The new version of The Stand has cast Alexander Skarsgard as Randall Flagg! And you know, I was looking really forward to seeing who they cast because I can’t picture Flagg in my head. That’s the weird thing. When I try to imagine what such a person might look like, I can’t picture anything except evil eyes and a terrifying smile stuck on a man’s body.
…Yeah, I reckon this guy could pull that off. I have never seen him in anything but I’m told he’s a good villain. And he’s attractive, which is one of the main things about Flagg. (And pretty much the only description of him there was in the book?)
But what really sold me is that his brother Bill plays Pennywise the clown! That’s exactly the weird meta delightfulness I read Stephen King books for in the first place.