The Marvel Report, in an article earlier today, said that they had acquired casting calls for two characters in Marvel's upcoming Freeform series. They released the transcript of these casting calls, which are listed below
“[Pastor Francis Diaz] – Recurring Male(25-40)
Pastor Diaz didn’t always intend to become a man of the cloth. Struggling with many demons, Francis Diaz joined the military looking for guidance and stability. But he found himself in religion, becoming a chaplain and pursuing advanced degrees in theology and education to try to discover his own humanity. Still without answers but armed with a position at a prestigious prep school, Pastor Diaz is now helping sculpt young minds. As a school counselor and priest, Diaz is a rock to Travis and sees a lot more in the boy that he would be comfortable admitting. Oppressed by the collar, he leads more through words than example as he still struggles daily with the chaste life he has chosen. Try as he may, Francis still finds himself slipping. He can’t escape his own deep shame. To pay penance, he forces himself to witness the life he could have had, seeing the love that got away. Pastor Diaz is constantly seeking redemption in spite of the fact that he’s not sure he deserves it. But it is in his raw humanity that we see the hand of God. RECURRING
[Bailey Callahan] – Recurring Female (30-37)
A self-possessed woman in her 3os, Detective Bailey Callahan comes off as cold or unfriendly upon first impression. Her New York sensibilities have hardened her from being too friendly or open, setting her apart from her Louisiana counter parts. Accustomed to working in a man’s world, Callahan isn’t looking to be “one of the guys.” She isn’t going to let a room full of men dictate how often she changes the color of her fingernails (almost daily). She won’t meet expectations of women cops as ball busting bitches. The rest of the station need to find their way to her impression of the world, not the other way around. Callahan believes in justice and doesn’t thing that anyone should be above it, including other cops. Especially other cops…RECURRING”
Long time fans may recognize these descriptions as being similar to the characters of
Father Francis Xavier Delgado and
Detective Brigid O’Reilly, the latter of whom assisted Cloak and Dagger as both a police officer and as the vigilante
Mayhem.
In following up on this story, I also found an audition tape for one of the characters, specifically O'Reilly, that appeared to match the description of both the character in the call and seemed to confirm it is in fact for Cloak and Dagger, with the character seemingly investigating a suspcious laundromat in the city of New Orleans, where the series is set.
Laura Campbell_BAILEY CALLAHAN_02 from AmyLanier on Vimeo.
What do you think of this new development? Do you like the way these characters sound? Who would you like to see play them on the show? Do you think we'll see O'Reilly eventually transform into Mayhem later in the series, should the show prove successful? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!