AMC’s ‘Preacher’ Casting Begins With Ruth Negga

Briefly: The first cast member for AMC’s highly anticipated Preacher adaptation has just been revealed, and… It’s not Dominic Cooper.

In fact, it’s not even for the role of Jesse Custer.

Instead, it’s for the role of Jesse’s ex-girlfriend Tulip, who Deadline describes as “a volatile, action-packed, sexified force of nature, a capable, unrepentant criminal with a love of fashion and ability to construct helicopter-downing bazookas out of coffee cans and corn shine who’s not afraid to steal, kill or corn cob-stab her way out of a bad situation.”

She’ll be played by Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s Ruth Negga.

Now, I haven’t read Preacher since I was in my early teens, but I’m really looking forward to checking out what Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and AMC do with the property. It’s a bit too vulgar for TV from what I remember, but the network gets away with some borderline content with The Walking Dead, so it’ll be very interesting to see how this one turns out.

Do you agree with the casting? Who do you want to see as Jesse Custer? Sound out below!

Source: Deadline