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[Lashley]

The 5'10", UK actor, Dominic Cooper will be playing Preacher's 6'0+" Texan, Jesse Custer. He joins his rumored, real-life girlfriend Ruth Negga (Agents of SHIELD) in the series, who will be portraying Tulip O'Hare. Joseph Gilgun (Misfits) is portaying Custer's vampire bff, Cassidy. Ian Colletti (Rake) rounds out the cast as Arseface.

Ennis and artist Steve Dillon originally began their run on Preacher for Vertigo Comics in 1995.

The Tracking Board first reported Cooper for Jesse Custer in early March of this year.

http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/GraphicCity/news/?a=118850

https://twitter.com/Sethrogen/status/589122452287946752

Gonna be good.

 

[AlteredForms]

F**king sweet. I'm more excited about this than anything relating to Transmetropolitan coming to the screen.

 

[Messofanego]

Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy? Yes!

 

[Cade]

I want this to be good.

 

[xxracerxx]

Let them swear AMC. Let them swear.

 

[odiin]

I knew he was in when they cast his real-life girlfriend as Tulip.

 

[Lashley]

Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy? Yes!

He's fucking brilliant, isn't he

 

[Toothless]

He must not be expecting Warcraft to do well.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

Let them swear AMC. Let them swear.

I wish it was on HBO

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Can this mean we one day get a The Crossed series?

 

[odiin]

Let them swear AMC. Let them swear.

There is no fucking swearing in Garth Ennis comics.

 

[Akahige]

5'10 lol what the guy is pretty short, not that it matters much but it cracks me up.

 

[johnsmith]

Let them swear AMC. Let them swear.

They bleeped out "fucking" on last week's mad men. It ain't happening.

 

[Frog-fu]

What is up with AMC's swearing policy anyway?

 

[SteveWinwood]

What is up with AMC's swearing policy anyway?

i have never made sense of it

it shouldn't even have one

 

[Lashley]

He must not be expecting Warcraft to do well.

Is he in that too? I'm excited for it.

 

[Currygan]

Let them swear AMC. Let them swear.

that's the veeeeeeeery least

if it doesn't get inbred, mentally faulty descendant of Jesus guarded by christian organization led by some fat ass who basically looks like a Pope then it's a failure

 

[Apt101]

Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy? Yes!

This was the correct choice.

 

[Eppy Thatcher]

How is this and Dr. Strange AND Deadpool all coming true???? Whatyearisit.gif

 

[lamaroo]

Let them swear AMC. Let them swear.

They're only allowed to say pigfucker.

 

[AkuMifune]

The smarmy IBM dude? Lol.

Better than the Daredevil casting I guess.

 

[RoyaleDuke]

God I hope they put everything in the comic book onscreen, if not then what is the point?

Aside from Ennis's Punisher run, my favorite thing he ever wrote was Preacher. Such a burning condemnation of Religion, and it's just an angry, vitriol filled ride of awesomeness.

Cassidy is so fucking awesome.

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I hope they have DeSade offering Jesse Chocolate Ice Cream from a man's ass. Hint: it's not ice cream, and he definitely ate corn.

F**king sweet. I'm more excited about this than anything relating to Transmetropolitan coming to the screen.

Wait what? When is that happening? FUCKING LOVE THIS TOO. Hunter S. Thompson in the Future written by Warren Ellis.

 

[cocopuffs]

5'10 lol what the guy is pretty short, not that it matters much but it cracks me up.

5'10 isn't short.

 

[Lamel]

Oh no, a 2 " height difference. The horror.

 

[Don Draper's Hat]

ENG-GER-LAND! ENG-GER-LAND! ENG-GER-LAND!

My favourite comic book of all time this. Can't wait to see how it adapts to TV.