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THE WATCHMAKER
Aspesi (aspesi.com) navy wool coat ($2,258) over Officine Générale (at mrporter.com) turtleneck ($420); Hodge’s own Daniel Roth Tourbillon 8-Day.
“I chose watches because it encompasses all of my loves—art, architecture,
engineering, and balance.”
virtually try on his watches, it’s obvious he’s committed to bringing his project to fruition.
With his career in full swing, Hodge has already proven that he can bring any project he cares about to life—even today’s shoot. Dressed in a Brunello Cucinelli sweater and checkered PT01 pants, he steps in front of the camera and instantly becomes another person, like a shape-shifter who moves seamlessly through many worlds, lighting up the second the lens is pointed in his direction. It’s that mix
of charisma and intellect that has carried him to the top.
His initial casting conversations with City on a Hill creator Chuck McClean, for instance, didn’t even happen face-to- face but rather over Skype while he was filming Brian Banks in Memphis.
“We talked about the character and the tones and the responsibility I felt needed to be had with handling this subject matter,” Hodge says of those early exchanges.“We’re dealing with racism heavily, and it’s real. I grew up in New York and New Jersey. I have family in Boston. It’s real—the KKK is in New Jersey.The show is set in 1992, but we still
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