Widow\u2019s Bay star Matthew Rhys jokingly revealed to E! News his plans to do a crossover with partner Keri Russell\u2019s show The Diplomat at Brunswick Corporation\u2019s media day at Brooklyn Bridge Marina.<\/p>\n
Widow\u2019s Bay could be the future home of a world leadership summit if Matthew Rhys has his way.<\/p>\n
Though he and longtime partner Keri Russell haven\u2019t really shared the screen since The Americans came to an end in 2018, the Widow\u2019s Bay star admitted they would jump at the chance to appear on the other\u2019s Emmy nominated series. Or, for that matter, even join forces.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would be on The Diplomat in a heartbeat,\u201d Rhys told E! News in an exclusive interview. \u201cI think she would be in Widow's Bay in a heartbeat. We just need to start getting the creatives\u2014Actually, I would really do a crossover episode whereby there's some kind of G7 on Widow's Bay.\u201d<\/p>\n
And that concept may just be coming together in the Brothers & Sisters alum\u2019s mind. \u201cYeah, that would happen,\u201d he continued. \u201cThat would definitely happen. Let's work towards the crossover, the merging of the two.\u201d<\/p>\n
Case in point, many a world leader has enjoyed some summer fun in New England, not to mention the islands\u2014both haunted and not\u2014just off the coast. Though it would remain to be seen how Russell\u2019s no-nonsense Ambassador Kate Wyler\u00a0and his beleaguered mayor Tom Loftis would cross paths, Rhys already has one storyline mapped out.<\/p>\n
For the fate of Rufus Sewell\u2019s Hal Wyler, he quipped, \u201cHe'd have to die.\u201d<\/p>\n
Until that comes to fruition, however, Rhys firmly has his sights set on some other wishes for season two, which creator Katie Dippold and the writers have just begun mapping out. Chief among them a \u201cDracula-Frankenstein mashup\u201d kind of monster for Tom to contend with.<\/p>\n
Plus, more time on a boat\u2014preferably on the water itself as opposed to the soundstage on they filmed the fan-favorite \u201cSeasickness\u201d episode chock full of Jaws homages.<\/p>\n
After all, that itself was a manifestation for the actor, who had a vision of spending time aboard a vessel.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd then the episode came where Tom has no experience of being on a boat,\u201d Rhys mused. \u201cHe's the one wearing the full life jacket and is very nervous on the boat. So that was always a little trickier for me because I had to act being bad on a boat. It wasn't trickier. It was more annoying, if anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
But with Tom\u2019s first onscreen boating excursion in the rearview, the Beast in Me star now has his sights set on a new seafaring adventure for Widow\u2019s Bay\u2019s top brass.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think Tom Loftis just being alone in a boat would be his nightmare,\u201d Rhys explained, \u201cand having to figure out how, either how to operate it or how to navigate or how to make his way home. In fact, I might pitch that idea. I think it's a great idea. That's a real horror story for him and could be a lot of fun for me to film.\u201d<\/p>\n
But given the 51-year-old\u2019s dedication to his boating community, he\u2019s willing to concede a more positive outcome, in which viewers are \u201cseeing how he overcomes it,\u201d Rhys joked. \u201cHow what a joyous moment the end is, and when he realizes boating is actually great.\u201d<\/p>\n
In all seriousness, though, working on the horror comedy allowed him to marry his lengthy acting career with his even longer dedication to time on the water.<\/p>\n