Glee star Matthew Morrison has revealed his “frustration” about being committed to the show for seven years.
In the popular musical comedy, now in its third season, the actor portrays teacher Will Schuester. However, due to the nature of US network television, successful shows often bind their stars to potential seven-year contracts, leaving them with no choice but to stay.
Morrison has expressed concern regarding the implications this might have on his career.
He mentioned: “It’s not ending any time soon. Once they have you, they trap you. I’m locked into seven years – I signed up for seven years, and there’s no way out. I do have a very good lawyer, but there’s nothing we can do – I recently received offers for some really great movies, but we had to decline those. It’s incredibly frustrating.”
Additionally, Morrison shared that neither he nor his co-stars expected how immensely successful the show would become. “None of us realized when we signed on that it would become this… we thought it was simply a show about kids singing and dancing… I literally cannot escape it. It’s a fantastic show that gave me my big break, but what can I do?”
by Lorelle Heath
