‘Justified’ Final Season Spoilers: Jonathan Tucker Joins Cast As ‘A Gunslinger,' Fans React On Twitter [VIDEO]
Justified will be airing its final season soon and it has just been revealed who is joining the cast for the final showdown.
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The Hollywood Reporter reported on Wednesday that Kingdom star Jonathan Tucker will be appearing in the FX drama series' final five episodes.
Tucker has been acting professionally since 1994 and is highly regarded for his role on Kingdom, but he's now officially part of the Justified family.
He only recently began filming his role on the FX drama.
He will be portraying Boon, who is a hired gun of Katherine Hale's (Mary Steenburgen) ex Avery Markham (Sam Elliott).
Justified's creator Graham Yost revealed to The Hollywood Reporter that Tucker's character Boon will be "a gunslinger," also noting he'll be "a wonderful character."
The site further revealed the official character description noted that the character has a "quick draw" and had a romantic view of himself as a man out of a different time.
The news spurred fan reactions on Twitter, including HaarrisCC calling Tucker "awesome!" He also noted Tucker's character is a "great foil for Raylan," which Tucker thanked him for saying.
@Currtis25Harr gracias!
— jonathan tucker (@jonathanmtucker) January 8, 2015
Maureen Flannagan said Tucker will make "a great addition to the cast!!!!"
@maureenflann thanks, m!
— jonathan tucker (@jonathanmtucker) January 8, 2015
Sheila believes Tucker joining the Justified cast is "JUST TOO MUCH GREATNESS!"
@THR @jonathanmtucker It's too much! It's JUST TOO MUCH GREATNESS! — Sheila (@giddy1313) January 8, 2015
Justified premieres its final season on FX on Jan. 20 at 10 p.m. ET.
