Stand: Alexander Skarsgard confirmed as villain Randall Flagg

CBS confirmed that Alexander Skarsgård had been chosen to interpret Randall Flagg in the upcoming adaptation of The Stand. The company's press release teases: "Also known as" the black man ", his troubling presence and always changing is the incarnation of pure evil. "Abagail (Goldberg), Flagg appears in the dreams of survivors of the plague but, contrary to his divine message, his ultimate goal is much more sinister …"

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CBS also announced the start of the main shoot of the series in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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The adaptation of The Stand by CBS All-Access may have found his Randall Flagg. Collider reports that Alexander Skarsgård of True Blood was chosen to embody the iconic villain.

CBS refused to confirm the report when IGN reached out. If this is the case, it would make Skarsgård the second member of his family to play a major villain of Stephen King, following the role played by his brother Bill in the role of Pennywise in computer movies.

CBS has, however, officially announced several other important members of the cast. As The View reveals on ABC (via Deadline), Whoopi Goldberg, Jovan Adepo, Owen Teague, Brad William Henke and Daniel Sunjata have all joined the cast of this post-apocalyptic drama.

Goldberg plays in the series as Mother Abigail, a blind prophet essential to the struggle of humanity for survival after the devastating plague that swept the world. Adepo is performed by Larry Underwood, a struggling musician and drug addict who finds his true calling after the collapse of civilization.

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Teague will play Harold Lauder, a survivor divided between good and evil. Henke will play Tom Cullen, a man with a developmental disability who will become a valuable ally of Mother Abigail's faction. And Sunjata will play the role of Cobb, a soldier trying to contain the proliferation of Captain Tripps, a super mortal.

These new additions join a cast that also includes James Marsden, Amber Heard, Odessa Young and Henry Zaga.

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The booth will debut on CBS 'digital subscription and streaming service and will consist of 10 episodes. Josh Boone and Ben Cavell will produce and write the script, under the direction of Boone.

To learn more about Stephen King's other adaptations in development, check out our article on chapter 2 of information technology and get the full story behind this great cameo. Then check out the current status of the Dark Tower television series from Amazon.

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