'True Detective' Season 2 Spoilers: Emmy-Winning Director Cary Fukunaga Returning To Hit HBO Crime Drama [VIDEO]
Director Cary Fukunaga endeared himself to a whole wealth of viewers when he won the only major Emmy for HBO's True Detective this year.
Taylor Kitsch Took Year Off To Land 'True Detective' Role
As a leading visionary alongside creator Nic Pizzolatto, Fukunaga was considered to be one of the key players who made the crime drama a breakout hit in the spring. The drama's second season will include not one director, but half a dozen, which some have feared will change the tone of the series. For those who will miss Fukunaga's presence, however, there is hope.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the director is staying on as an executive producer. This means he will at least have some involvement with the show's upcoming episodes, even if he is not directly involved as a creative force.
'True Detective' Season 2 Casting Rumors
Rumors have circulated that Fukunaga and Pizzolatto clashed on set during production for the program's first season, though the series creator has denied these reports.
Casting for the third leading man was announced this week when actor Taylor Kitsch (Wolverine, Lone Survivor) confirmed his involvement during an interview with Adweek on Monday. He joins big-name stars Colin Farrell (Minority Report, Saving Mr. Banks) and Vince Vaughn (Into the Wild, Wedding Crashers).
As with Season 1, Pizzolatto will write all of the episodes, which will take place in California amongst government corruption and murder. At this time, the leading female role for the series has yet to be confirmed.
True Detective will return to HBO for a second season mid-2015.
