The shining symbols of commodity and evil were just cast for the forthcoming adaptation ofStephen King’sThe Stand .
Colliderreports that Alexander Skarsgård , of reliable Blood and Big Little Lies celebrity , will play Randall Flagg , the big bad of the series , and a case that carriesthrough many of King ’s works . Basically , he ’s the Devil . On the other side , Whoopi Goldberg affirm on her show The View that she will be playing Mother Abigail , the bright woman that survivors of the pest in The Stand start seeing in their dreams , take out them to her , so they can stand up to and defeat Flagg .
Also confirm on The View were four other cast appendage , who ’ll join the previously announcedJames Marsden and Amber Heard , among others . Overlord wizard Jovan Adepowill play Larry Underwood , It ’s Owen Teague is Harold Lauder , Lost ’s Brad William Henke is Tom Cullen , and Daniel Sunjata , of The Dark Knight Rises , is Cobb . You may not know those name but , trust us , you ’ll recognize their nerve .
Alexander Skarsgård, seen here in Hold the Dark, will be the personification of evil in The Stand.Image: Netflix
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Landing Skarsgård and Goldberg , though — an Emmy victor and an EGOT victor , respectively – for these prime Stand roles is just another plumage in the cap of CBS and Josh Boone , who have been working on adapting King ’s epic tomefor some time now . The story , in display case you are unaware , is about a disease dub Captain Trips that wipes out the bulk of the people in the man . The survivors then discover themselves either on either side of a battle between the forces of good , represented by Mother Abigail , and wickedness , represent by Flagg .
The Stand is expected to debut on CBS All Access in 2020 .
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