Chad Michael Murray doesn’t want to be anything other than what he’s been tryna be lately.
But he isn’t totally opposed to returning to his past, either. Indeed, the One Tree Hill alum—who played Lucas Scott on the iconic WB series—shared his reaction to being a part of the possible reboot.
“I want that show to happen,” Chad told E! News in an exclusive interview, before admitting of his character: “I don't know what will happen with me.” (For more from Chad, watch E! News tonight, Nov. 18)
And while the Freaky Friday star isn’t sure of his own character’s fate, he’s excited about the prospect of the series—which also starred Sophia Bush, Bethany Joy Lenz, Hilarie Burton and James Lafferty—making its return.
“This experience that I've gotten like the privilege of being able to experience over the course of the last 24 years is incredible,” he gushed of the One Tree Hill fandom. “And so for each and every person that grew up on this show and it affected them and it changed their heart just a little bit and their mind and just set the tone for their youth, I hope it happens.”
Still, the 43-year-old—who shares three kids with wife Sarah Roemer—emphasized that he doesn’t know whether he’ll make his return to Tree Hill High.
“I have no idea,” he added. “But I can say that I really, whatever iteration of that show is, I want for the fans.”
As for what Chad is sure of? His latest role in Netflix’s The Merry Gentlemen—where he plays Luke, the romantic lead and member of an all-male dance crew—was the “most fun” he’d ever had making a movie.
“It's one of those things that came across the desk and—first thing was absolute terror because I'd never done anything like it,” he gushed. “But then the byproduct was, ‘Man, I love this.’ You get this dopamine kick when you're up there dancing for 12 hours in front of all these people.”
The Gilmore Girls alum noted that his kids embraced the new role too—especially when it came to preparing his physique.
“They’d come out into the garage and train with me,” Chad explained. “My daughter always wanted to sit up on one of my machines and she'd say, ‘Alright, I'm your coach today, give me 25.’ And she was so adorable. That's part of our home life now.”
Merry Gentlemen hits Netflix Nov. 20.
—Reporting by Emily Curl