Last week AMC gave us our first look at the upcoming TV adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s acclaimed comic book series Preacher [watch it here], and chatting to Comic Book, Ennis has shared his thoughts on the trailer for the hotly-anticipated series. “I’m delighted with it,” states Ennis. “I like Jesse’s grim dialogue […]
Seth Rogen discusses the changes to Preacher for the TV adaptation
During an interview with Crave Online to promote his new film Steve Jobs, Seth Rogen has been discussing the upcoming adaptation of Preacher, and specifically, the changes that are being made to Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s acclaimed comic book epic for the AMC series. SEE ALSO: Seth Rogen reveals first Preacher poster, announces premiere […]
Tom Brooke joins AMC’s Preacher as series regular
With filming underway on the pilot episode of Preacher, Deadline is reporting that British actor Tom Brooke (Sherlock, Game of Thrones) has nabbed a series regular role in the AMC adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s comic book series, where he will play Fiore, one of two Adephi angels to to Earth to retrieve […]
Seth Rogen reveals that filming is underway on Preacher
Seth Rogen has taken to Twitter to reveal that filming is underway on Preacher, AMC’s adaptation of the acclaimed comic book series from Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon… Preacher is set to star Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter) as Rev. Jesse Custer, a conflicted preacher who finds himself bonded to a supernatural creature called Genesis and […]
W. Earl Brown to play Sheriff Hugo Root in Preacher
AMC’s upcoming Preacher pilot continues to round out its cast, with Deadline reporting that W. Earl Brown (Deadwood) has signed on for a regular role as Sheriff Hugo Root, whose character is described as “the mean-hearted father of Eugene Root aka Arseface, a flinty-eyed, conspiracy-credulous redneck who is not a fool and has a vulnerability to him.” […]
Elizabeth Perkins joins AMC’s Preacher pilot
Following on from the news that Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter) has officially signed on as Rev. Jesse Custer in AMC’s Preacher adaptation, it has now been announced that Elizabeth Perkins (Big, Weeds) has secured a co-starring role in the pilot. According to Deadline, Perkins will play Vyla Quinncannon, “a genteel but formidable businesswoman who owns […]
Dominic Cooper confirmed as Jesse Custer in AMC’s Preacher
After reports last week that he’d entered final talks with AMC, it has now been confirmed that Dominic Cooper (Agent Carter) is set for the lead role of Rev. Jesse Custer in the Preacher TV adaptation, with writer and executive producer Seth Rogen breaking the news on Twitter. Here’s the official character breakdown, via The […]
Dominic Cooper set to star in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Preacher
After news broke last night that actress Lucy Griffiths was set to join the cast of AMC’s Preacher, it was quickly followed with more news that young Howard Stark himself Dominic Cooper is close to a deal to star as Jesse Custer in the Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg produced-pilot. Cooper, who has recently featured […]
Lucy Griffiths joins AMC’s Preacher pilot
The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Lucy Griffiths, who has featured in Constantine and True Blood recently, has join the cast of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Preacher pilot, and is set to play Emily Woodrow, a character that doesn’t feature in the original books. Preacher was first published in 1995, and told the story […]
Joseph Gilgun cast as Cassidy in AMC’s Preacher
British actor Joseph Gilgun (This Is England, Misfits) has joined the cast of AMC’s Preacher pilot, where he’ll play the role of Irish vampire Proinsias Cassidy. Deadline describes his character as “the most wild-ass, bestest “bro” you’d ever want to meet. He may be 100 years dead but no one’s more boisterously alive than Proinsias Cassidy. […]
