A rumor that has been floating around for months now just got a little more solid. We heard that Matthew McConaughey was the #1 choice to play villainous Randall Flagg in THE STAND back in August; now The Guardian is confirming the word, saying that the Oscar winner “looks set” to play the baddie for director Josh Boone.
Naturally we’ll still want to await confirmation from the studio, or the actor’s reps at the very least, but this would be fairly on-the-nose casting if it works out. McConaughey’s cheery, country-boy persona fits perfectly with Flagg’s darkly humorous character, a rather fun-loving evil spirit who is attempting to take over what’s left of the world after a virus wipes out 99% of humanity.
Director Josh Boone recently stated that the plan is to make four movies out of the epic Stephen King book, another tantalizing proposition that we’re not certain will come to fruition. Things are seemingly moving along on the project, though, so let’s hunker down and wait just a little bit longer.