![]() Villarreal: Was it already set up at Freevee? Did you have any sort of brand awareness for that? Because there's going to be one guy who thinks the whole thing is real and it's actually fake.” “What we want to do is we want to do jury duty for three weeks but with you playing a version of yourself, sort of heightened, self-involved version of yourself, and a lot of relatively unknown improv artists on purpose. Let's get on a Zoom with Lee and Gene” - Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky. I love ‘The Office.’” And he said, “Well, good. He called me and said, “Hey, I've got this interesting concept to pitch you and I think you'd kind of be great for it, and it has to do with a lot of improvisational scenarios.” And I was like, “I love that kind of comedy. The beginning was David Bernad, a producer friend of mine who produces “The White Lotus.” We did a couple of projects together. It's been described as “The Office” meets “The Truman Show.” Take me back to the beginning. So your most recent show, “Jury Duty,” is part prank show, part mockumentary work sitcom. Villarreal: Thank you for joining me today. Villarreal: Yeah, he had a lot to say about that. And it's somehow even better that it's in part by making fun of himself and the stereotypes of a Hollywood actor sort of lost in the real world. Olsen: Yeah, he really is such a reliable utility actor, and so it's just great to see him get a moment to shine like this. (Shout out to “27 Dresses.”) This James is a bit of an egomaniac in the most hilarious ways, and it's been such a revelation to see this heightened side of him. This isn't the James Marsden that you, or specifically me, want to be singing “Bennie and the Jets” with on a bartop. I'm really excited for some of the interviews we have coming up. Yvonne, it's so good to be back with you. Mark Olsen: And I'm your other host, Mark Olsen. I'm one of your hosts, Yvonne Villarreal. We're back to bring you more engaging and revealing conversations with some of the creative talents behind your favorite shows and movies. Yvonne Villarreal: Hello, and welcome to another season of “The Envelope” podcast. Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. Marsden discusses how the cast and crew managed to pull it all off, why the role interested him, and how - despite his very believable performance on " Jury Duty " - he strives to keep ego from ruining his reputation in real life. For James Marsden, who plays a Hollywood jerk version of himself on the show, that was the most important thing. "I'll make an ass of myself and have fun doing it, but I never want him to be the butt of the joke,” he shares. Instead, the cast manages to land laughs while making the person who thinks it’s all real, Ronald Gladden, into a hero. The premise of “Jury Duty” - placing a non-actor in the middle of an entirely staged trial - could have easily led the show to mean-spirited-prank territory.
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