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First Casting Announcement for AMC’s “Preacher”!
Rejoice, fans who have been eagerly awaiting more news on AMC’s adaptation of Preacher! Last we heard, details of the pilot script had been revealed. Now the first actor has been cast (though it’s not Preacher himself).
Deadline is reporting that Agent of SHIELD’s Ruth Negga has been cast as the female lead. She will be playing Tulip, the ex and only true love of Jesse Custer. Together with an Irish vampire named Cassidy, Jesse and Tulip embark on a journey from their small Texas town to find God (do they travel to Florida in the comic? Because he’s certainly not here).
I’m not familiar with the comic (Mr. Disgusting is a rabid fan), but according to the article:
Tulip is described as a volatile, action-packed, sexified force of nature, a capable, unrepentant criminal with a love of fashion and ability to construct helicopter-downing bazookas out of coffee cans and corn shine who’s not afraid to steal, kill or corn cob-stab her way out of a bad situation.
Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg developed the project for television and will be serving as executive producer. We’ll keep you updated as we learn more!
All of us here at Bloody Disgusting are deeply sad to learn that actress Daveigh Chase has passed away at just 35 years old. The news was first reported by TMZ this afternoon.
The outlet reports, “The actress’ boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, tells TMZ … Daveigh died Tuesday from meningitis and an infection in her blood, which caused her to have septic issues and led to her body shutting down.” The website’s report continues, “We’re told Daveigh had been admitted to a hospital in Los Angeles earlier this month because of malnutrition.”
Here in the horror world, a young Daveigh Chase memorably played Samara in Gore Verbinski’s 2002 horror movie The Ring, the American remake of the Japanese horror hit.
Far outside the horror world, Daveigh Chase voiced Lilo in the 2002 animated movie Lilo & Stitch, a character she continued to voice in various animated spinoff projects.
Chase also appeared as Samantha Darko in the 2001 classic Donnie Darko, later returning to play the sister of Donnie Darko in the 2009 spinoff movie titled S. Darko.
Daveigh Chase’s resume also includes roles on the TV shows “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” “Charmed,” “ER,” “Touched by an Angel,” “CSI,” “Cold Case,” and 32 episodes of “Big Love.”
Chase appeared in the films The Rats, Silence, Carolina, Beethoven’s 5th, Yellow, Little Red Wagon, Transference, Killer Crush, Jack Goes Home, and American Romance.
We send our deepest condolences to Daveigh Chase’s family, friends, and fans.
Pictured: Daveigh Chase in ‘Killer Crush’ (2015)
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