'The new mystery is to be kickstarted by the murder of Ray Caspar, City Manager of a fictional Californian city,' they write. I would say there are four central roles.'įilm Divider claims to have an insight into the narrative thrust of the series. Pizzolatto admits that his earlier claim to there being three central characters has 'ballooned a little bit. Photograph: James White/James White for Observer Magazine Pizzolatto says that 'literally, not a single rumor about casting that has been printed anywhere has any truth to it whatsoever.' July 2014Ĭolin Farrell – apparently being mooted for True Detective season two. They also report 'early speculation' about the involvement of Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett, seemingly based mostly on random blogs and Reddit threads hoping they'll get cast. Nerdist reports that Jessica Chastain, known for her lead role in Zero Dark Thirty, has been offered one of the leads – but her representatives later deny it.ĭeadline reports that 'unofficial breakdowns' of the characters show them modelled on Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin and Christian Bale, with Chastain as the 'prototype' for the female character. Pizzolatto confirms with NPR that there will be three leads in the next series, and that it will be set in California: 'Not Los Angeles but some of the much lesser-known venues of California, and we're going to try to capture a certain psychosphere ambiance of the place, much like we did in Season 1.' Jessica Chastain, who denied being offered a role in True Detective. I know everyone would be thrilled to have him onboard.' Well, duh. 'Brad's name has come up many times, it's just a matter of what his other commitments are. Nerdist reports that there will be multiple directors for the series, unlike season one which was wholly directed by Cary Fukunaga various news sources have since reported the same.Īn unnamed – and highly speculative – source tells Hollywood Life that Brad Pitt could be cast.

Series creator Nic Pizzolatto says the new series will be about 'hard women, bad men and the secret occult history of the United States transportation system.

What with chatter this week about Vince Vaughn and Elisabeth Moss now being involved, here's how the gossiping has panned out over recent months. Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson's partnership is a tough act to follow, with each garnering leading actor Emmy nominations for their duo of troubled sleuths, but their success has made a berth in this stylish and brooding drama one of the most sought-after on TV. True Detective's chief innovation is to keep the energy of a short-run show alive by creating an entirely new cast of characters for each season – which has meant that the rumour mill is rotating even more energetically than usual.

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