Bravo set the production on edge after he complained to the French outlet Le Figaro about how he felt his character had become less complex and plot lines involving him had become repetitive.
The 36-year-old French actor doubled down on his criticisms in a follow-up interview with IndieWire from late last month in which he complained about his inability to contribute to his character and the show’s ‘lack of risk.’
‘The show will go on with or without Lucas,’ a source told Us Weekly on Wednesday. ‘The show is Emily In Paris — not Gabriel in Paris.’
They added added: ‘Everyone is so upset about the remarks he made.’
Emily In Paris star Lucas Bravo, 36, has made ‘everyone… so upset’ after he complained about the Netflix series and his character, a source told Us Weekly; pictured in November 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
The source said there is ‘going to be a lot of tension’ if the French actor returns for season five, though he hasn’t said if he will return (pictured with Emily In Paris star Lily Collins)
It’s unclear if Bravo will be invited back for season five of Emily In Paris, or if he would even want to return, as he noted in his recent interviews that his contract was up after season four.
However, the insider claimed that is ‘going to be a lot of tension’ if Bravo does find himself back on the Emily In Paris set.
While speaking with Le Figaro, the heartthrob hinted that while the Emmy-nominated series has helped him gain name recognition, it does not ‘stimulate’ him as an actor.
‘Emily in Paris gave me a snowball effect which allowed me to meet certain people, to try to set up something lasting,’ he told the publication.
He admitted the romantic comedy in which he and Lily Collins‘ Emily are in an on–off relationship is ‘good entertainment’ and an escape’ but lacks depth.
‘I feel the need to raise awareness a little about what I’m saying,’ he explained of what he hopes to achieve as an actor.
Netflix has already renewed the show for a fifth season, but whether his character, Gabriel, will be a part of the storyline remains to be seen.
At the end of season four, Emily had moved to Rome, which might make it easier for Bravo to seamlessly exit the show.
Bravo noted that his contract expired after season four, so it’s unclear if he will be invited back for season five, and if he would even accept if so; still from Emily In Paris
Lucas Bravo, 36, has hinted he may not be around for season five of the hit Netflix show Emily in Paris (Pictured in Los Angeles in August)
‘It’s going to depend on the scenario because I think I’ve done the trick a bit,’ he explained.
The performer, who has made several films in the off-season, including his upcoming Freedom, seems to think he might need break from the series.
‘I don’t really have any freedom and, as people start to give me some elsewhere, I’m getting a taste for it,’ he explained.
‘Life is short. The filming of this series still lasts five months. Do I want to sacrifice them to tell something that doesn’t stimulate me?’ he queried.
The actor also seemed to think the romance between Gabriel and Emily was decades out of style.
‘On the last season, the writing was in this idea of the ’90s where lovers move away, kiss, move away again,’ he contended of the show created by Sex and the City’s Darren Star. ‘Everything is based on the lack of communication. It’s a bit archaic.’
Bravo complained the romance portrayed in season four was ‘this idea of the 90s where lovers move away, kiss, move away again. Everything is based on the lack of communication. It’s a bit archaic’
If he does return for season five, Bravo said he would like for Gabriel to ‘find a little panache again’; pictured in 2022 in Hollywood
‘Today, the new generation verbalizes, confronts each other, it no longer works on this side, we meet and we do not understand each other.’
‘People see this mechanism coming from miles away… And I don’t want to be part of a cog that tends not to consider the intelligence of the viewers.’
If he does end up signing on for the new season, the actor would like Gabriel to have more skin in the game.
‘I would like him to find a little panache again,’ he said.
In an October 29 interview with IndieWire, Bravo said he ‘grew apart’ from his character each successive season ‘because of the choices he makes and because of the direction they make him take.’
He said it was ‘not fun’ to watch a character he previously ‘love[d]’ change so drastically.
‘It makes me question if I want to be part of Season 5 […] because my contract ends at Season 4,’ he said.
One of his complaints with the working conditions on Emily In Paris was that he had tried to ‘bring nuances’ to his character, but he doesn’t ‘have much liberty on set.’
‘We cannot change a word or an emotion,’ Bravo continued. ‘They know what they want and we just have to comply.’
Speaking to IndieWire, Bravo complained that he can’t change a word his character says. He suggested showrunners are afraid of turning off viewers by making characters more complex; still from Emily In Paris
Bravo went so far as to suggest that the series’ showrunners were unwilling to deviate from the formula for fear of losing unadventurous or unsophisticated viewers.
‘They’re probably holding onto something that they couldn’t measure that had such a success so now they are very precious about not changing the recipe and keeping it what it was,’ Bravo suggested. ‘Anything that could go off road is carefully taken back.’
Although he chided the series for its ‘lack of risk,’ he clarified that he still appreciates the show and merely wants it to be the ‘best version’ of itself.
Bravo’s latest film, Freedom, debuts on Prime November 1.
