So many stars are stepping out for the U.S. Open Finals.
22.08.2023 - 19:19 / variety.com
Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor Though his long career has been full of box office hits, critically acclaimed projects and some truly scene-stealing performances, James Marsden landed the role of a lifetime on the Amazon Freevee series “Jury Duty” playing … James Marsden. It is, however, an exaggerated (we hope) version of himself, due to the premise of the show — that everyone taking part in a fake trial is an actor in on the joke except for “star” Ronald Gladden.
Marsden shines as a self-centered actor convinced that he deserves special treatment (“I’m a recognizable public figure,” he tells the judge) while simultaneously bemoaning his fame isn’t remarkable enough. In one tantrum, he screams, “Let’s all feel sorry for the guy from ‘The Notebook,’ who’s not even the guy from ‘The Notebook!’” It’s a tricky balance — and add to it the fact that Marsden is improvising without scripted lines and finding himself in situations he has no way of predicting.
The performance has, at long last, brought Marsden his first Emmy nomination, for supporting actor in a comedy series. In a SAG-AFTRA Foundation conversation recorded in May, Marsden said he knew the idea was “nobody cares who Marsden is,” and the idea was to mine “the laughs that come from that.” But it was more about just having a sense of humor about himself.
The bar of difficulty was so high in “Jury Duty” that viewers should not be fooled by how easy Marsden makes it look. While the rest of the cast had a week or two of rehearsal, Marsden had three days — because, ironically, he was playing an entitled actor on an episode of “Party Down” and shooting ran over.
“I was terrified,” Marsden said frankly. “I just kind of had to roll with it.” Marsden
.So many stars are stepping out for the U.S. Open Finals.
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