Constantine, Forever Pilots Cast Leading Men
Fantastic Four‘s Ioan Gruffudd will lead the ABC drama Forever
It’s that time of the year when the cameras are firing up to film those pilots that networks will be deciding over come May. Two of them got their leading men today.
Matt Ryan will play the title character in Constantine, NBC’s adaptation of the DC Comics book. He’s known for Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior and The Tudors.
Constantine is about “an enigmatic and irreverent con man-turned-reluctant supernatural detective who is thrust into the role of defending us against dark forces from beyond,” Deadline says. “John Constantine is described as a working-lass Londoner with rakish good looks, scruffy blond hair, deadpan humor, and signature trench coat, who has been studying the dark arts since he was a teenager. When the daughter of a late friend is targeted by demons, Constantine steps in to save her.”
Ioan Gruffudd has been cast in ABC’s Forever, about Dr. Henry Morgan, an immortal man who studies death as a New York City medical examiner. Judd Hirsch (Taxi) co-stars as his best friend, Abe. Henry’s investigative partner, Detective Jo Martinez, is still being cast.
Gruffudd played Mr. Fantastic on the two recent Fantastic Four feature films, and co-starred opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar in the one-season show Ringer.
We’re tracking a number of potential new science fiction and fantasy-themed shows on our In Development page. We’ll continue to report on the most promising prospects in the months ahead, so keep it locked on SciFi Stream!
