Alexander Skarsgard solid as Randall Flagg in Stephen King’s The Stand miniseries
After terrorizing the Monterey 5 in HBO’s Massive Little Lies, Alexander Skarsgard will maintain his villainous streak alive within the forthcoming miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand. In line with Collider, he’s been solid because the one and solely Randall Flagg.
Skarsgard follows within the footsteps of Jamie Sheridan, who performed the enduring position in Mick Garris’ 1994 miniseries. Technically talking, the position was final crammed by Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey in 2017’s The Darkish Tower, however no matter. Transfer on.
The information comes on the heels of this morning’s stellar supporting solid additions which embody Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood, Owen Teague as Harold Lauder, Brad William Henke as Tom Cullen, and Daniel Sunjata as an overseeing army supervisor.
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All of them be part of a principal solid that features James Marsden as Stu Redman, Amber Heard as Nadine Cross, Whoopi Goldberg as Mom Abigail, Greg Kinnear as Glen Bateman, Odessa Younger as Frannie Goldsmith, and Henry Zaga as Nick Andros. When you recall, Marilyn Manson can also be lurking across the venture, having confirmed he’s offering music and starring in an undisclosed position.
Revealed in 1978 and up to date in 1990, the 1,200 web page tome takes place in a world ravaged by an unstoppable plague, the place the survivors are caught in an elemental wrestle between good and evil. There are those that observe the prophetic knowledge of 108-year-old Mom Abagail, and there are those that observe the lead of the eternally evil Randall Flagg.
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As soon as once more, CBS All Entry has ordered 10 episodes for the limited-series run. Author and director Josh Boone is presently amidst pre-production for an anticipated 2020 launch.
Subscribe to weekly Stephen King podcast, The Losers’ Membership, to remain tuned for additional developments. Under, you possibly can stream their exhaustive evaluate on the 1994 miniseries, which incorporates an interview with each Garris and composer W.G. Snuffy Walden.
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