Parasite was the biggest winner at the 92nd Academy Awards, and the thriller will continue with a limited series inspired by the movie. Now, some early casting news has surfaced.
Collider reports that Mark Ruffalo is being considered for a lead role in the show, which will be produced by director Bong Joon-Ho and Anchorman director Adam McKay. Ruffalo, who has earned three Oscar nominations and played Bruce Banner/Hulk in the Avengers and Thor franchises, has not officially been cast, but he is being considered, the report said.
The Parasite TV show will not necessarily feature the same characters as the movie. It’s unknown who Ruffalo might be playing as part of the ensemble cast, if this report is accurate.
HBO said in a statement to Collider, “The HBO limited series inspired by Parasite is in the early stages of development, and to speculate on any characters or casting is wildly premature.”
The limited series will add more depth and detail to the story. “So I had all these key ideas accumulated from when I started writing the script,” the director said. “I just couldn’t include all those ideas in the two-hour running time of the film, so they’re all stored in my iPad and my goal with this limited series is to create a six-hour-long film.”
Parasite won Best Picture at the Oscars and made history as the first non-English language movie to win the award. It also won Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature to claim more Academy awards (4 in total) than any other movie this year.
The movie is coming to even more theatres in the US this weekend following its big wins at the Academy Awards.
