Based on ‘Dope Thief’, a book by Dennis Tafoya, Apple TV+ is developing ‘Sinking Spring’, a series about some friends and criminals who pose as agents of the DEA, the US force against illegal drug trafficking, to rob a house When they uncover a major drug discovery, the heist becomes a matter of life and death. Among the different protagonists actors and actresses we find Michael Mando, mainly known for the role of Nacho in ‘Better Call Saul’, spin-off of the acclaimed ‘Breaking Bad’.
We’re speaking in the past tense because, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Mando, who was supposed to be part of the project’s eight episodes, He was fired for arguing on set with a series co-star. The medium did not specify which interpreter he addressed. Mando played Manny Céspedes, a great friend of Ray’s, one of the main characters, whom he met in reform school.
Even the Hollywood Reporter claims it the series has already found a replacement for the role of Mando, passed into the hands of Wagner Moura, Brazilian actor known, among other works, for his role as Pablo Escobar in “Narcos” and for starring in “Elite Squad” and its sequel. The American media report that no Apple representative has commented on the dismissal or the new engagement.
The “Sinking Spring” team.
In addition to Moura, so are the other performers who complete the cast of “Sinking Spring”. Academy Award nominee Brian Tyree Henry (‘Eternals’, ‘Bullet Train’)Marin Ireland (‘Comanchería’), Kate Mulgrew (‘Star Trek: Voyage’), Amir Arison (‘The Blacklist’), Ving Rhames (‘Mission Impossible’), Dustin Nguyen (‘Class Boys’), Nesta Cooper (‘ Travelers’), Idris Debrand (‘Kat and the Band’), Liz Caribel (‘God’s Time’) and Will Pullen (‘Dickinson’) round out the cast.
Peter Craig (‘Top Gun: Maverick’, ‘The Batman’) is a writer and executive producer on the series, while Ridley Scott (“Alien, the Eighth Passenger”), in addition to serving as executive producer, directs. The main character Brian Tyree Henry is also an executive producer and the author of the book adaptation of the series, Dennis Tafoya, is a consulting producer.
Previews of “Sinking Spring”. on Apple TV+ coming soon.
Source: E Cartelera
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