The ‘Stranger Things’ star Gaten Matarazzo recently discussed his close relationships with his co-stars from the popular streaming series.
In a conversation with ‘People’ magazine, Matarazzo shared insights into his off-screen connections with the cast, mentioning who he stays in touch with. He revealed, “I’m texting Finny (Finn Wolfhard) and Caleb (McLaughlin) a ton all the time. They update a lot. They like a good meme and a good laugh. A good voice memo, too. Those are always. We do a number of those on a frequent basis.”
Since the show’s debut in 2015, Matarazzo and his co-stars have remained close. He even lived with Wolfhard, 22, during the filming of ‘Stranger Things’ season 5. In an appearance on Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s podcast, Dinner’s on Me, he reminisced about their time as roommates, saying, “It was great. It was kind of like a college experience.”
Like typical college students, Matarazzo pointed out that they had some challenges keeping their apartment tidy. “I would look around like three months after we lived together and (be) like, ‘This place is disgusting. What are we doing?’”
When asked by Ferguson who was messier, he humorously explained, “We kind of match each other’s energy a little bit.” He acknowledged their long-term friendship, saying, “We had been so close for so long that we didn’t really hold each other to a standard. We were kind of like, ‘Ah, f— it. Whatever, man. We’ll get to it later.’”
The final season of ‘Stranger Things’ premiered on November 26 on Netflix. Matarazzo also shared his thoughts on the finale’s table read, describing it as “unreal” and expressing excitement about the experience. He noted, “That was December 2023. So even that was quite some time ago, and it was unreal. Everyone was so excited about it, looking forward to it. It was a good experience.”
He mentioned that the table read was conducted over time, stating, “It was parceled up over time, so we only read the first maybe three or four (episodes) at one time, and then we trickled in the other ones later on.”