USA Network’s upcoming television adaptation the rainmaker added The Walking Dead alum from his growing casting lineup. Based on the 1995 best-selling author John Grisham’s novel of the same name, the story was previously adapted into a film starring Matt Damon and Claire Danes. most recently, Bodkin Star Robin Cara was announced as Kelly Riker, a character previously played by Dennis. Meanwhile, Milo Callaghan (Doctor Who, stranger) is set to take over Damon’s role as Rudy Baylor, a young law school graduate who finds himself embroiled in a major court battle.
for Deadline, The Rainmaker Now added The Walking Dead As series regular Dan Fogler. According to reports, Fogler is set to play Melvin Preacher, a nurse whose knowledge of “Secret explosives” At the center of the show’s grand conspiracy. Unlike many of the show’s previous casting announcements, Fogler’s character appears to have no direct counterpart in the 1997 movie or the original book.
The Rainmaker TV show is starting to look very different from the movie
Fogler’s new nurse character isn’t the only change
Announcement time Fogler’s new character marks perhaps the biggest departure from the 1997 movie To date, this isn’t the first change with the show’s casting announcement. It has been revealed that Madison Isman (I know what you did last summer) is set to play Sarah Plankmore, Rudy’s former law school girlfriend, a character from the book who was left out of the movie entirely. Meanwhile, Mickey Rourke’s ambulance-chasing lawyer J. Reimagining Lyman “Bruiser” Stone as Jocelyn “Bruiser” Stone, Lana Parrilla (Once upon a time)
Although Fogler’s Melvin Preacher appears to be a new addition to the story, his character description is likely Put her at the center of a legal battle waged by Rudy Insurance companies against great benefits. Representing the family of a young man with leukemia who was repeatedly denied access to a potentially life-saving bone marrow transplant, Rudy’s investigation eventually revealed a larger plot of The Great Benefit.
As a nurse, Fogler’s Melvin may even be directly involved in the treatment of Donnie Ray Black, the patient who sits at the heart of the unfolding drama. As such, while his role may seem like a new addition to the story, it would seem to fit seamlessly into John Grisham’s original plot. Anyway, its the new television version the rainmaker 1997 seems to be moving further away from the movie adaptation.
Source: Deadline