Jon Bernthal
After a troubled production, the Jon Bernthal-starring series abandons Paul Schrader's vision for a paint-by-numbers antihero drama.
"My bad," Dawson said of hinting that Bernthal will be back, adding that she wants it to be true.
Gretchen Mol and Rosie O'Donnell also star in the reimagining of Paul Schrader's 1980 film.
The coming-of-age story debuted at Sundance and also stars Kristine Froseth, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Taylour Paige, and Scott Speedman.
For the Showtime series, Bernthal takes over the role originated by Richard Gere in Paul Schrader's classic 1980 film.
"I guarantee you that making everybody call you by your character name and not showering for eight months was not what Stanislavski had in mind with the method."
Bernthal is taking on the role that first made Richard Gere a sex icon in 1980.
Jon Bernthal leads David Simon and George Pelecanos' return to Baltimore, a limited series from HBO tackling the institutional roots of a crooked task force.
Reinaldo Marcus Green ("King Richard") directs the series, centered on the real-life Gun Trace Task Force police scandal in Baltimore.
Bernthal trained for three hours a day to play tennis coach Rick Macci, and ending up actually coaching in character when the cameras weren't rolling.
Sandra Bullock leads a strong cast in a crime drama that struggles to simplify the British miniseries on which it's based.
Brilliant performances by Alessandro Nivola and Michael Gandolfini help this prequel become a valuable new addition to the Soprano family.
