The actor talks his monstrous transformation in season two of the Disney+ anthology 'The Vanishing’ and why he found the role so compelling: “It’s another level of meaningful at this stage.”

David Schwimmer channeled his inner horror nerd for his new role in Disney+ and Hulu's 'Goosebumps' season 2, which required a particularly stomach-turning level of commitment for one scene.

The Vanishing, his first major horror role. The actor, most known for his humorous and dramatic roles, says he had wanted to sink my teeth into it

Rob Letterman and Hilary Winston, executive producers of the Disney+ series, also discuss how comedy helped them find their scares and the potential of an anthology crossover event.

The one thing David Schwimmer found that was not scary about his new series “Goosebumps: The Vanishing” was having to work with a lot of special effects. He felt that way despite never having to deal with green screens or playing to creatures not in the scene during his long run on “Friends.

In the new series, Schwimmer plays dad to fraternal twins, Jayden Bartles and Sam McCarthy. “Goosebumps: The Vanishing” becomes available Jan. 10 on Disney+ and Hulu.

I’m a physical actor, but I’ve never really had the chance to do horror, action, and comedy. To blend all those three was a dream,' says the 'Friends' alum.

It was really fun." Because Stine first began publishing his Goosebumps books in the early 1990s when Schwimmer was already an adult, the actor had heard of the series but not actually read it himself.

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