SWAMP THING Reportedly Casts FRIDAY THE 13th Actor Derek Mears To Play The Earth Elemental

SWAMP THING Reportedly Casts FRIDAY THE 13th Actor Derek Mears To Play The Earth Elemental

We recently found out that The DC Universe Swamp Thing series would bring the titular creature to life via the use of a "physical costume," and now it looks like we know which actor will be wearing it!

By MarkCassidy - Sep 11, 2018 12:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Swamp Thing
The DC Universe streaming service has reportedly cast Derek Mears to play the titular Earth Elemental in the upcoming Swamp Thing series.

The story comes courtesy of Splash Report, who recently broke the news that Len Wisewman would direct the pilot.

Mears is a 6′ 5″ actor/stuntman, best known for playing Jason Vorhees in the Friday the 13th reboot and Hawes in Hatchet III. He has also appeared in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and The Flash.

Just so there's no confusion: Mears will play the creature, not Alec Holland, who has yet to be cast.

Mears joins Crystal Reed as Abigail Arcane and Maria Sten as Liz Tremayne. No oiffcial premiere date has been announced.
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GhostDog
GhostDog - 9/11/2018, 12:31 PM
Dude has the build, no doubt.
WruceBayne
WruceBayne - 9/11/2018, 12:39 PM
Does Swamp Thing have villains?
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 9/11/2018, 12:45 PM
@WruceBayne - Anton Arcane and the Florenic man are the big ones.
ArthurFleck
ArthurFleck - 9/11/2018, 12:39 PM
Didn't he play the shrinking guy on the Flash?
ArthurFleck
ArthurFleck - 9/11/2018, 12:40 PM
Oh yeah must have buzzed over that part in the article. I was right.
regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 9/11/2018, 12:41 PM
He’s a big prosthetic guy and familiar in horror. Good news.
LORDbuckethead
LORDbuckethead - 9/11/2018, 12:45 PM
Nice choice. I wonder if he'll provide the voice or are they going to cast someone else to do a voiceover?
Nightmare
Nightmare - 9/11/2018, 12:46 PM
Jason is coming to the swamp!

regularmovieguy
regularmovieguy - 9/11/2018, 12:47 PM
Remember that terrible Cursed movie? That’s him.



Also Jason in the remake.


Nightmare
Nightmare - 9/11/2018, 12:55 PM
@regularmovieguy - Hills Have Eyes 2.


theFUZZ008
theFUZZ008 - 9/12/2018, 12:05 PM
@regularmovieguy - Love that goofy movie.
NinnesMBC
NinnesMBC - 9/11/2018, 1:18 PM
Oh, that's a good casting given his experience with the genre. Nice.
SteveBosell
SteveBosell - 9/11/2018, 1:25 PM
I'm all for this casting decision!
Zoinkberg
Zoinkberg - 9/11/2018, 3:03 PM
I hope he speaks in the roll.
theusualsuspect
theusualsuspect - 9/11/2018, 3:14 PM
Best news of the day hands down.. Mears Jason was an unstoppable force in the remake.. That first 20 mins still gets me so pumped every time I see it. He will kill it no doubt.
rabid
rabid - 9/11/2018, 8:00 PM
Excellent! He's menacing looking in everything.
bs77
bs77 - 9/11/2018, 8:37 PM
So his pedigree is non-speaking roles??? Are they going to do a voice-over like Darth Maul? Weird choice unless they wanted a big stunt guy just for the costume.
ZombieScarblood
ZombieScarblood - 9/11/2018, 8:39 PM
emeraldtaurus
emeraldtaurus - 9/12/2018, 2:19 AM
This might actually be good. Interesting to see if who they cast as Holland. Might be best to just doll up Mears with make-up and a wig ....seens as Alec Holland will probably only feature in the first ep.
OptionFour
OptionFour - 9/12/2018, 4:53 AM
@emeraldtaurus - Might be weird to have Holland be such a giant. Plus, they might use him in flashbacks and such.
theFUZZ008
theFUZZ008 - 9/12/2018, 5:57 AM
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