Exclusive: Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening talk Jerry & Marge Go Large
Now playing exclusively on Paramount+ is the dramedy Jerry & Marge Go Large, directed by David Frankel and starring Oscar nominee, and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Bryan Cranston stars as Jerry Selbee alongside four-time Academy Award nominee and a two-time Golden Globe and Screen Actor Guild Award winner Annette Bening, who stars as Marge Selbee. The cast is rounded out by a diverse array of talented actors including Larry Wilmore, Rainn Wilson, Anna Camp, Ann Harada, Jake McDorman, Michael McKean and Uly Schlesinger.
Written by Brad Copeland, Jerry & Marge Go Large is inspired by the remarkable true story of retiree Jerry Selbee (Bryan Cranston), who discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife Marge (Annette Bening), wins millions and uses the money to revive their small Michigan town.
Best known for his portrayal of Walter White on AMC’s Breaking Bad, Cranston most recently starred in Showtime’s limited series Your Honor, for which also served as executive producer. On film, Cranston most recently appeared in Disney’s The One and Only Ivan, reprised his role as Walter White in El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie and starred opposite Kevin Hart and Nicole Kidman in The Upside.
Bening most recently appeared in Kenneth Branagh’s Death On The Nile, William Nicholson’s Hope Gap opposite Bill Nighy and Scott Z. Burns’ The Report, opposite Adam Driver, for which she received a Golden Globe nomination. She will next be seen in Nyad, which will be directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.
Blackfilmandtv.com’s Wilson Morales spoke with Cranston and Bening regarding their roles and whether of not they have played the lottery.