The Boys TV series - Karl Urban cast as Butcher

[Dandontdare]

This may be enough to tempt me back to Amazon prime

[moogie101]

Love the comics & that teaser genuinely made me smile at the end. If done right this could be superb.

[Proudhuff]

Any further word on this?

[Proudhuff]

That will be a no then 

[JayzusB.Christ]

Any further word on this?

They want you to play Monkey.

[Proudhuff]

Do I get my own cloud?

[TordelBack]

Any further word on this?

They want you to play Monkey.

I was thinking he'd be better suited to playing Wee Hughie's landlord.

[JayzusB.Christ]

Do I get my own cloud?

Only by blowing on your wagging finger.

[rogue69]

A new trailer has been released
https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/01/24/the-boys-trailer-amazon-tv-series-2019/

[JayzusB.Christ]

Sounds like Hughie's a yank here. Ah well, I can live with that. Still looks very promising

[Richard]

I hope it's better than the Preacher tv show, but it's made by the same people.

[JayzusB.Christ]

I gave up on Preacher halfway through the second series. But then, the source material got on my tits a bit too.

At least there's a few f-bombs thrown about in that The Boys trailer.  The Preacher series seemed a bit odd without them.  I know swearing isn't big or clever or necessary for a good show, but, well, it's Preacher.

[Richard]

The trouble with Preacher is that most of the source material is fantastic, but the TV people chose the most boring stories from the comic -- Odin Quincannon, and all the stuff in New Orleans. Then they made up a whole sub-plot about Arseface and Hitler which wasn't in the comic and  was boring and added nothing. Bizarre choices, and a squandered opportunity.

[Funt Solo]

For me, Preacher was all about movement: a road comic.  That the series chose to ground it in a single location speaks to a studios need for a core cast & a set that doesn't shift around too much.  Which is all fine, but it's not really Preacher.

[JayzusB.Christ]

Not too worried here about Hughie not being Scottish (Simon Pegg playing his dad makes me happy enough) but I really hope Butcher still talks like Michael Caine.  Otherwise he'll just be another Negan.