Photos: Ezra Miller Is Trashcan Man In “Stand”

By
Garth Franklin
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“Justice League” and “Fantastic Beasts” star Ezra Miller has been revealed a starring in the key role of Trashcan Man in the upcoming CBS All Access mini-series adaptation of Stephen King’s 1978 post-apocalyptic novel “The Stand”. Two photos of the character in action are also out.

The story follows a global pandemic that kills more than 99 percent of the population and leaves two groups of survivors to battle for the soul of America.

Trashcan Man is an unstable pyromaniac who joins a group of survivors in “New Vegas” led by the demonic Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgard). Matt Frewer previously played the role in Mick Garris’ mini-series adaptation.

Showrunner Benjamin Cavell explains the role to EW and says Miller was very committed to it:

“He’s a huge fan of the book and had fallen in love with this character and wanted to play it for a long time. On our first call, he described Trash as ‘the embodiment of pyromania.’ The only thing this guy was capable of, and the only area in life he was comfortable, were with the explosives and instruments of fire and destruction.

He wears basically no clothes except for his extensive tactical gear. So he’s just kind of in underwear and combat boots … the character has to be right on the edge of over-the-top. But no matter how strangely he’s behaving there’s always this Ezra Miller soul as a twinkle coming through. I can’t say enough about how brilliant he is in it.”

The reveal comes following months of speculation that goth rocker Marilyn Mason was secretly in the role. Cavell reveals they did talk to Manson early on about playing The Kid, the character who drives Trashcan Man to Vegas. However that character wasn’t included in the new adaptation.

Whoopi Goldberg, James Marsden, Odessa Young, Jovan Adepo, Amber Heard, Henry Zaga and and Owen Teague co-star. The limited series premieres on CBS All Access on Thursday, December 17th.