With production to start soon on DC Universe’s live action series Swamp Thing we have been getting lots of news about different characters being cast. Today’s Swamp Thing casting news is not a for sure thing yet but That Hashtag Show is reporting that yet another character may be close to being cast.

Actor Kevin Durand is in talks to play a recurring role as the villain Jason Woodrue aka The Floronic Man in the Swamp Thing series. His character is described as “A smart, slick and cunning scientist, Woodrue was an inter-dimensional being in the comics has long tormented the Swamp Thing in his search to control The Green and take over the world.”. He first appeared in comic books in DC Comics’ The Atom #1 in July of 1962 and was created by Gil Kane and Gardner Fox.

Kevin Durand’s previous work includes, Lost, Dark Angel, Legion and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. He would be joining Crystal Reed as Abby Arcane, Maria Sten as Liz, Henderson Wade as Matt Cable, Jeryl Prescott as Madame Xanadu, Virginia Madsen as Maria Sunderland, Will Patton as Avery Sunderland, Jennifer Beals as an original character created for the series, Andy Bean as Alec Holland, and Derek Mears as the titular creature.

In case you have not seen the synopsis yet for Swamp Thing, here it is once again:
When CDC researcher Abby Arcane returns to her childhood home of Houma, Louisiana, in order to investigate a deadly swamp-borne virus, she develops a surprising bond with scientist Alec Holland — only to have him tragically taken from her. But as powerful forces descend on Houma, intent on exploiting the swamp’s mysterious properties for their own purposes, Abby will discover that the swamp holds mystical secrets, both horrifying and wondrous — and the potential love of her life may not be dead after all.

What are your thoughts on the casting so far? Would you like to see Kevin Durand as a recurring villain? Let us know in the comment section below!

DC Universe’s Swamp Thing will be available exclusively on their streaming service sometime in 2019.

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Source: That Hashtag Show