Actor Aldis Hodge joins TODAY to chat about starring in the new TV series “Cross,” based on the “Alex Cross” mystery novel series giving viewers a peek into the minds of serial killers.
Alex Cross, the literary world’s well-known crime detective, is receiving a makeover in the latest television adaptation, “Cross,” coming to Amazon Prime on Nov. 14. The titular star is played stoically by “Black Adam” breakout Aldis Hodge. The role of Alex Cross is not new to on-screen adaptations. The first came in 1997’s “Kiss the Girls,” with Morgan Freeman playing the hardened Washington D.C. detective. The movie was a loose adaptation of the series’ second book of the same name.
It’s what wakes me up in the morning. It’s really the thing that makes me say, ‘Okay, life is worth living.’ It’s what redefines love,” he said. Hodge says being a dad was one of the ways that helped him authentically portray his character on screen. The other? He says understanding what drove the detective’s everyday life. “I was stepping into honesty, and all I had to do was keep remembering what Alex Cross’ ‘why’ was with whatever situation he stepped into,” the actor tells TODAY.com.
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