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7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony

Aldis Hodge Gets Real on Black Panther Speculation, Talks Cross, Fatherhood & Hollywood

7PM in Brooklyn with Carmelo Anthony

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Sports, Music, Basketball, Society & Culture

4.8567 Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Aldis Hodge joins pulls up to Red Hook to tap in with 7PM in Brooklyn. He talks about stepping into his lead actor era with Cross, how he thinks about navigating Hollywood, the pressure of being number one on the call sheet, and why mentality matters just as much as talent. Aldis also opens up about fatherhood, peace, purpose, and how his daughter changed the way he sees himself and the world around him. The conversation also gets into Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman’s legacy, and the weight that comes with even being mentioned in that conversation. On top of that, Aldis breaks down the physical demands of action roles and training for movies like Black Adam and Road House 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

What I've dedicated my life to is revenge. A brand new drama based on the best-selling novel. They think they're better than us. Who do you think you are? I'm going to prove to them that they're wrong. She's punishing me. You destroyed my family. I will not rest until I've destroyed yours. A woman of substance on Channel 4 starts tonight at 9. It's funny to ask me to play in a all-star, in a celebrity game, I was like, my man. man.

0:23.7

Why didn't play?

0:24.5

I ain't got no game like that. My name is. Today, obviously, like, fun. I'm in no rush to publicly embarrass myself. All I got is defense, all right? That's me all day. And I'm not good for two. I'm not good for three. I'm not.

0:49.4

Yo,

0:49.7

peace.

0:50.8

Welcome back to 7 p.m. in Brooklyn.

0:51.5

I'm Carmelo Anthony here with my co-host.

0:53.6

You know what it is?

0:54.4

My name is Kazim Fami Uka, you can call me Kaz. And this is a wave original presented by Xfinity. Mello. Yes, we got a good at the day. We got on the hook today, man. We got a good one. All right, so our guest today built his career brick by brick, from cult TV to prestige films to blockbuster franchises.

1:12.0

He's played hackers,

1:13.7

Freedom Fighters. by brick. From cult TV to prestige films to blockbuster franchises. He's played hackers,

1:13.7

freedom fighters, detectives, and legends. He's an actor, producer, designer, and one of the

1:21.1

only people in Hollywood who can build a watch from scratch. Now he has to step into his lead

1:27.3

era with Prime Videos Cross, back for season two, which I am a big, big fan. Out of this, Hodge. Welcome to the hook. Welcome. Welcome. Welcome. Welcome. Welcome. Yes. I'm happy to be here. Man. It's good to have you here, bro. Just, we're just still coming out ofStar weekend. We're in L.A., you know what I mean? Everybody's running around. All-Star weekend's always a lot, but I bet, you know what I mean? Running into each other, seeing to each other. You know, how was that? It was cool, man. All-Star, I feel like it was my first actual time being involved in the All-Star.

2:02.5

Because I know I think it was Friday.

2:05.1

I was the AC coaching a celebrity game.

2:09.2

Saturday introduced the dunk contest.

2:12.9

I couldn't make it for the game on Sunday because I had to fly back because we,

2:15.8

you know, we still out here working. Yeah, that's a man.

2:17.7

But, uh, yeah, no, it was a good time.

2:20.2

It was a real good time.

2:21.6

Like I said, I saw you from across the way. I wanted to go, but we were both getting in the cause. I was like, you know, I'm going to see him. I was saying the same. Oh, that's cross right. Yeah, man, but it was fun.

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