His credits include appearances on the TV shows “Glee,” “30 Rock,” “American Woman,” “Family Practice,” “Behind the Candelabra” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” plus the feature films “Love Is Strange,” “Beautiful Now” and “Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks.” Chenoweth persuaded Jackson to take on a project that was different than anything he had done before. Jackson was aware of the first film in the franchise because his close friend, Kristin Chenoweth, portrayed Maleficent. Mal realizes the barrier must be permanently closed to make sure the likes of Hades and Uma (China Anne McClain) won’t escape. “Descendants 3,” which debuts Friday on Disney Channel, takes place on VK Day, when the fair-minded children of villains – Mal (Dove Cameron), Evie (Sofia Carson), Carlos (Cameron Boyce) and Jay (Booboo Stewart) – cross the barrier and return to the Isle of the Lost so they can bring four deserving VKs to Auradon Prep. Ortega and Jackson found the balance of huge and quiet moments that allowed Jackson to play Hades the way he wanted to present him. He has always made it a point that no matter what role he’s playing, he wants the audience to think of the character as a person with dreams, wishes, fears and goals. His approach was to play Hades as a character who was filled with a variety of emotions. “We had to keep the blue flaming hair, but everything else was stuff (director) Kenny (Ortega) and I created.”Īlthough the natural assumption is Hades is a heartless villain, Jackson didn’t approach the role with such a narrow focus. But I have never seen the Disney version, and I am kind of glad about that because I didn’t want to do anything he did,” Jackson says of the production that featured James Woods as the voice of Hades. “They showed me renderings of what he looked like, and there are certain things you can’t ignore like crazy blue hair that lights on fire when you get mad. The musical productions in the franchise have all featured characters based on Disney characters, and in Jackson’s case the inspiration is the underworld’s wicked ruler as introduced in the animated film “Hercules.” The actor, best known for his work on “American Horror Story,” took the inspiration and added his own devilish spin. – Cheyenne Jackson landed a helluva role in “Descendants 3”: Hades.
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