Both Marsden and Brown have some velvet pipes, which they put to good use in between takes.
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“We sang all the time,” Brown tellsEntertainment Weekly.
I said, ‘James, I can just do the melody.’
Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden.Credit:Disney/Ser Baffo
He is like, ‘Okay, do the melody.’
Instead, the guys had classic ’90s R&B in heavy rotation.
“We did a lot of R&B,” Brown explains.
James Marsden, Sterling K. Brown.Brian Roedel/Disney
“There’s a lot of Sade, there’s a little JoJo going on there.
James knows every song.
On the show, the actors' dynamic is not quite so simpatico.
Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden.Disney/Ser Baffo
Brown stars as Xavier Collins, a secret service agent to Marsden’s former U.S. President, Cal Bradford.
OnThis Is Us,the plot was determined by a series of conversations and feelings.
This one has a lot more plot.
Where there’s similarities, is the show delves into a lot of backstories and relationships.
Ultimately, its about families and the lengths we go to take care of one another.
But they’re very different shows with Sterling and I being a little bit of connective tissue.
“We had a blast,” gushes Brown.
Love me some Marsden.”
The first episode ofParadiseis streaming now on Hulu.
The first three episodes will premiere on Jan. 28.
