First Look At CBS All Access' THE STAND
>Whoopi Goldberg ("The Color Purple") as MOTHER ABAGAIL FREEMANTLE, an elder immune to the virus, who leads the benevolent survivors of the plague to the community of Boulder, and claims to be a prophet of God.
>Alexander Skarsgård ("Big Little Lies") as RANDALL FLAGG, the personification of evil, who gathers the corrupt survivors of the plague in the ruins of Las Vegas to rebuild the world to his twisted image.
>Odessa Young ("Assassination Nation") as FRANNIE GOLDSMITH, a pregnant woman who leaves her devastated community with friend Harold Lauder, but ends up falling in love with Stu Redman, much to Harold’s chagrin. Her child might be the key to humanity's survival.
>Owen Teague ("It") as HAROLD LAUNDER, an introvert who goes in search of others with fellow survivor Frannie Goldsmith after the virus ravages his town. While his intentions are good, his obssessive infatuation with Frannie threatens to lead him down a dark path.
>Jovan Adepo ("When They See Us") as LARRY UNDERWOOD, a young musician with a taste for fame, as well as illegal substances. When the plague spreads, he is forced to confront his demons as he makes his way to the new world.>Heather Graham ("Boogie Nights") as RITA BLAKEMOOR, a wealthy socialite caught in the chaos of the superflu outbreak and struggling to survive in a world without rules.
>Amber Heard ("Aquaman") as NADINE CROSS, a virgin schoolteacher drawn toward dark and selfish impulses, and divided between her affections for Larry Underwood and her fate besides Randall Flagg. She becomes a caregiver for a young boy, JOE (Gordon Kyle Diez Cormier), who has no one else.
>Nat Wolff ("Semper Fi") as LLOYD HENREID, a petty criminal in prison for murder, who watches the world collapse from his prison cell before being freed by Flagg, becoming fiercely loyal to him.
Might be cool.
>>138789773the worst possible casting choice for the part>>138790037the best possible casting choice for the part
>>138789986Good thing they told me who Heather Graham was
Probably the worst casting in a stephen king adaptation.
Uhhhh where is Stu?
Stando?
The rest of the cast.>James Marsden ("Westworld") as STU REDMAN, the first man discovered to be immune to the virus that has ravaged the planet. He eventually becomes a leader tasked with confronting the malevolent Randall Flagg.
>>138789986I wonder what they'll do with Rita character as she dies unremarkably overdosed in a book. No great loss
>Henry Zaga ("The New Mutants") as NICK ANDROS, a young, deaf-mute grifter who will play a pivotal role in the impending battle against Flagg.
>>138790037>affections for Larry UnderwoodI haven't read the The Stand. Is this blacked pairing canon or could the Jewish overlords just not help themselves again.
>Brad William Henke ("Sneaky Pete") as TOM CULLEN, Nick Andros' traveling companion, who has a developmental disability due to a fall as a child. A sweet soul, he will be instrumental in their fight for survival.
>Greg Kinnear ("House of Cards") as GLEN BATEMAN, an college professor who was wasting away in grief before the outbreak, and joins Stu on his journey to meet Mother Abagail.
>>138791772Larry was originally white, yes.
>Irene Bedard ("The Mist") as RAI BRENTNER, a skilled mechanic who finds her way to Boulder in Nick's wake and has a pivotal role to play in battle against Flagg.
>>138791665Wasn't Stu supposed to be a redneck? I started reading the book years ago but didn't finish it.>>138791829Glenn was supposed to be an old man what the hell. >>138789986Ah hell, they blacked Larry. I remember King stated his voice sounded like a black man's but I didn't really expect they'd go all out with this.
>>138792039>they genderswapped Ralphwhat the fuck man
THE psyop
>>138789756>stars a black character called freeman somethingyeah these are always great...
>Natalie Martinez ("The Crossing") as DAYNA JURGENS, a corageous and free-spirited resident of Boulder who volunteers for a dangerous mission to spy on Flagg's forces in Las Vegas.
>Eion Bailey ("Once Upon a Time") as TEDDY WEIZAK, a survivor who resides in Boulder and is very loyal to Stu.
>Katherine McNamara ("Shadowhunters") as JULIE LAWRY, a small town girl with a wild side who joins Randall Flagg's followers in Las Vegas and becomes involved with Lloyd Henreid.
