Mission for Marsden: His career has skyrocketed and with eight movies coming out in the next 18 months, James Marsden can afford a lighthearted look at near misses

It’s fun to play ‘Casting Couch’ with Hollywood actors. And no, not in THAT way, you mucky bunch! That’s a whole other daydream. I refer instead to the roles they either shot down or lost to another; the ones that got away.

Most are aware of certain audition rumours floating about on the interweb. They’re prepared for such enquiries, brushing them off with a ‘Don’t believe everything you read’.

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For years, Mr James Marsden wasn’t considered a funny guy. The actor, who played President John F Kennedy in The Butler and stars in comedy sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, doesn’t exactly have the look, after all. Preparing for a shoot on a crisp Friday morning in downtown LA, he looks more like one of those all-American cheekbones types, the kind who make excellent screensavers for 14-year-old girls.

But then six years ago it all changed.

“I don’t know what happened,” he says, as a make-up guy lovingly blow-dries his hair. “I guess I got funny all of a sudden!”

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Jimmy attended the UK premiere of “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” at the Vue West End in London on December 11, 2013. I’ve uploaded 57 HQ photos from this event to the gallery.

GALLERY LINK:
Public Appearances > 2013 Appearances > [2013.12.11]”Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” UK Premiere (HQ)

I’ve uploaded HQ photos of Jimmy attending The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and InStyle’s Celebration of the 2014 Golden Globe Awards season and Miss Golden Globe, and the Weinstein Company’s holiday party in West Hollywood on November 21, 2013.

GALLERY LINK:
Public Appearances > 2013 Appearances > [2013.11.21]HFPA and InStyle’s Celebration of the 2014 Golden Globe Awards season and Miss Golden Globe (HQ)
Public Appearances > 2013 Appearances > [2013.11.21]The Weinstein Company’s Holiday Party (HQ)

PLAYBOY: You’ve had a busy year, with parts on 30 Rock and in 2 Guns, Lee Daniels’ The Butler and now Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. Are you allowed to pick favorites?

MARSDEN: X-Men fans may be let down, but Anchorman 2 is the first movie in my career I’ve wanted to see after I finished it. I tested for the role of Brian Fantana in the original and was bummed I didn’t get cast. In this one I play Will Ferrell’s nemesis, a rival anchor named Jack Lime. It’s 1980, at the start of the 24-hour-news era, and Ron Burgundy is moving from San Diego to New York. I’m an obsessed Anchorman fan.

PLAYBOY: Were you the quote-spouting movie nerd on set?

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Jimmy was photographed at LAX when he returned to Los Angeles on November 14, 2013. I’ve uploaded 7 HQ pics to the gallery.

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Paparazzi Photos > 2013 Candids > [2013.11.14]LAX (HQ)

Jimmy was photographed while taking his daughter Mary and son Jack to the Studio City farmers market in Studio City on November 3, 2013. I’ve uploaded 13 HQ pics to the gallery.

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Paparazzi Photos > 2013 Candids > [2013.11.03]Studio City (HQ)

Jimmy attended ELLE’s 20th Annual Women In Hollywood Celebration at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles in Beverly Hills on October 21, 2013. I’ve uploaded 54 HQ pics to the gallery.

GALLERY LINK:
Public Appearances > 2013 Appearances > [2013.10.21]ELLE’s 20th Annual Women In Hollywood Celebration (HQ)

Jimmy attended the “SWAPtoberfest” celebration for the launch of the new Activision game “Skylanders SWAP Force” at Pedestrian Plaza in Times Square in New York City on October 10, 2013. I’ve uploaded 35 HQ pics to the gallery.

GALLERY LINK:
Public Appearances > 2013 Appearances > [2013.10.10]Skylander SWAP Force Launch Event (HQ)

Jimmy attended The Cinema Society and Johnston & Murphy screening of Sony Pictures Classics’ “Kill Your Darlings” after party at TAO Downtown in New York City on September 30, 2013. I’ve uploaded 8 HQ pics to the gallery.

GALLERY LINK:
Public Appearances > 2013 Appearances > [2013.09.30]The Cinema Society and Johnston & Murphy Screening of “Kill Your Darlings” After Party (HQ)