Shhh! 'Preacher' Is Gonna Be A Movie

The film adaptation of the Garth Ennis series, Preacher has been a long time coming.

This little story is about Jesse Custer - a possessed Texas priest, his ex-girlfriend/ would-be assassin and a drunkard Irish vampire.  Not to be confused with Priest, the Preacher series gained controversy during the late 90's for it's unapologetic handling of religious themes (God literally leaves Heaven when Jesse is possessed)

Now here comes the fun part: D.J. Caruso officially confirmed his involvement as the director. In a recent overseas interview pegged to the release of Caruso's "I Am Number Four" the director spoke at length about the coming adaptation, casting, and the challenges of porting such a potentially controversial story over to the big screen.


"It is a crazy road trip and I think what’s amazing and what makes Sony so brave is they can see there’s a real universality to the story when you have good vs. evil.  I think when you have these crazy characters, that are not necessarily politically correct, there’s something generally attractive to those characters and those elements."


"But at the end of the day it really is a story about good vs. evil and the decisions that you make," he added. "So I think there’s a great universality that makes the movie commercial but at the same time it’s one of those that will shock you."

The interviewer then turned the topic to casting, pressing Caruso for some information. While nothing formal has been discussed, the director admitted that he's never received so many calls and texts from actors who want a part in his upcoming movie. Pressed again for details, he finally relented and dropped a few choice nuggets.


"An actor I love very much and who I've had a conversation with is Chris Pine, for Jesse," he said.

"Shia LaBeouf loves Arseface. He wants to play Arseface. So we're kind of working that out," he said, just before a cough is heard offscreen. Alex Pettyfer, Caruso's "Number Four" star, also participated in the interview, and prompted the director to add one more possibility to the pile.

"And this guy right here," said Caruso, indicating Pettyfer, "he's really thinking that the Saint of Killers is a really good role. Even though he hasn't read it yet, but he will. We'll see. I really am excited by all of the possibilities I have."

Caruso also confirmed that John August is still working on the script, and is currently grappling with the challenge of putting the entire story into one movie - sorry, boys; no trilogy.