sequesteredinourlives,andsociety waskindoffeelingtight.AndI wantedtoopenthatup,Iwantedto feelbetter.Iwantedtofeelmorefree. AndIthinkthismoviedoesthat.…I justwantedtofeelasenseof communityinmakingitandalsoin thestoryitself.JerryandMargereally diditforus.” Cranstonsaidhe’salwaysattracted to“complex,”oftendysfunctional characters.Butsteppingintothe upliftingshoesofJerrySelbee“wasa differentthing.” “Ifeveryonefunctionsverywell,it doesn'tmakeforaverygoodstory,”he said.“Wewanttoseepeople overcomingtheirshortcomings;we wanttoseepeopleachieving somethingthattheyevendidn'tfeel theycouldthemselves.” “Jerrywasadifferentthing,”the66- year-oldactorsaid.“Itwasadifferent feelingtotakeonthischaracter becauseitdidn'thavealotofinternal conflict.Wekindoftooktheartistic libertyjusttosuggestthathemightbe alittlesociallyungracefulandthat he'sneverbeencomfortablein figuringoutpeople;he'sgoodwith math,andthatkindofhelpedand workedtowardtheoverallfoundation ofthefilm.Butinreallife,Jerryis actuallyafun-lovingkindofguy.He's gregarious,andhe'lltalkalldaylong.” DirectedbyDavidFrankel("The DevilWearsPrada,""Marley&Me"), “JerryandMargeGoLarge”israted PG-13forsomelanguageand ▲ "Jerry and Marge Go Large" premieres on Paramount+ on June 17. | Paramount+ suggestivereferences.Thoughit’snot afaith-basedfilm,it’sthekindoffeel- goodmoviethatbringstolightthe followshowtheSelbeesfaced lovedmost. storiesthatoftengountold,reminding competitionfromsleazyMITstudents, Cranston,bestknownforhisEmmy viewersoftheimportanceof forcingJerrytore-thinkhisstrategies. Award-winningroleas"BreakingBad" communityandpowerofgenerosity. ButforJerry,aformeremployeeof antiheroWalterWhite,sharedthat “Tofindsomethingthatisafeel- Kellogg’scerealfactory,hackingthe Jerrywasthefirstrolehetackledsince goodstorythatisbasedonsomething lotterywasn’tnecessarilyabout comingoutoftheCOVID-19 true,thatwasjustforme,areal winningmoney;itwasahobbythat lockdowns. delight,”Beningsaid.“Ifeelreally gavehimbothasenseofpurposeand “WewerecomingoutofCOVIDand lucky.Myparentscanwatchthis anopportunitytogivebacktothosehe everyonefeelingrestrictedandbeing movie.Itwasarealprivilegetogetto Christianpost.com 45