The public may never learn about Cameron and Mitch’s lives after “Modern Family.”
Eric Stonestreet, who played Cameron, expressed his dissatisfaction with a sitcom spinoff that never materialised in a recent interview with Graham Bensinger.
The sitcom would have followed the life of the married couple, played by Stonestreet and Jesse Tyler Ferguson, and their daughter, Lily, played by Aubrey Anderson Emmons, as they relocated to Missouri from California.
Eric Stonestreet Says ‘It Felt A Little Hurtful’ When A Mitch And Cam ‘Modern Family’ Spinoff Was Rejected
When the series was pitched, Stonestreet was eager to participate.
“They got their chance. “[‘Modern Family’ co-creator] Chris Lloyd and a couple of the writers wrote a really great script that spun Jesse and me off in our life in Missouri,” he explained. “And they replied, ‘No.’ “They basically responded, ‘We don’t want to do it.
Stonestreet admitted that the decision caused him some difficulty because of his fondness for “Modern Family.”
“I adore my character. “I love the show,” he said. “I love Jesse. We had an excellent working relationship. “We had amazing chemistry.”
He reported that he and Ferguson “maybe felt like they thought of us as the old guys, or something like that, that didn’t seem worthy of keeping those characters going.”
“It felt a little hurtful,” Stonestreet explained. “But people make business decisions.”
The sequel would have focused on the family, who had welcomed a baby boy and relocated to the Midwest so Cam could pursue his dream of becoming a collegiate football coach. Stonestreet described the notion as a “slam dunk.”
Eric Stonestreet Says ‘It Felt A Little Hurtful’ When A Mitch And Cam ‘Modern Family’ Spinoff Was Rejected
“We had the right people in place,” he told me. “It would have been fantastic. If ABC had said, ‘Let’s do it,’ I believe we would be on right now.”
“Modern Family” aired for 11 seasons from 2009 to 2020. It received 22 Primetime Emmy Awards during its run.
SOURCE | CNN
