Seth Rogen Teases Start Of PREACHER Filming

Seth Rogen Teases Start Of PREACHER Filming

Filming for AMC's Preacher adaptation has officially begun according to Seth Rogen's twitter. With Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, Ruth Negga s Tulip and Joe Gilgun as Cassidy, how do you think Preacher will fare on the network that brought us The Walking Dead?

By MarkJulian - May 13, 2015 12:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Preacher
Filing on the pilot of AMC's Preacher adaptation is apparently underway according to Seth Rogen's Twitter.  Rogen developed the adaptation with Evan Goldberg and Breaking Bad's Sam Catlin.  The show will star Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, Ruth Negga as Tulip O'Hare and Joe Gilgun as Cassidy.  Also appearing on the show are Ian Colletti as Arseface, Lucy Griffiths as Emily Woodrow, Elizabeth Perkins as Vyla Quinncannon and Jamie Anne Allman and Derek Wilson as Betsy and Donny Schenck.

The new AMC series will mark the first successful adaptation of Preacher in a long line of failures. Garth Ennis wrote a script for a film adaptation back in 1998 but financial concerns and religious pressure put a halt on development. Miramax then purchased film rights for Preacher but never developed a working script and ultimately let the rights lapse. Next up, was HBO, who secured rights and brought in Mark Steven Johnson and Howard Deutch to pen a script. However, a turnover at the upper levels of HBO resulted in Preacher being abandoned. Columbia Pictures then secured the rights for Preacher in 2008 and at various times, hired D.J. Caruso and Sam Mendes to develop Preacher as a film adaptation. Ultimately, it was Rogen, Peter and Caitlin who convinced the executives at Sony that Preacher would work better in the long-form story format of television. Development on AMC's pilot began in 2013 and it looks like filming is about to begin today.

How excited are you to see Preacher on the television screen? Sound off below with your thoughts and opinions. The series is expected to debut late-2015.




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JoeMomma29
JoeMomma29 - 5/13/2015, 12:38 PM
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!

And more awesome!!!!!!
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 5/13/2015, 12:39 PM
Wannabe
Wannabe - 5/13/2015, 12:41 PM
I remember Sarah Jones.
PrincessLeather
PrincessLeather - 5/13/2015, 12:46 PM
I hope they rock it! I think it can do well on AMC... I think anything comic related shouldn't be on any of they prime time big networks. Hell, The Flash and Arrow are doing good on the CW. Thats the only other place that wouldn't send it to an early grave.


#SaveConstantine
McGee
McGee - 5/13/2015, 12:47 PM
Let it be known...if you die in a Marvel property, DC will pick you up for a Seth Rogan show.

*runs the f-ck out of thread*
ScottMontgomery
ScottMontgomery - 5/13/2015, 12:50 PM
Well a Preacher TV Show could be awesome, I'm a bit concerned about this... I love Seth Rogen but he seems like an odd choice for this
ScottMontgomery
ScottMontgomery - 5/13/2015, 12:51 PM
Let's hope this is more of Daredevil quality than Flash or Arrow
AbhiShake
AbhiShake - 5/13/2015, 12:53 PM
This could be something special.
Berserker187
Berserker187 - 5/13/2015, 12:54 PM
so another Green Hornet debacle. WHOOPI..
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 5/13/2015, 1:00 PM
@Berserker187 Yes, because no one who has ever been successful has never failed.
MrCBM56
MrCBM56 - 5/13/2015, 1:07 PM
Seth Rogen in my eyes is a slightly slimmer Kevin Smith. Can't wait for this
dakotaslim
dakotaslim - 5/13/2015, 1:10 PM
Very interested. I thought green hornet was better than most thought but still far from good especially considering GONDRY!

BUT all the new characters?!

And here's to arseface!
KevinFeigePGA
KevinFeigePGA - 5/13/2015, 1:22 PM
this show is gonna suck
KevinFeigePGA
KevinFeigePGA - 5/13/2015, 1:23 PM
trust feige
nickh0801
nickh0801 - 5/13/2015, 1:35 PM
I can't stand Seth Rogan, therefore, I won't be watching.
HackFraud
HackFraud - 5/13/2015, 2:05 PM
"HUGHUGHUGHUGHUGHUGH"
^Seth Rogen laugh^
marvel72
marvel72 - 5/13/2015, 5:19 PM
Excellent,now this is my most anticipated DC TV show.
the
the - 5/13/2015, 5:56 PM
@fettastic I won't. Had a blast watching The Green Hornet.
UltimateTypeface
UltimateTypeface - 5/13/2015, 6:05 PM
C'mon Seth stop pissing around and make the furking film!!
Mobrex
Mobrex - 5/13/2015, 7:02 PM
HA HA HA! I can't believe he's [frick]ing doing it either!!! Can't do Jody on AMC, can't do Jesse without Jody. Still good luck boys.
elcaballerooscuro92
elcaballerooscuro92 - 5/14/2015, 9:08 PM
never forget the green hornet.
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