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From W. H.Y.Y. In Philadelphia, this is Fresh Air Weekend. I'm Tanya Mosley.

Today, actor Jude Law.

He talks about the range of characters he's brought to life throughout his career and how he hopes

people see more to him than his good looks. But just the other day, I was at the Toronto Film Festival,

and in at least two or three of the interviews, that's all they wanted to talk about. My looks, and I got

to look to them and thought, you know, I'm a 52-year-old guy. I've got a 30-year

career, and that's all you're talking about. Also, we hear from Pedro Pascal. He's been a

Marvel superhero, a grieving smuggler in The Last of Us, and a bounty hunter in the Mandalorian.

This summer, he starred in the Fantastic Four First Steps, Eddington, and The Materialists.

And rock critic Kent Tucker shares some of his favorite music releases this fall.

That's coming up on Fresh Air Weekend.

This is Fresh Air Weekend. I'm Tanya Mosley.

And my first guest today is award-winning actor Jude Law. In his new

Netflix series Black Rabbit, he plays the owner of one of New York's most exclusive restaurants, a man who is

magnetic and successful, but also deeply compromised. His judgment clouded, his loyalties divided.

His name is Jake Friedkin, and when his estranged brother,

played by Jason Bateman, returns with dangerous debts, the world he's built begins to fall apart.

Here's how we first meet Jake, describing his restaurant with a tense foreshadowing of what's to come.

I want to say something quick.

For those of you don't know who I am,

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