“Jury Duty” star James Marsden talks about the time he was called to serve, and why he quickly realized he wouldn’t be getting out of it in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Also, James Marsden talks about the extensive preparation and misdirection that went into fooling Ron Gladden, the hero of the hit series, “Jury Duty.
James Marsden and Ronald Gladden joined Mario Lopez and Kit Hoover on Access Daily to talk about their new show, “Jury Duty.”
The show follows Ronald Gladden working on jury duty while the rest of the people involved are actors who take Ronald on a wild ride. One of those actors is James Marsden who plays himself in the show and when James and Ronald met on set, Ronald said, “I did have to do a Google search on the guy.” You can watch “Jury Duty” on Amazon Freevee on April 7.
The unique comedy series sees a real person join a fake jury without realizing everyone else is an actor.
Amazon Freevee is debuting a very interesting documentary-style comedy series Jury Duty. The feature chronicles the inner workings of an American jury trial through the eyes of one particular juror, Ronald Gladden, a solar contractor from San Diego, who is unaware that this is not an official jury duty summons. The amusing trailer sees Gladden as a dutiful juror who doesn’t figure that the entire case is fake and everyone except him is an actor, including James Marsden. It builds some hilarious moments as everything that happens, inside the courtroom and outside, is scripted.
Marsden reveals in an official statement, “What interested me was the challenge of creating a hero’s journey for someone who has no idea the world around him was completely manufactured.” Adding, “Whether this high wire act could lead him to unite this family of wonderful weirdos and in the process become an inspiring leader for us all under the process of serving Jury Duty.” The premise does present the opportunity to create some epic comedic moments as the timing in the trailer looks perfect.
Lauren Anderson, head of AVOD Original Content and Unscripted Programming, at Amazon Studios, adds, “There are no guarantees but there’s ambition, creativity, pure comedy, and the desire to do something different but with great care. That’s what drew us to this wildly inventive idea from this incredible group of producers.” She further emphasized the themes of the series telling, “How does one respond when the most outlandish moments happen in something as seemingly mundane as jury duty? We hope audiences are pleasantly surprised by what they see and delighted by what the show says about humanity.”
Marsden stars as an alternate version of himself alongside an ensemble cast including Alan Barinholtz, Susan Berger, Cassandra Blair, David Brown, Kirk Fox, Ross Kimball, Pramode Kumar, Trisha LaFache, Mekki Leeper, Brandon Loeser, Edy Modica, Rashida “Sheedz” Olayiwola, Kerry O’Neill, Whitney Rice, Maria Russell, Ishmel Sahid, Ben Seaward, Ron Song, and Evan Williams.
It’s been 15 years since Amy Adams began her role as Giselle in the Enchanted franchise. The first film, released in 2007, followed her character in the land of Andalasia as she prepared to wed Prince Edward (James Marsden). However, her adventure begins when her animated counterpart is transported to live-action New York. The film was a success with audiences and the box office, accumulating a whopping $340 million against an $85 million budget.
Now, Disenchanted, the long-awaited sequel, is ready for a release on Disney+. The movie starts ten years after the first film, following Giselle, who now questions her happiness. She wishes for her life to be the perfect fairy tale, inadvertently turning the lives of those in the real world and Andalasia upside down in the process. A brand-new clip was released from Disenchanted, giving viewers a glimpse of Giselle’s suburban life before the upcoming events unfold. The clip, released courtesy of Disney+, can be found below.
James Marsden is the star in the clip, playing the prince who quite literally lives in a fairy tale. He questions the couple’s “fixer-upper” house, wondering when they will build their moat and whether the pair who now have a family is “poor.” The sequel features most of the main cast from the initial film, including Adams, Marsden, Patrick Dempsey, and Idina Menzel. Newcomers include Alan Tudyk, Gabriella Baldacchino, and Maya Rudolph. Fans can see Disenchanted when it premieres on Disney+ on Nov. 18.
Check out the official “Disenchanted” Trailer starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey & James Marsden!
James welcomes his guests Minnie Driver and James Marsden who recall how they met when they were neighbors. And after Minnie explains why her son voluntarily left sunny California for a boarding school in the UK, she tells James how she managed to help the firefighters in her neighborhood years ago which led to her falling in love. And James, a car enthusiast with a minivan streak, shares there is a “Jaws” cut of his new film, “Sonic the Hedgehog 2.”
The world’s favorite blue hedgehog is back for a next-level adventure in SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2. After settling in Green Hills, Sonic is eager to prove he has what it takes to be a true hero. His test comes when Dr. Robotnik returns, this time with a new partner, Knuckles, in search for an emerald that has the power to destroy civilizations. Sonic teams up with his own sidekick, Tails, and together they embark on a globe-trotting journey to find the emerald before it falls into the wrong hands.
From the filmmakers behind The Fast and the Furious and Deadpool, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2 stars James Marsden, Ben Schwartz as the voice of Sonic, Tika Sumpter, Natasha Rothwell, Adam Pally, and Jim Carrey returning, alongside new additions Shemar Moore, with Idris Elba as the voice of Knuckles, and Colleen O’Shaughnessey as the voice of Tails.
