The official trailer for the CBS All entry adaptation of Stephen King’s The Stand is right here!
We won’t have in-person Comedian Cons, however we will nonetheless have good issues.
And on December 17, we’ll get to see why Randall Flagg was such a great manipulator.
OK. I’ll say it. A sizzling Randall Flagg makes a variety of sense.
When studying the e-book, I all the time imagined Flagg as hideous and scarred. I can not keep in mind the true description, however that was my takeaway.
Nevertheless it makes much more sense for the evil bastard to be the personification of Alexander Skarsgård as a result of it might be simpler for a great trying man, irrespective of how evil, to get consideration earlier than revealing his true colours to his followers.
The digital panel for The Stand immediately, moderated by Vainness Honest’s Anthony Breznican, introduced collectively solid members Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden, Greg Kinnear, Odessa Younger, Jovan Adepo, Amber Heard and Owen Teague, in addition to govt producers Benjamin Cavell and Taylor Elmore, for a vigorous dialog previewing the collection.
It was Mom Abigail herself who wowed attendees when Goldberg shocked followers by debuting the trailer throughout the panel.
The nine-episode limited-event collection premieres Thursday, Dec. 17, with new episodes dropping weekly on Thursdays completely for CBS All Entry subscribers.
The Stand is Stephen King’s apocalyptic imaginative and prescient of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental battle between good and evil.
The destiny of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mom Abagail (Goldberg) and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a person with a deadly smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg (Skarsgård), the Darkish Man.
Based mostly on King’s best-selling novel of the identical identify, CBS All Entry’ The Stand will shut with a brand new coda written by the famed writer himself.
Along with Goldberg and Skarsgård, the collection contains a stellar ensemble solid, together with James Marsden as Stu Redman, Odessa Younger as Frannie Goldsmith, Jovan Adepo as Larry Underwood, Amber Heard as Nadine Cross, Owen Teague as Harold Lauder, Henry Zaga as Nick Andros, and Brad William Henke as Tom Cullen.
The good casting continues with Irene Bedard as Ray Bretner, Nat Wolff as Lloyd Henreid, Eion Bailey as Weizak, Heather Graham as Rita Blakemoor, Katherine McNamara as Julie Lawry, Fiona Dourif as Ratwoman, Natalie Martinez as Dayna Jurgens, Hamish Linklater as Dr. Jim Ellis, Daniel Sunjata as Cobb, and Greg Kinnear as Glen Bateman.
So who’s on board for the thrilling retelling of the beloved novel?
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