Chris Pratt: Becoming James Reece

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Sep 21, 2022

Chris Pratt talks about transforming into James Reece, the behind-the-scenes work of bringing The Terminal List to life, and what may come next for the series. He traces his unlikely road from restaurant shifts to Hollywood, including the career turns that led to Parks and Recreation, blockbuster action roles, and a new kind of challenge.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

The Rare Day Off in Hollywood

01:36 • 3min

The Importance of Focusing on Your Part

04:59 • 2min

The Importance of Being an Executive Producer

06:55 • 2min

The Path to Being an Actor

09:00 • 5min

The Bubblegump Shrimp Story

14:13 • 4min

Radon Chong and the Rescue

18:04 • 2min

How I Got My SAG Card

19:39 • 3min

The Path to Freedom

22:44 • 3min

The Path to Leadership and Brotherhood

25:39 • 2min

The Extreme Team Movie

27:30 • 1min

Chris Pratt's Story

28:55 • 5min

Brett's Life and Career After the OC

34:13 • 4min

Parks and Rec: A Look at Your Life

38:03 • 2min

The Importance of Weight Loss in Filmmaking

40:23 • 2min

The Importance of Comedy in Hollywood

42:45 • 3min

The Importance of Lowering Your Expectations

45:51 • 3min

Zero Dark 30: A Transformation

48:45 • 5min

The Importance of a Relationship With Jared

54:14 • 4min

The Importance of Trust in a Military Operations

57:49 • 5min

The Importance of Being Strong

01:02:32 • 2min

The Importance of Hard Times

01:04:57 • 2min

The Mass and Gale Effect

01:06:38 • 2min

The Power of Special Olympics

01:08:14 • 3min

Black Rifle Coffee Company

01:11:02 • 2min

The Danger Close Podcast

01:13:13 • 6min

Hooten Young American Whiskey

01:18:50 • 2min

James Reese's Bow

01:21:12 • 5min

James Reese's Weapon Choice

01:25:55 • 3min

Today’s guest is Hollywood superstar Chris Pratt.

Chris plays Lieutenant Commander James Reece in the Amazon Prime Video adaptation of Jack Carr’s The Terminal List. Following the show’s debut this summer, it became the No. 1 series on Prime Video. During the week of 4th of July alone, the show was viewed for more than 1.6 billion minutes. In addition to portraying James Reece, Chris is also known for his roles in the Jurassic World, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers, and LEGO Movie franchises, along with Moneyball, Zero Dark Thirty, Passengers, The Magnificent Seven, Onward, The Tomorrow War, and many others. He also played Andy Dwyer on the hit sitcom Parks and Recreation.

He will voice Garfield and Super Mario in upcoming productions featuring those iconic characters. This week on the podcast, Chris gives a major update about the future of the James Reece Terminal List series.

You can follow Chris on Instagram and Twitter @prattprattpratt.

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