Aldis Hodge is the third actor to bring Alex Cross to the screen, but he says Prime Video’s next film Cross the show will offer fans a different look at James Patterson’s forensic psychologist. Based on the best-selling series of crime novels, Morgan Freeman was the first actor to take on the role in the 1997 film adaptations. Kiss the girls and 2001 Along came a spider. Tyler Perry later succeeded Freeman, headlining 2012 Alex Cruz. Meanwhile, Hodge Cross Season 1 is set to begin streaming on November 14th, with Season 2 already confirmed ahead of its release.
Chatting with Screen speech at this year’s New York Comic-Con, Hodge talked about how his character will be different from Freeman and Perry’s versions. Hodge explained that television’s episodic 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. Suggesting that your character “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 their comments below:
I think for me, I see our execution of Cross as just one element, which is the vast fullness of his entire world that he alludes to, if we can tap into that. We get to see the police officer, not only that, we get to see the father, we get to see the family man, the friend. We can see the vulnerable person who may not have all the answers and is still trying to figure it out. I play a large-scale being who is intentional, sometimes makes a mistake here or there, but he manages to be honest, and that’s what I love most.
So the fact that we can explore episode by episode means that the potential is never fully exhausted. We have different levels to go through. Every episode, every season, there’s more potential for me, and we continue to reach it and surpass it. So it keeps me interested, it keeps me satisfied, as an artist. It keeps me satisfied and, honestly, very happy.
What the Cross TV Format Means for James Patterson’s Detective
Aldis Hodge could deliver the most faithful Alex Cross
With Patterson Alex Cruz series of books currently consisting of 32 novels and two novellas, the three previous film adaptations only scratched the surface of the wealth of source material that Hodge’s program can draw on. Furthermore, Detective Cross’ tragic home life is something that has only been previously addressed in Perry’s iteration of the character. Even so, 2012 Alex Cruz it only managed to depict the murder of its character’s first wife, Maria, and was limited in its ability to provide a more detailed exploration of the lasting impact of her death on her older children.
However, Cross’The new television format already seems ready for deliver a more faithful and complete adaptation of Patterson’s crime-solving character. The series previously cast former NFL player-turned-actor Isaiah Mustafa as Cross’s childhood friend and fellow detective John Sampson, a role that was rewritten as Edward Burns’ Detective Tommy Kane in Perry’s film and severely toned down in 1997. . Kiss the girls.
Alex Cross’s films never did the character justice
Over the years, film and television audiences have had no shortage of fictional detectives plucked straight from the pages of best-selling novels, including counterparts from the Prime Video franchise. Reach. However, Patterson’s Alex Cross has never received the kind of adaptation his character deserves. Although Freeman’s films were moderately successful at the box office, both Kiss the girls and Along came a spider fell flat with critics. Meanwhile, Perry Alex Cruz not only did it suffer similar criticism, but it also failed to recoup its original $35 million budget.
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However, Hodge’s insistence that Cross’The episodic television format will finally help provide a more complete picture of the character, which bodes well for fans of Patterson’s novels. Furthermore, it is a feeling of confidence that Prime Video seems to share, given that Cross Season 2 was already confirmed before the release of Season 1.