Casting News: Scott Foley in True Blood, Idris Elba in Pacific Rim

Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on June 22, 2011

Some casting news of note for several upcoming projects:

• Scott Foley (Scream 3, Grey’s Anatomy) will play a major role on True Blood that kicks off in this season’s final episode and continues into next season. (Can you say “cliffhanger”?) According to TV Line, Foley will play Patrick, “a tough and ruggedly attractive old army buddy of Terry’s.” No doubt there’s more there than meets the eye…
• Idris Elba (Obsessed, Prom Night, The Unborn) has been hired to take over the role in Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim that was originally developed for Tom Cruise. The film, about humans using giant robots to fight off giant monsters, sounds a bit like Cloverfield meets Transformers.
• Veteran character actor Pruitt Taylor Vince (Drive Angry, Constantine, Identity) has joined the cast of The Walking Dead for the upcoming season, playing, according to TV Guide, an “easygoing but racist survivor.” I guess he can take the place of Merle, the non-easygoing racist from the first season.

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