Preacher is coming to HBO

[Dolemite]

FUCK YES!!!

And frankly, this should work far better as an ongoing series than a single movie would have, anyway. I mean, there's no way you could condense the entire series into a single 2-hour movie and not cut shitloads out. Preacher is all about the characters and a series should give them plenty of time to flesh them out.

Plus, there's no better channel to have it on than HBO. They let their original series do just about anything they want. Hell, when the idea for Oz was originally pitched to HBO, it was tamer than it ended up becoming- HBO actually asked the creators if they could make it more hardcore for the series.

Unlike channels like Showtime, who has censored some of their episodes of Masters of Horror, HBO has a good rep for allowing a lot of creative freedom in their projects.

[icarusfall]

You thought they were going to make a Preacher cartoon? lulz 4 real.

Well, they did Spawn and that turned out good. They're both comics... I don't know, maybe I'm retarded. :/

[Dolemite]

Expect lots of people getting shot in the head and maybe even T.C. fucking a chicken or two. This could really be the most fucked-up series ever if they really stay loyal to the book.

Okay, bitches, let's start our fantasy casting bullshit. I'll list the major characters and who I think should play them. Just cut-and-paste my list and replace my picks with yours:

Jesse: Jason Patric I think would be perfect.

Tulip: Hmm...Patricia Arquette?

Cassidy: Colin Farrell, and he even has the Irish accent.

Starr: Maybe Patrick Stewart if he was younger, but I can't really picture him saying "We're going to wipe him off my arse like a dingleberry" or shoving whore's heads into toilet bowls while fucking them in a filthy bathroom, so I guess not. I'd have to go with...hmm. This is tough. Yul Brynner would have been awesome if he was still alive.

Arseface: Anyone could play him, it's all make-up anyway.

Saint of Killers: Clint Eastwood.

God: Alan Moore (not because I'm a big fan, but because he's got the crazy beard and hair and is just generally a creepy looking guy)

Grandma: Some creepy old bitch. Is Jessica Tandy still alive?

Jody: Vin Diesel with a mullet

T.C.: Johnny Depp

Featherstone: Cameron Diaz

Hoover: Fat- Anthony Anderson. Skinny- Chris Rock.

Bob and Freddy: Those two English guys who were in Mousetrap. Shit, the fat guy's even gay, so he'd have no problem with a right bit o' buggery.

[Mzo]

Preacher was good to a point, this could turn out to be awesome.

[Dolemite]

The series was awesome, but they kinda fucked up the ending. It was like they were leading up to something truly great, but then realized the series was ending in 1 or 2 issues and rushed it and just shit something out to quick tie everything up. It could have been so much better.

[Mzo]

Yeah, that's what I meant. There were a lot of really awesome things in there, and as long as they don't hold back on the gore and sex this could be the most omfg holy shit show ever.

So many awesome moments... like taking down grandma's farm, Jessie catching Cassidy's punch, when he made the lesbian feminist tell the truth on the radio (lolz) and pretty much every time Jessie beat the shit out of someone who was an asshole.

[icarusfall]

I've always thought The Sandman could be epic if animated on HBO.

[Mzo]

skip the early issues where DC demanded cameos from other comics (except maybe John Constantine, keep him) and you have a deal.

The real series basically starts with the Sound of Her Wings.

[Geo]

WHOOP WHOOP!

[M]

Jesse: Jason Patric I think would be perfect. who?

Tulip: Hmm...Patricia Arquette? too old, get some young thing (please not Scarlett whatever her name is, she's in Everything)

Cassidy: Ewan Mcgreger. has the accent and the build. I could see him in shades drunk.

Starr: could be anyone with a long face in my opinion. Shave thier head, call it good.

Arseface: they should get some dream boat guy so when the one-eyed girl sees him, its the actor with out make up.

Saint of Killers: football player build, maybe the guy who was in Sin City as the ox guy with the lantern jaw, Mickey something? that or someone with a hard used face.

God: Alan Moore (not because I'm a big fan, but because he's got the crazy beard and hair and is just generally a creepy looking guy) seconded.

Grandma: Some creepy old bitch. Is Jessica Tandy still alive? who? any old lady who can act psycotic imo. like the mom from Carrie.

Jody: No idea, could be anyone

T.C.: That guy with the bug eyes from Desperodo. and Fargo. Bug eyes. that guy would be awesome.

Featherstone: some unsmiling normal girl, give her blond hair and glasses and if she can act...

Hoover: Have fat suit at first, no idea.

Bob and Freddy: Those two English guys who were in Mousetrap. Shit, the fat guy's even gay, so he'd have no problem with a right bit o' buggery. I dont think they were actually english... but can you see the fat guy raping Starr?

I hold my breath (figuratively) for a casting that is not pure shit. Its difficult to picture famous actors. I almost hope they go with a mostly unknown cast (like they did with Deadwood) so that there is no baggage (like Carnival and the preacher in my mind being the villian from Highlander)

"Better to burn out than fade away!" *spins*