Aldis Hodge is the third actor to bring Alex Cross to the screen, but he says Prime Video is coming Cross show will offer fans a different take on James Patterson’s forensic psychologist. Based on the best-selling series of crime novels, Morgan Freeman was the first actor to tackle the role in 1997’s movie adaptations. Kiss the Girls and 2001s Along came a spider. Taylor Perry later succeeded Freeman, as he headlined 2012’s Alex Cross. Meanwhile, Hodge’s Cross Season 1 is scheduled to begin streaming on November 14, with Season 2 already confirmed before its release.
Talk to Screen Rant At this year’s New York Comic-Con, Hodge talked about how his character will differ from Freeman and Perry’s versions. Hodge explains that the episodic television format allows Cross To fully explore the various aspects of his character, from his work as a detective to his family life and role as a father. suggested that his character is “The potential is never fully exhausted,He says the ever-evolving nature of the show helps keep him interested and happy in the role. Check out his comments below:
I think that, for me, I see our execution of Cross as just one element, which is the vast fullness of his whole world it’s alluding to, if we get to explore that. We get to see the cop, not just that, we get to see the father, we get to see the family man, the friend. We get to see the vulnerable person who may not have all the answers, and is still trying to find out. I get to play a very full-scale being who is intentional, sometimes makes a mistake here or there, but he gets to be honest, and that’s the thing that I love the most.
The fact that we get to explore this episode by episode by episode means that its potential is never fully exhausted. We have different levels to go. Every episode, every season, there’s more potential for me, and we keep meeting it and keeping it. So it keeps me interested, it keeps me full, as an artist. It keeps me satisfied and, honestly, very happy.
What Cross’ television format means for James Patterson’s detective
Aldis Hodge could provide the most loyal Alex Cross
With Patterson Alex Cross book series currently consisting of 32 novels and two novellas, The three previous movie adaptations have only scratched the surface of the wealth of source material that Hodge’s show can draw on. Additionally, Detective Cross’s tragic family life is something that has only been touched on before in Perry’s iteration of the character. Even then, 2012s Alex Cross Only managed to depict the murder of his character’s first wife, Maria, and was limited in his ability to provide a more detailed exploration of the lasting impact of her death on his eldest children.
however, cross’s new TV format looks already ready to Provide a more faithful and complete adaptation of Patterson’s crime-solving character. Already the series has cast former NFL player-turned-actor Isaiah Mustafa as Cross’s childhood friend and fellow detective John Sampson, a role that was reprized as Edward Burns’ detective Tommy Kane in Perry’s movie and severely diminished in the 1997s. Kiss the Girls.
The Alex Cross movies never really did the character justice
Over the years, movie and television audiences have had no shortage of fictional detectives lifted straight from the pages of best-selling novels, including fellow Prime Video franchises. Richer. However, Patterson’s Alex Cross never really got the type of adaptation his character deserved. Despite Freeman’s movies delivering moderate box office success, both Kiss the Girls And Along came a spider Fallen place with critics. Meanwhile, Perry’s Alex Cross Not only suffered similar reviews but also failed to recover its original $35 million budget.
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However, Hodge’s insistence that cross’‘s episodic television format will ultimately help provide a more complete portrayal of the character bodes well for fans of Patterson’s novels. Furthermore, there is a sense of confidence that Prime Video seems to share, given this Cross Season 2 was already confirmed before season 1’s release.