>Fiona Dourif ("Tenet") as THE RAT WOMAN, a psychopathic scavenger loyal to Flagg who thrives in the senseless brutality of the new world order.
>>138792476>Fiona Dourif ("Tenet") as THE RAT WOMAN,is this spoda be TRASH CANMAN?
>Marylin Manson ("American Gods") as TRASHCAN MAN, a psychopathic drifter recruited into Flagg's ranks, who soon proves himself too dangerous to control.
>Clifton Collins Jr. ("The Event") as BOBBY TERRY, a sadistic sentry tasked by Flagg with guarding the gates of his citadel in Las Vegas.
>Lisa Chandler ("Altered Carbon") as SUSAN STERN, a resident of Boulder deeply affected by the horrowing abuse she suffered on the outbreak of the virus, and the one to set in motion a perilous plan to destroy Flagg's community from within.
>Olivia Cheng ("Marco Polo") as Dr. SYLVIA WEN, a military virologist determined to find the cure that might lie within Stu Redman.
>Hamish Linkater ("Legion") as DR. ELLIS, a military colonel and infectious disease specialist who dreams of being the hero who stops the superflu.
>>138792295>>138792402>>138792476>>138792822>>138792884>>138792974welp, might end up being kino after all. i;m still skeptical but definitely interested now.
>Daniel Sunjata ("Manifest") as COBB, a soldier tasked with supervising Stu as the government searches for a cure for the virus.
>Nicholas Lea ("The Killing") as NORRIS, a soldier tasked with supervising Stu as the government searches for a cure for the virus.
Ezra Miller allegedly has a role in the series, too. He is believed to be "The Kid", a twisted outlaw who abuses Trashcan Man into assisting in his crime spree until his lust for chaos grows too big even for Flagg.
>>138793263and rapes him with a gun
>>138792822What the fuck
>>138793140>>Nicholas Lea ("The Killing") as NORRIS, a soldier tasked with supervising Stu as the government searches for a cure for the virus.KRYCEK FINALLY BECAME A SUPER SOLDIER
Is the book good? I have the chance to buy it cheap but Im not sure
>>138792476genderswapped the rat man lol for what purpose
Kino.
>>138794391If you can get it for cheap why don't you buy it, read it, and form your own opinion?
>>138794391take it out at the local libraryI think you can actually also "rent" the e-book
i only watched the original because of that broad with the giant fuckin milkahs. i ain’t watching this (heather graham showed tiddies and poosy in her prime so who cares)
GOODBYE JOJO
laura sandbags giantcummo or whatever her name is. the GIANT MILKERED GIRL FROM JUST SHOOT ME
Larry is black and Rita is about 20 years too young.
>>138791665Good Stu choice.
>>138789756Isn't the Stand basically about the Christian good prevailing over the Satanic evil at the end of the world? How will CBS kikes twist this to make it anti Christian?
>>138790971Amber heard as Nadine is life imitating art.
>>138792476CUTE.
>>138791772Larry was white however I remember him being an r n b singer
M O O N that spells Kino
>>138791775YOU THINK I AIN'T NEVER SMOKED WET WEED BEFORE LIL GIRL
>>138789986Hahah Rita's meant to be some ratchet ass old rich bitch.
>>138790037>>138791772>>138791897>every show has to have a mandatory interracial pairinghow soon before every show has a gay or trans? the next election cycle?
>>138795925yeah, his mom tells him he sounds like a black when she hears him on the radio
>>138792748Don't you remember Rat man? He was one of flags hip hop henchmen
>>138791775M-O-O-N spells trying to beat Pam's face in on the final season of the Office
>>138795382Because Im not shitting money and I rather buy another
>>138795235they want that suicide squad 2 energy
>>138795992I can see people using arguments like this more and more in the future>yeah the character was originally male but it was canon that they liked a spice girls song
>>138795982is everything about american politics now?
Is this about the manifestation of your spiritual power coming to fight for you
>>138789857>(((GOLDSMITH)))
>>138789935>>138789901starring Justin Long as Paul Dano
>>138792822this is unironically incredibly based 11/10 casting
>>138795925>>138795992>>138791772>>138789986Larry's new mumble rap "Bitch can yo feel yo nigga" blew up to #1 on SoundCloud the week before the apocalypse
>>138791772>THAT BROWN SOUND SURE DO GET AROUND
>>138795235For boners. Fiona Dourif is apex whyboner.
