Video: Melora Hardin Talks MCNEAL Role, Working with Robert Downey Jr. [Video]

Actress Melora Hardin is going up against Robert Downey, Jr.’s McNeal. In the play of the same name, The Office star plays Francine Blake, the retired editor-in-chief of The New York Times and McNeal’s former lover.

“She’s really the one person that can really go toe-to-toe with him and kind of tell it like it is,” Hardin explained on a recent visit to Good Morning America. The play addresses the rising use of Artificial intelligence and Hardin’s character serves as a counterpoint to McNeal. “She’s going to confront the lies [of A.I.] and give it to him but she also has a lot of heart so she also throws him a line.”

Also in the interview, the performer contrasted the differences between performing on stage as opposed to onscreen: “They are both so different and so much fun,” adding that this production in particular is a “bucket list item.” Watch the interview!

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