AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Ruth Negga Lands Female Lead In AMC's PREACHER

AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Ruth Negga Lands Female Lead In AMC's PREACHER

Rumors point to her fellow Marvel TV alum Dominic Cooper being the frontrunner to play Jesse Custer, but in the first bit of official casting news for the AMC Preacher pilot, Ruth Negga has landed the role of his gun-toting girlfriend, Tulip O'Hara. More past the jump...

By MarkCassidy - Mar 18, 2015 06:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Preacher
Source: Deadline

A while back we heard that AMC's Preacher adaptation was looking to cast an African American actress in the role of Tulip O'Hara, and it seems there was some truth to that... though Ruth Negga is Ethiopian-Irish! Deadline report that the actress -- who can currently be seen trying to come to terms with her Inhuman appearance as Raina on Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. -- is the first confirmed cast member for the small screen take on Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's controversial comic series, which is being developed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

Tulip is described by Deadline 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." Sounds about right! Though Dominic Cooper's name has been brought up for Custer, the site make no mention of that or of any potential Cassidys, but keep an eye on CBM for updates.
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fuffy
fuffy - 3/18/2015, 6:10 PM
I hope this doesn't mean she dies in AoS.
She doesn't have that big of a role so she may be able to do both
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 3/18/2015, 6:34 PM
This is amazing. Of course there's going to be loads of bigots, but this is very inspired casting. Now get Timothy Olyphant for Jesse.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 3/18/2015, 7:54 PM
What the heck is going on with this site?????
OrionPax
OrionPax - 3/18/2015, 7:58 PM
I'm down with that casting!!!!! All I wanted was an Irish actress,and she's Irish so PERFECT! Preacher being my all time FAVORITE comic (followed VERY closely by Sandman) I'm REALLY hoping that they find a way to pull off the racy humor and ultra violence without sacrificing what makes it such a great story
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 3/18/2015, 8:04 PM
I guess Seth and 'em love the Marvel cast.
ICStoopedPeople
ICStoopedPeople - 3/18/2015, 8:04 PM
Ooh shit. Incoming shit storm.

At least it'll make Jesse's interactions with his family more interesting when they find out about Tulip.
Mercwitham0uth
Mercwitham0uth - 3/18/2015, 8:11 PM
So I guess this means that Deputy Cindy Daggett will be white.

Marikina
Marikina - 3/18/2015, 8:12 PM
I'm more concerned about the character description, because it's sure as hell doesn't sound like any version of Tulip I know.
asherman93
asherman93 - 3/18/2015, 8:12 PM
Huh, not what I expected, but you know what? I could buy her playing Tulip.
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 3/18/2015, 8:13 PM
The site is messed up! Can't access the news section, but every other section seems fine.
JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 3/18/2015, 8:16 PM
@DeusExSponge

Nate just emailed me...... they are working on removing some bad code!
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/18/2015, 8:32 PM
She dates dominic cooper in real life so it fits
FrozenDiamondz
FrozenDiamondz - 3/18/2015, 8:32 PM
Site still fvcking up I see
GhostDog
GhostDog - 3/18/2015, 8:32 PM
That's bae. She's a great actress and fine as hell
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 3/18/2015, 8:33 PM
JoeMomma29 - Praise the sun!
Archgoat
Archgoat - 3/18/2015, 8:35 PM
Well, this is a better choice than making her fully black. She has been good in AOS. I'm somewhat skeptical about the series. US is still a very religious country and having God as the villain will anger certain groups. Will AMC have the balls to make it true to the source material? Walking Dead can be used as example, it's watered down compared to comics.
McGee
McGee - 3/18/2015, 8:35 PM
0megaDaGr0dd is my negga.
McGee
McGee - 3/18/2015, 8:37 PM
@Jollem

cyns
cyns - 3/18/2015, 8:41 PM
She's a wonderful actress and I can't wait to see more of her work. I love the character Raina and I'd be sad to see her go, but I'll watch this with her in it.
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