She recalls how when she was little she would see buffalo roam through the village’s fields where rice, corn and chilis would grow. Some neighbors kept fish ponds filled with catfish they could sell at the market or eat themselves.
“When James became available, I was like, ‘please.’ I had just finishedand this dude is so funny.” “Paradise,” said Brown, is an opportunity for Marsden “to show something that a lot of people haven’t had a chance to see him do.”
Marsden says Brown is one of Hollywood’s good guys.“He’s one of the most graceful, generous, good human beings that I’ve been fortunate to meet in this business. He’s so humble and cares so much about not only his work, but the people around him. He wants everybody to be great. When I think of people I need to be more like, it’s this man.”“Paradise” has themes of climate change, privilege and the pecking order of who in society gets saved during an emergency. There’s a relevance to the series which Brown says is coincidental because Dan Fogelman — creator and writer of “This is Us” — conceived “Paradise” 10 years ago. It makes sense to him though why it would provoke thought.
“There is obviously a very interesting coalescing of capitalism and politics across the world, especially within our country,” he said. “Our show sort of looks directly at that in terms of who wields the real power and asks should it be that way.”Disney, Hulu’s parent company, has thrown its support behind the series. It dropped the premiere early Sunday night on Hulu and Disney+. The second and third episodes will stream Tuesday on Hulu before going to a weekly schedule.
In a Q&A, Brown talks about choosing “Paradise,” podcasting and missing the audition process.
Answers are shortened for clarity and brevity.The U.S. on Thursday will release its April report for inflation at the wholesale level, which is what companies are paying for goods. Economists expect an easing of inflation there.
The latest update Thursday for retail sales is expected to reflect a sharp drop to 0.2% in April from 1.4% the previous month.Retail giant Walmart will also report its latest financial results on Thursday and its financial forecasts will be closely watched.
In the bond market, Treasury yields edged higher. The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose to 4.54% from 4.47% late Tuesday. The two-year Treasury yield, which moves more closely with expectations for Fed action, rose to 4.06% from 4.00% late Tuesday.All told, the S&P 500 rose 6.03 points to 5,892.58. The Dow fell 89.37 points to 42,051.06, and the Nasdaq gained 136.72 points to 19,146.81.