According to a report straight from the official Michael Rooker website, the Guardians of the Galaxy star has been added to the cast. At the present time, details regarding his role have yet to be revealed. We learned in March that Sam Strike (Nightflyers) will play Roland Deschain, aka The Gunslinger, with Jasper Paakkonen (Vikings) set to portray The Man in Black, aka Marten Broadcloak, aka Randall Flagg. So we can safely rule out Rooker taking on one of the two main lead roles. Unfortunately, we don’t have much else to go on right now, so all anyone can do is hopelessly speculate.
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Glen Mazzara, of The Walking Dead fame, developed the series and will serve as showrunner. That might help explain how Michael Rooker got involved, since the actor appeared on early seasons of the hit AMC zombie series. , Akiva Goldsman (Titans, Star Trek: Discovery) also helped develop the series, alongside Stephen King. The first season will consist of 13 episodes, but it doesn’t yet have a premiere date. We’ll be sure to keep you posted as any further details are made available. This news was first shared at MichaelRookerOnline.com.
