I might completely have an interest, for certain. How may any individual say no to a personality that modified their life, you realize what I imply? I might like to know what that type of individual's like. All of us don’t have anything however fond ideas of that have, so I don't get what can be in the best way of eager to do it.

We get to see Louis go mudding once more on this episode in a really hilarious scene. Did you ever break whereas filming that?

It's humorous. No, I didn’t break. It's the mud that makes you not break. I truly needed to run the mud assembly for manufacturing, by the best way, which is hilarious as a result of despite the fact that we had administrators, producers, who’ve all been on Fits, none of them had been concerned within the mudding episodes throughout the OG years. So I needed to actually run a one-hour manufacturing assembly explaining how one can get us safely out of that mud inside a two-and-a-half hour interval, as a result of it took years to get that down. Once we first did it again in 2013, Patrick and I had been in there for seven hours as a result of no one knew that we had been going to drift. They needed to put 300 lb. weights on us. Oh, was It was a nightmare, however as time went on, it bought smoother and smoother. And so it was type of simply hilarious that I used to be the one — I'm like, "If I'm the one main this assembly, we’re all screwed."

Fits LA airs Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, and streams the following day on Peacock.

This interview has been edited for size and readability.

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