This is The End and The Interview‘s Seth Rogen has taken to Twitter to reveal that production has officially begun on the pilot episode of AMC’s adaptation of “Preacher.” Rogen will co-direct the episode with partner Evan Goldberg, which will also see legendary cinematographer Bill Pope (The Matrix, Spider-Man 2, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) as the DP. Check out the slate for the series below!
“Preacher,” published between 1995 and 2000, tells the story of Custer, a small town Texas preacher who, nearly at his faith’s end, finds himself merged with a supernatural entity, Genesis, birthed from both an angel and a demon. Imbued with the word of God (the ability to make anyone obey his commands), Jesse hits the road, reunited with his ex-girlfriend, Tulip, and joined by a rowdy Irish vampire, Cassidy, to track down God himself and force him to explain why he abandoned his duties in Heaven.
Dominic Cooper leads the cast that also includes Joseph Gilgun as the vampire Cassidy, Ruth Negga as his gun-toting ex-girlfriend Tulip, Ian Colletti as the kindhearted yet startling Arseface, W. Earl Brown as his father Sheriff Hugo Root, Lucy Griffiths as Emily Woodrow, an original character in the series and love interest of Jesse’s, and Elizabeth Perkins as Vyla Quinncannon, the owner of the local slaughterhouse and a semi-original character.
A Sony Pictures Television and AMC Studios co-production, “Preacher” will be produced by Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen through their Point Grey banner, along with Neal Moritz’s Original Film. The pilot was written by Sam Catlin who will serve as the showrunner. Though unconfirmed, the series is aiming for a 2016 premiere.
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Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, W. Earl Brown as Hugo Root - Preacher _ Season 1, Pilot - Photo Credit: Lewis Jacobs/AMC
Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, W. Earl Brown as Hugo Root - Preacher _ Season 1, Pilot - Photo Credit: Lewis Jacobs/AMC
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Anatol Yusef as DeBlanc, Tom Brooke as Fiore - Preacher _ Season 1, Pilot - Photo Credit: Lewis Jacobs/AMC
Anatol Yusef as DeBlanc, Tom Brooke as Fiore - Preacher _ Season 1, Pilot - Photo Credit: Lewis Jacobs/AMC
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Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy, Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, Ruth Negga as Tulip O'Hare; group - Preacher _ Season 1, Gallery - Photo Credit: Matthias Clamer/AMC
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W. Earl Brown as Sheriff Hugo Root, Ian Colletti as Eugene Root, Lucy Griffiths as Emily, Ruth Negga as Tulip O'Hare, Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer, Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy, Derek Wilson as Donnie Schenck, Anatol Yusef as DeBlanc, Tom Brooke as Fiore; group - Preacher _ Season 1, Gallery - Photo Credit: Matthias Clamer/AMC
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Ian Colletti as Eugene Root, W. Earl Brown as Sheriff Hugo Root; Preacher _ Season 1, Gallery - Photo Credit: Matthias Clamer/AMC
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Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy; single - Preacher _ Season 1, Gallery - Photo Credit: Matthias Clamer/AMC
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Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer; Preacher _ Season 1, Gallery - Photo Credit: Lewis Jacobs/AMC
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Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy; Preacher _ Season 1, Gallery - Photo Credit: Matthias Clamer/AMC
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Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer; - Preacher _ Season 1, Gallery - Photo Credit: Matthias Clamer/AMC
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Tom Brooke as Fiore, Anatol Yusef as DeBlanc; group - Preacher _ Season 1, Gallery - Photo Credit: Matthias Clamer/AMC
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Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer; Preacher _ Season 1, Gallery - Photo Credit: Matthias Clamer/AMC
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Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer; Preacher _ Season 1, Gallery - Photo Credit: Matthias Clamer/AMC
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Ruth Negga as Tulip O'Hare; Preacher _ Season 1, Gallery - Photo Credit: Matthias Clamer/AMC
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Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy; Preacher _ Season 1, Gallery - Photo Credit: Matthias Clamer/AMC
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Joseph Gilgun as Cassidy - Preacher _ Season 1, Episode 1 - Lewis Jacobs/Sony Pictures Televsion/AMC
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Ruth Negga as Tulip O’Hare - Preacher _ Season 1, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Lewis Jacobs/Sony Pictures Television/AMC
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