In the fantastic season 2 finale of “Solely Murders within the Constructing,” Paul Rudd appeared in a shock cameo when the present jumps ahead in time to arrange the homicide thriller whodunnit that may most definitely dominate season 3. His relationships and previous historical past with the opposite characters might be revealed, and can most likely present how his character Ben Glenroy wound up being the lead in Oliver Putnam’s (Martin Brief) Broadway comeback.

For Rudd, who has simply completed engaged on “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” with two different performing icons in Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer, getting the prospect to behave with Steve Martin and Martin Brief represented the highest of the mountain for him. “Surreal does not even cowl it,” Rudd advised EW. “For a comedy fan like myself, Martin Brief and Steve Martin, that is Mount Rushmore. I imply, really hero worship. To get to work with them, I nonetheless form of cannot imagine it.”

When you’ve seen each comedy icons on their current nationwide tour collectively, they seem like a comedy staff that is been collectively for many years, harkening again to the glory days of double acts like Martin & Lewis or Nichols and Might. Season 3 of “Solely Murders within the Constructing” simply started filming in January and, up to now, Rudd has solely labored on the present “a few days,” giving him simply sufficient time to witness Martin and Brief’s unimaginable chemistry collectively. “It is hilarious,” Rudd mentioned. “It is simply fixed insults. To simply hear them knock one another however there’s a lot love between these guys. […] It is simply so enjoyable to have a entrance row seat to all of that.”

Filming in New York Metropolis ought to wrap in April, with season 3 hopefully premiering someday in late summer time or early fall.