Ethiopian-Irish actress Ruth Negga has been cast as the female lead in AMC’s pilot order for "Preacher," a drama adaptation of the comic book series about a maverick clergyman in Texas.
Sam Catlin wrote the adaptation for Neal Moritz’s Original Film shingle and will serve as showrunner. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are exec producing through their Point Grey banner, along with Catlin.
Based on the 1990s comic book series, "Preacher" is about Jesse Custer, a preacher in a Texas town who merges with a creature that has escaped from heaven and develops the ability to make anyone do anything he says. Along with his ex-girlfriend, Tulip, and an…
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