Chris Colfer Is in Talks To Return as Kurt Hummel for the ‘Glee’ Reboot

More than a decade after New Directions took its final bow, ‘Glee’ is heading back to McKinley High. Fans have spent weeks guessing which original stars will return for the ‘Glee’ reboot, and one name has been at the top of almost every wish list: Chris Colfer.

The revival became official this fall. Hulu and Disney+ announced that Ryan Murphy’s Emmy-winning musical comedy has been greenlit for a reboot. The original series ran from 2009 to 2015 and followed New Directions, a high school show choir in Lima, Ohio. Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan are all returning, and Murphy confirmed in October that the 3 had finished writing a pilot script.

Now Colfer has shared an update fans have been hoping for. On The Daily Beast’s “Obsessed: The Podcast“, he confirmed he is in conversations about returning as Kurt Hummel in the reboot now in development at Disney+ and Hulu. He made it clear that nothing is solidified yet.

Colfer said he’d already had a nice conversation with someone about the project and expects more soon. What he heard sounded very funny and like a good idea, he added, and for now he’s simply curious to see where it goes.

The update marks a clear shift. In an interview with Bustle last month, when asked about returning as Kurt, he said, “I know nothing and have heard absolutely nothing.” Now the conversation has officially started, even if his return is far from a sure thing.

Chris Colfer tells @BeastObsessed that he is having “conversations” about his potential return for the ‘Glee’ reboot: “From what I heard, it sounded very funny and it sounded like a good idea. So we’ll see… At this point I’m just curious. We did so much stuff that was that was revolutionary and groundbreaking at the time. I’d be very curious to see how they keep that up.”

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Colfer played Kurt Hummel for all 6 seasons of Fox’s hit musical comedy. He won a Golden Globe Award and earned 2 Emmy nominations for the role. Colfer already has ideas for his character.

He said he would love to see Kurt in a place of power in the fashion world, perhaps running a fashion magazine or working as a stylist for Chappell Roan. He’d also like to explore Kurt’s family life with his husband, Blaine Anderson, played by Darren Criss.

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He even has a prediction about their parenting. Colfer joked that Blaine would be a gentle parent while Kurt would punish their children with scathing looks. When ‘Glee’ ended in 2015, Kurt had married Blaine, and Rachel Berry was the surrogate for their child.

Colfer also spoke about how difficult a reunion would be. He said going back to the show after Cory Monteith’s death was very hard, and that it would be especially difficult now that Naya Rivera is gone too. Still, he doesn’t want those losses to stop the rest of the cast from coming together again.

Colfer would be joining a growing list of familiar faces. Lea Michele is returning as Rachel Berry, with a source telling Variety, “She’s in.” Heather Morris (Brittany) and Jenna Ushkowitz (Tina) have both confirmed their involvement on Instagram.

Others are still undecided. Chord Overstreet is reportedly in talks to return, according to Deadline. Deadline also reported that Matthew Morrison is not in talks for the reboot, but the actor is “hopeful that he will be part of the project”.

Plot details are still under wraps. Murphy has said he’s been in touch with around 10 of the original cast members, who were all very enthusiastic. The script is finished, but production hasn’t started yet, and no release date has been announced.

For ‘Glee’ fans, though, the idea of Kurt and Rachel reuniting on screen is already enough to celebrate. If Colfer’s talks keep going well, McKinley’s most fashionable alum could soon be back.

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