Exclusive: James Marsden on playing President Cal Bradford in Hulu's Paradise
Currently playing on Hulu is the thriller series Paradise, created by Dan Fogelman and starring Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden, Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Aliyah Mastin and Percy Daggs IV.
Set in a city-sized underground bunker in Colorado three years after a doomsday event, the series follows United States Secret Service agent Xavier Collins (Sterling K. Brown) as he seeks to discover the truth behind the killing of the President of the United States. As Xavier comes under suspicion for President Bradford's death, he searches for answers about what really happened, and is unsure of whom he can trust as his questions lead to many shocking revelations.
Marsden plays President Cal Bradford, Secret Service code name "Wildcat", found murdered and only seen alive in flashbacks.
This is the second time Marsden has played the US President. In Lee Daniels' The Butler, Marsden played President John F. Kennedy. Best known as Cyclops/Scott Summers in the X-Men films, he also played Prince Edward in Enchanted, Teddy Flood in HBO's Westworld, and as the identical twins Steve and Ben Wood in Netflix's dark comedy Dead to Me. He recently starred as Tom Wachowski in the Sonic the Hedgehog movies.
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales spoke with Marsden on playing President Cal Bradford in Hulu's Paradise with Sterling K. Brown.