Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

True Detective season 2 cast: Jessica Chastain reportedly offered lead role

Actress has yet to accept supposed offer

Christopher Hooton
Wednesday 21 May 2014 09:53 BST
Comments
Oscar nominated Jessica Chastain in 'Zero Dark Thirty'
Oscar nominated Jessica Chastain in 'Zero Dark Thirty'

Zero Dark Thirty actress Jessica Chastain has been linked with True Detective season 2, following rumours series creator Nic Pizzolatto is looking for a female duo to front the next series.

Everyone from Brad Pitt to Ellen Page and (as the internet joked) the cat from Inside Llewyn Davis have been tipped to replace Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in the critically-acclaimed HBO show, which is set to return in 2015.

Now the Nerdist claims that, according to sources, Chastain has been offered a lead role but has yet to accept, with representatives for the actress declining to comment.

She surely would be delighted to however, pending scheduling arrangements, given it is one of the hottest jobs in Hollywood right now.

Pizzolato reportedly recently told The Wrap that season 2's plot might not be a murder mystery but see the detectives chasing an elusive criminal instead.

There would no doubt still be murder and death along the way, but this suggests the case might not be murder-centric this time around.

He added in an interview with HitFix that the new season is about "bad men, hard women and the secret occult history of the United States transportation system."

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in