The Carcosa Interview: Madeleine Mantock Talks Into the Badlands

It’s no secret that here at Black Nerd Problems we ride hard for AMC’s post-apocalyptic martial arts drama Into the Badlands, and the upcoming season finale got us sharpening our #KillaClipps livetweeting blades in excitement. If you’ve been keeping up with our recaps, however, you know that hands-down our staff’s favorite character is the brilliant and compassionate doctor named Veil. I had the pleasure of speaking with Da Fictional Bae herself, Madeleine Mantock, about what the Badlands journey has been like on and off set for her.  Black Nerd Problems: What drew you to Into the Badlands as a project you wanted to be part of? Madeleine Mantock: Aside from it being pilot season and needing a job, it was a really exciting script that had an individuality you don’t see every day. I think most actors would agree that the prospect of being involved with a network like AMC is a big draw, because they produce such great content. It was an added bonus to have the combined experience of our great roster of producers and I’m very grateful to be a part of it. BNP: How has the experience been different than your past projects? Madeleine: The production itself was unlike anything I’ve experienced before. We had a drama unit and a fight unit running simultaneously. Both crews worked to the bone and even though I didn’t get to work closely with the fight unit, I know we were incredibly fortunate to have the Hong Kong stunt team, led by Stephen Fung and Master DeeDee. The character was di…