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    Sharlto Copley and Michelle Forbes join Powers cast

    Stephen SchleicherBy Stephen SchleicherAugust 18, 20144 Comments1 Min Read

    Those wondering what is up with the PlayStation series, Powers (based on the Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Avon Oeming comic series), get a little nugget of information today in the form of two actors who have joined the cast.

    Sharlto Copley will play Christian Walker, the former superhero turned detective, while Michelle Forbes has been tapped to play Retro Girl – the heroine who dies in the first issue, thus kicking off the Who Killed Retro Girl story arc.

    Eddie Izzard, Noah Taylor, Susan Heyward, Olesya Rulin, Max Fowler and Adam Godley also star in the series, which marks PlayStation Network’s first foray into scripted programming. David Slade is set to direct the first two episodes of “Powers,” which are penned by Charlie Huston.

    The series will debut exclusively on the PlayStation Network, as Sony hopes to compete with Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon original series.  Considering the state of Sony as a business, this better work for the company, or it will be one more nail in the coffin of the floundering company.

    via Variety

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    Stephen Schleicher began his career writing for the Digital Media Online community of sites, including Digital Producer and Creative Mac covering all aspects of the digital content creation industry. He then moved on to consumer technology, and began the Coolness Roundup podcast. A writing fool, Stephen has freelanced for Sci-Fi Channel's Technology Blog, and Gizmodo. Still longing for the good ol' days, Stephen launched Major Spoilers in July 2006, because he is a glutton for punishment. You can follow him on Twitter @MajorSpoilers and tell him your darkest secrets...

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    4 Comments

    1. Starks Scraps on August 18, 2014 2:06 pm

      That i snot the Christian Walker I imagined but I can’t wait to see how it turns out! I’m pretty excited about this show, I’ve been reading Powers since the first issue came out.

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    2. Rob on August 18, 2014 4:07 pm

      To be fair it would be hard to find an actor with Walker’s body type short of casting a body builder or an actual superhero.

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      • Starks Scraps on August 18, 2014 4:49 pm

        I agree. Oeming is very Oeming and honestly I could not think of anyone to fit that role that woul dmake any sense to me.

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        • Doctor Dinosaur on August 18, 2014 11:08 pm

          I love Sharlto Copley. But there is one actor used to playing a cop that looks exactly like an Oeming drawing of Christian Walker. Owain Yeoman.

          http://www.imdb.com/media/rm690983936/nm1466859?ref_=nmmi_mi_all_sf_80

          http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FrxkamPl66o/UTjWAVljOLI/AAAAAAAD01A/611wfIW6Z30/s1600/owain_yeoman_photo15.jpg

          Reply

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