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Vince Vaughn and Colin Farrell to co-star in Season 2 of True Detective
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:37 pm
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:37 pm
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After months of speculation, rumors and even actors making announcements ahead of HBO, we now know who two of the stars of "True Detective" season 2 will be: Colin Farrell and Vince Vaughn.
HBO describes the new season thusly: "Three police officers and a career criminal must navigate a web of conspiracy in the aftermath of a murder." Farrell will play Ray Velcoro, "a compromised detective whose allegiances are torn between his masters in a corrupt police department and the mobster who owns him," while Vaughn has been cast as Frank Semyon, "a career criminal in danger of losing his empire when his move into legitimate enterprise is upended by the murder of a business partner."
Additional casting — notably the other two main cops — is still to come, though HBO also confirmed that Justin Lin will direct the season's first two episodes, stepping in for Emmy winner Cary Joji Fukunaga. It's doubtful Lin (or anyone else) will again attempt to direct all eight episodes of the season. Nic Pizzolatto will again write the entire season; when I spoke with him at the end of season 1, he described the new season as being about "hard women, bad men and the secret occult history of the United States transportation system."
After early rumors of actresses like Jessica Chastain, Rachel McAdams and Elisabeth Moss for the female lead, recent reports suggest a less rareified pool that includes Jessica Biel, Malin Akerman, Jamie Alexander, Brit Marling, Oona Chaplin and Kelly Reilly. Nor do we know when exactly the new season might be able to premiere, given that it's still being cast.
One thing's for sure: given how much attention is now being paid to every detail about the franchise, season 2 will arrive with the burden of heavy expectations that season 1 never had to deal with. Even with McConaughey and Harrelson as leads, the first season was made in obscurity, from a relatively unknown creator, but it exploded into the zeitgeist almost from the moment it premiered. We already know far more about the new season than we did at this stage of the first, and expect to hear (and see) even more once it goes into production. It will sneak up on no one. Hopefully, it'll be so good that this doesn't matter.
Read more at https://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/colin-farrell-and-vince-vaughn-to-star-in-true-detective-season-2#I28LtGC4qPWoZLIO.99
This post was edited on 9/23/14 at 1:40 pm
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Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:39 pm to gatorhata9
Colin Farrell I like. Vince Vaughn I'm skeptical about.
General story seems interesting enough.
General story seems interesting enough.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:39 pm to gatorhata9
Seriously? Why the frick is Vaughn doing it? Must be an In Brugges type season.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:40 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
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Colin Farrell I like. Vince Vaughn I'm skeptical about.
Same. Though, I was skeptical about Ledger as the Joker and we see how that turned out.
I'll trust them on this.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:40 pm to gatorhata9
Should be interesting
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:40 pm to Oh Lawd
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Seriously? Why the frick is Vaughn doing it?
Here we go. I don't even know why studio's put out press releases anymore.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:41 pm to Murray
Vaughn is a perfectly capable dramatic actor.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:43 pm to gatorhata9
God I hope I am wrong, but Vaughn 
I think Farrell will do well, hell, I would have loved to have seen him paired up with the likes of Ethan Hawke. Both have done decent in their prior performances as law enforcement.
Almost everything Vaughn has done has been comedy related, going to be hard to block that out and take him seriously.
I have a feeling this is going to go the way of American Horror Story... Great 1st season, but a swing and a miss on the second season.
I think Farrell will do well, hell, I would have loved to have seen him paired up with the likes of Ethan Hawke. Both have done decent in their prior performances as law enforcement.
Almost everything Vaughn has done has been comedy related, going to be hard to block that out and take him seriously.
I have a feeling this is going to go the way of American Horror Story... Great 1st season, but a swing and a miss on the second season.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:43 pm to gatorhata9
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Jessica Biel
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Jamie Alexander
Please oh please oh please get nekkid!
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:43 pm to THRILLHO
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Vaughn is a perfectly capable dramatic actor.
He is. He did some good roles earlier in his career. What worries me more is writers trying to write towards comedic Vaughn. I don't think they will, but it is a concern.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:46 pm to gatorhata9
So I'm guessing Owen Wilson will get one of the other cop roles?
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:47 pm to gatorhata9
Ssounds more like the cast and story of the next season of Fargo than TD
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:50 pm to beaver
Vaughn's got range. I like it but agree with the quotes in the OP, this season has heavy expectations which will be almost impossible to meet.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:51 pm to gatorhata9
Never did I think news that a show/movie had cast Colin Farrell and (insert any other actor's name) would come out and people would bitch about the casting of the one not named Colin Farrell. 
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Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:51 pm to MasterBetty
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this season has heavy expectations which will be almost impossible to meet.
Yea, that was a great point. It has SO much to live up to.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:53 pm to gatorhata9
quote:Uh
the secret occult history of the United States transportation system."
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:55 pm to gatorhata9
As long as they realize that they don't have to do something completely different to try and beat the first season, they should be fine.
AHS tried to go in a completely different direction to keep it seeming "new".
Use the formula that works. sure you can try some new things, but keep the overall style the same. It works, people want to see that. Don't over think things.
AHS tried to go in a completely different direction to keep it seeming "new".
Use the formula that works. sure you can try some new things, but keep the overall style the same. It works, people want to see that. Don't over think things.
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:55 pm to gatorhata9
we're not going to get a January release it looks like...why is it the shows I like have been taking a year and a half to put out new seasons
south park a couple of years ago, always sunny and true detective, curb
south park a couple of years ago, always sunny and true detective, curb
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:56 pm to GoCrazyAuburn
Vince can deliver a great dramatic performance
Posted on 9/23/14 at 1:56 pm to THRILLHO
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Vaughn is a perfectly capable dramatic actor.
I agree. He was outstanding in "Rudy".
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