Y: The Last Man
Timothy Hutton ( American Crime ) has join the cast ofY , FX ’s TV pilot free-base on the risible book seriesY : The Last Man , as the President of the United States . However , give that the show ’s premise is every mammal with a Y chromosome on the planet ( with the exception of protagonist Yorick Brown and his pet monkey , Ampersand ) dying at the same time , it ’s safe to say that Hutton in all likelihood wo n’t stick to around ifYis ordered to series .
The news is the latest in aseries of molding reveals , with Barry Keoghan ( Dunkirk ) coif to take on Yorick , Imogen Poots playing his babe , Hero , Diane Lane play their mother , Senator Jennifer Brown , and Lashana Lynch play a deadly spy called Agent 355 . We also lately learned thatAmber Tamblyn(Two and a Half Men ) will be playing the president ’s daughter , Mariette Callows .
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Deadlinereports that Hutton will be trifle Mariette ’s father , President Callows . According to Tamblyn ’s character description , Mariette " has been groomed for a career in politics and to carry on her father ’s conservative values . " Neither of these characters were have in the comics , but it seems probable that Tamblyn will play an opponent role . In the comics , the pest creates a monumental power vacuum in the United States government , since it was overpoweringly run by Man . Because the majority of the female representatives who are left behind are Democrats , the widows of the dead Republican humans rise up in violent revolt , exact that they be given their husband ’s former seats .
Written by Brian K. Vaughan and cast by Pia Guerra , Y : The Last Manwrapped up its story in 2008 , and an adaptation has been in development for days . First there were plans for a movie , with a several different music director ( Louis Leterrier , Dan Trachtenberg , and D.J. Caruso ) attached at various points , but the movie waseventually confirm to be deadin 2014 . Then , in 2015 , we learned that Vaughan was developing a TV adaptation for FX , along withAmerican Crime Storyexecutive producer Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson . Michael Green ( American Gods ) and Aïda Mashaka Croal ( Luke Cage ) will do as showrunners onY.
Hutton will also be seen alongside John Krasinski in Amazon’sJack RyanTV show , and in Netflix ’s approaching adjustment of The Haunting of Hill House . He scored an Oscar nominating address for his rolein the picture Ordinary People , and an Emmy nomination for his role in American Crime , so he ’s definitely a suitable addition to the cast - albeit one who wo n’t go the original .
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Source : Deadline
