In one of the strangest casting twists ever, Veronica Mars' Jason Dohring has joined the cast of the rapidly repopulated vampire drama Moonlight.The news comes on the heels of yesterday's announcement that Sophia Myles (Doctor Who) would take over for Shannon Lucio in the retooled CBS drama, from studio Warner Bros Television and production company Silver Pictures, which--not coincidentally--produced Veronica Mars as well.
Dohring will co-star as ancient vampire Josef, who is a confidante of the main character, a vampire/private investigator played by Alex O'Loughlin. Dohring replaces sexagenarian Rade Serbedzija, who appeared in the pilot presentation.
Since then, Josef's character has been re-envisioned as a significantly younger, roguish hedge-fund trader.
I'm not sure quite what to make of this recasting though Dohring does deserve a plum post-Veronica Mars gig. Thoughts?
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Any chance Greenwalt could just have the pilot start with the Main character and his friends in an alley about to face down a huge gaggle of monsters (Monster come in gaggles don't you know) complete with a dragon?
Just sayin'
I know the presentation wasn't spectacular but they have been making some really solid creative choices since then, and I'm anxious to see how that all plays out onscreen. Remember, Brothers & Sisters made significant changes last year and all of them were for the better, so I am holding out hope that this is going to be a similar situation.
Anyone have word on if they are recasting Amber Valetta? I hope not, I quite like her.