'Sons Of Anarchy' Prequel Rumors: Brad Pitt To Be Cast As John Teller?
While it is true that the prequel to the hit Fox show "Sons of Anarchy" has already been in the works, many fans are still intrigued about the upcoming Kurt Sutter show. Apart from leaving the now-defunct show's supporters in a quandary regarding the status of Charlie Hunnam's being part of the prequel, a report saying that a big Hollywood star might join the cast did not only leave the avid viewers of the show in a guessing game but also fueled their excitement too.
However, in Hunnam's interview with Men's Journal, it turned out that the Hollywood star to join the cast is no less than Brad Pitt after all. Or is he really?
In the article, Hunnam was initially privy to the details of the prequel, only confirming that Sutter is currently working on it. However, when he was asked about Brad Pitt joining the show as his character's father, he waxed emotional in his reply:
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"Did you read that about Brad Pitt maybe playing my dad? … Brad Pitt as John Teller. How awesome would that be?"
Nonetheless, fans are still speculating if Hunnam's reply to the question was a confirmation of Pitt's participation in the prequel or if it was simply a response to the idea that it will be a great move to include Angelina Jolie's beau in the prequel.
However, for the fans of Hunnam, who played the role of Jax Teller in "Sons of Anarchy," the most important question that needs addressing is whether the actor will be a part of the prequel. Nonetheless, reading between the lines of Sutter's earlier pronouncements, it is likely that there is no room for Hunnam's character on the upcoming show.
Sutter shared that the prequel will take place in a distant past and will not tackle anything related to "Sons of Anarchy." Rather, it will focus on the roots of the Mayan motorcycle club.
"At some point I do have plans to hopefully do the prequel, which I do see as a one-off 10- or 12-episode thing where we begin in Nam and see John Teller and Piney and see how that relationship got created, and bring them back to the States and the obvious external dynamics that were going on with the country and the perception of the war and what an odd kind of perception these vets got when they returned home," he said in his interview with Deadline in September last year.