Whoopi- Great acting chops, but she does not look nearly as old as she needs toAmber- Life imitating art, yes, BUSH SHE IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BLACK HAIR WITH A WHITE STRIPE AND THIS IS GOING TO BOTHER ME why couldn't they just have made her hair the way it was supposed to be??Skarsgard, ok I Didn't think they could get anyone better than McConaughey to be the dark man, but Skarsgard is probably they only other guy who could fit the bill.Heather Grahm is also bugging me. I think she's pretty perfect for the part as long as her acting measures up, but it looks like they're still trying to make her look younger than she is. Owen, Harold is supposed to be chubby, but if his acting is good enough I'll easily forgive. it's a heavy role to take on and I have to assume he has the chops if they picked him.
>>138791772Larry was white in the book, but he had a hit blues song and everyone thought he was black when they heard him on the radio, so it's not a big jump to make him actually black.
>>138797587>I Didn't think they could get anyone better than McConaughey to be the dark manThat is the most disappointing performance I've ever seen, actually. McConaughey could have literally played Flagg just by being himself, and then he/the director made a conscious choice to NOT do that. He's more like Randall Flagg in his fuckin' creepy Lincoln commercials than he is in the actual Dark Tower movie.
>>138792176How is Greg Kinnear not an old white man?>>138792188Needs more women. I have no problem with this. >>138792476Oh shit? Is she the Trash Can Man?? This better be fucking good, I'm serious.She does have them crazy eyes.
>>138793263>>138793353>we may get a Marilyn Manson x Ezra Miller rape scene2020 is fucking crazy
>>138792822whaaaaaa????
>>138794391when you download audible you get a free audiobook. I always use it for the longest ones I can find. You can probably get it really cheap on amazon, though. I got my hardback from a thrift store for 4 bucks.
>>138792884TACK YOU CACK
>>138789811>Randall Flagg has that gay ass haircut Dropped
>>138795498>>138795953she's 50 thats about right.>>138795884The only overtly christian character is Mother Abagail. The main characters all have lack of faith. If you think The Stand is a Christian novel, you're insane. >>138795927yes.>>138797695Tell me about it. I mean just in how excited I was to hear he was playing Flagg and then how much that shit sucked was devastating.
>>138789811Good casting but what the fuck does he look like.
>>138790037So Amber Heard is going to get blacked in this show?
>>138797985>If you think The Stand is a Christian novel you're insane>two philosophically opposed groups form after an inexplicable apocalypse virus nearly destroys mankind>the benevolent group espouses the virtues of kindness, empathy, generosity, honesty and working for the public good>many of the residents of the benevolent society are people with a checkered past looking for a purpose or some kind of>redemption>the opposite group who believe in strength, predation, the enlightenment of self interest and the pursuit of personal satisfaction thrive from every attempt at violence or physical confrontation aimed against them>and are only defeated from within when the three leading members of the benevolent group take a "leap of faith" and arrive unarmed to sacrifice themselves denying Flagg's corrupt philosophyYeah, real crazy there goldberg, no Christian themes at all.
>>138789901>>138789935>>138796507Not ugly enough. Harold Lauder is Prisoners Paul Dano-tier ugly, just without Prisoners Paul Dano-tier autism. And even then he's got regular Holla Forums user-tier autism.
>>138798361She'll be fucked into a permanent catatonic state, but not by a black guy. >>138798421Basic themes of Kindness, self sacrifice, hope and faith are not exclusively Christian. If you think they are, that says a lot about your biases.
>>138791721>grifterhuh?
>>138791672>No great lossThat was one of the best chapters. They should make mini episodes with guest stars dying in accidents.
>>138794391read the unabridged version
>>138789773Looks like an alien. A random old black women would have been much better.
>>138791772Larry was an idiot who acted black.
>>138798977yeah, moving to calfornia and becoming a coke addict in the 80s, how "black"
>>138798621and fathe's a fatty at first but loses the weight on the cross country trip
>>138795825>>138791665What the fuck, that's not what he should look like at all