James Marsden is everything you would hope he would be in person. I grew up as a huge fan of Marsden as a young theater kid in the Northwest. His role as Oscar in the American adaptation of Death at a Funeral inspired me in such a deep way. His comedy was seemingly effortless as well as he was putting everything into his roles. The beauty of Marsden is not just the fact that he has had success, but that he constantly redefines and pivots when he finds it...

Alexander Ludwig isn’t the kind of guy you forget. At six-foot-two with piercing blue eyes and the kind of rugged charm that could sell out a line of luxury camping gear, this Canadian-born actor has already been around the industry for decades. But don’t mistake him for just another Hollywood tough guy—Ludwig is so much more than that. Something I was honored to witness firsthand...