James Marsden recalls “bizarre experience” as a juror when lawyer praised his acting in their opening speech
James Marsden recalls a “bizarre experience” while on jury duty, with a lawyer praising his film performance in their opening speech.
The X-Men star, 49, whose WestWorld show was canceled in January, claimed he was left shocked when one of the lawyers involved in an ‘eviction case’ in an LA court told him they ‘loved all his work when they started the procedure.
said Marsden People“I just served once before and it was a bizarre experience because it was here in LA, and I walked into the courtroom and there was a wall of portrait shots of actors who have done jury duty before – in a government building!”
“I thought to myself, ‘Well, if someone recognizes me, then maybe I’d be a distraction. Don’t know. I wasn’t really trying to get out of jury duty.
“One of the lawyers’ opening arguments – in the middle of an opening argument, he turned to me and he said, ‘And I’ve loved everything you’ve done'”
Love it: James Marsden recalls a ‘bizarre experience’ when he served jury duty, with a lawyer praising his film performance in their opening statement (pictured last month)
Hmm: The X-Men star, 49, whose WestWorld show was canceled in January, claimed he was left shocked when one of the lawyers involved in an “eviction case” in an LA court told him she was “off all his kept working’ if they opened a procedure (stock image)
He added that the comment caused him to joke “Judge I should go” but then remembered “it was a courthouse with a wall full of headshots so they’ll love that
In January, Marsden revealed his disappointment with Westworld’s cancellation in an interview with Rolling stone.
The actor who played cowboy Teddy on the show, which HBO canceled in November before the makers could wrap up the show with a fifth season.
Not only was the series canceled, but Warner Bros. Discovery announced last month that it would remove the show from its HBO Max streaming service.
“I’d be lying to you if I told you the way we ended Westworld wasn’t a disappointment,” Marsden said in the interview.
“I will never speak of my experiences without gratitude, but it would have been nice to be able to complete the story we wanted to finish.”
He added that he loves his “Westworld family” before adding that he would also go home to watch the show as a fan.
“I fully understand that it’s an expensive show and that big shows need big audiences to earn the cost, I wish it was about more than just financial success,” he said.
Frustrated: In January, James said he was upset about Westworld’s cancellation in an interview with Rolling Stone (pictured on show with Evan Rachel Wood)
Critically acclaimed: Westworld had earned a whopping nine Primetime Emmy awards during its run, as well as a total of 54 nominations
The Enchanted actor said he hoped the show would be finished one day.
“Maybe that’s just wishful thinking because I know we had plans to finish it the way we wanted,” he added.
Westworld was reportedly canceled due to the show’s high production costs.
It was reported that season one had a hefty $88 million budget, and that figure grew to $107 million in season two.
The axing came during an “ongoing review of programming” with HBO’s parent company Warner Bros. Discovery.
Westworld had earned a whopping nine Primetime Emmy awards throughout its run, as well as a total of 54 nominations.
It was launched by HBO in 2016 as a prestigious drama with high hopes of becoming another long-running show amid the success of Game of Thrones, and boasted a stellar cast that included Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins.
Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright and Thandiwe Newton were also part of the original cast.