Kurt Hummel might be coming back. Chris Colfer says he has had a “nice conversation” about returning for the Glee reboot in development at Disney+ and Hulu, and he is “gonna have more conversations soon.”
Colfer opened up about it on The Daily Beast’s Obsessed podcast. “From what I heard, it sounded very funny and it sounded like a good idea,” he said of the reboot. “So we’ll see.” He stopped short of confirming he is in, but he made it clear the door is open.
Where Kurt Would Be Now
Colfer already has ideas. Kurt ended the original series married to Blaine Anderson, played by Darren Criss, with Rachel Berry as the surrogate for their child, and Colfer wants to see him “in a place of power” if he returns.
“I would love to see him like a Miranda Priestly-type, running his own fashion blog or a magazine,” he said. “I could also see him on tour with Chappell Roan, styling her. There’s a lot of fun avenues they could explore.”
He also has thoughts on Kurt and Blaine as parents. “I’m sure he and Blaine would have very different parenting techniques,” Colfer said. “I think Blaine would be a gentle parent, and Kurt would not. I think Kurt would punish his children with scathing looks.”
A Reboot That Keeps Adding Names
Disney+ and Hulu officially ordered the Glee reboot in October. Lea Michele is set to return as Rachel Berry, and Heather Morris and Chord Overstreet have been in talks to come back as well. With Rachel in the mix, Kurt was always going to be one of the first names fans asked about, since the two were close friends on the show.
Colfer played Kurt for the show’s entire run on Fox from 2009 to 2015, and the role won him a Golden Globe for best supporting actor in a television series, along with two Emmy nominations.
The Hard Part
Colfer was also asked about making Glee without two of its stars. Cory Monteith, who played Finn Hudson, died after the fourth season, and Naya Rivera, who played Santana Lopez, died in 2020.
“It was really hard going back to the show after Cory passed, and I’m sure it’d be really difficult, especially now that Naya’s gone too,” Colfer said. “But I guess you have to think, are you going to let the loss of two people you love very much prevent you from being around a dozen other people you love as well? There’s a lot to think about with it.”
“At this point I’m just curious,” he added. “We did so much stuff that was revolutionary and groundbreaking at the time. I’d be very curious to see how they keep that up.”
Disney has not announced a premiere date for the Glee reboot.
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