David Boreanaz, star of “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Bones” and “SEAL Team,” teased his next project while attending the Monte-Carlo Television Festival on Monday.
Boreanaz, who just finished filming the seventh and final season of “SEAL Team,” said he is developing a series as a writer that he could also star in and produce. When asked what that might be, he simply said, “I’m watching a lot of ‘The Sopranos’ right now.”
However, when asked if it would be about the Mafia, he replied, “No.” But he added, “You know, I like suits, I like style, I like cars.”
Boreanaz said his writing skills are evolving. “I’m really good at writing dialogue. I’m really good at that. I’m getting better at structure. You know, it’s a work in progress for me. But I like to break down characters. I like, you know, figure out the story and all that stuff. So creative, yeah. I’m really good at creating.”
Boreanaz confirmed that he’s in talks with Paramount+, the streaming arm of “SEAL Team,” about developing future projects. “Yeah, Paramount+ is a great group of people and we’ve had discussions from a director’s perspective, from a producer’s perspective, from a lead’s perspective. So some really good stuff is coming.”
When asked if he would work with Taylor Sheridan, co-creator of Paramount’s “Yellowstone” and “Mayor of Kingstown,” Boreanaz replied, “Obviously I would work with Taylor Sheridan, of course. He’s great. But I would be my own Taylor Sheridan.”
According to Boreanaz, a film version of “SEAL Team” is still a possibility. “In terms of the film, I still feel like a film could easily happen at some point,” he said. “With the way we shoot the show, and the locations, and being fortunate enough to go to certain places in the world, and doing the show, and telling these stories, and the dynamics of these people, [this story] could be picked up at any time. So without giving away any kind of end to the development of the series and where it is, it’s kind of open-ended and I wouldn’t say it’s dead.”
Boreanaz, who is serving this week as president of the fiction jury at the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, also spoke about issues outside of show business.
Referring to the veterans he met while filming “SEAL Team” who wished they had received from the U.S. government, he said, “For me, one of the greatest gifts I’ve ever received… [he sighs and regains his composure]… It touches me and I’ll tell you why: When someone says to you, and they’re a military person, ‘Thank you. You saved my life.
I was suicidal last night, but I watched your show, I saw something that made me reach out for help.’ That’s the greatest compliment I could get from doing a show like this. For the men and women in the military, or veterans, there needs to be a constant reminder every day that they should be honored every day. There needs to be universal health care, universal coverage. That’s just my perspective on it.”
When asked if there was a particularly valuable memento he kept from a past show or an award, he instead mentioned something much more personal: “A letter my mother wrote to me when I was travelling around Europe with my best friend. And she was staying at Ashford Castle, and she wrote… [he pauses] me a letter. It was an award,” he said quietly. Although he did not elaborate, the memory clearly stirred some deep emotions in him.
