“Stranger Things” star Gaten Matarazzo was spotted filming the final season of the Netflix hit … and ya gotta admit, he’s sure as hell not looking like a teenager anymore — despite them trying to keep the illusion alive.
Gaten was on set Thursday in Georgia, chatting it up — seemingly about his scene — in between takes … wearing the iconic Hellfire Club shirt in front of a grave for Eddie Munson, the loveable misfit played by Joseph Quinn who died last season.
Eddie and Gaten’s character Dustin Henderson were thick as thieves in the show, BTW … so you can bet this will be a pretty emotional scene — and on another note, GM’s grown his hair out too … very Eddie-like.
Now, addressing the elephant in the room … Gaten doesn’t look like the kid he was when this whole thing premiered in 2016 … the dude’s 21 now, so keeping him as a teenager on the show is tricky — and yet, that’s exactly what they’re trying to sell here.
We should note … the entire cast looks much older than their character’s ages — and fans have been pointing that out for a while … but it’s unclear if this final season will involve a time jump of some sort, or will pick up where season 4 left off. Time jump would help make this go down easier in terms of buying the characters’ matured appearances.
BTW, Gaten’s made a huge name for himself following his ‘ST’ breakout — he was in the movie “Honor Society,” appeared on Broadway in shows like “Dear Evan Hansen” and “Sweeny Todd,” and hosted/executive produced the Netflix series, “Prank Encounters.”
Unclear what’s next for good ol’ Dustin after the show wraps … we’re assuming he’ll be getting more grown-up roles though. Boy, time sure does fly, doesn’t it?