Superman villain Terence Stamp is joining the His Dark Materials season 2 cast, alongside Cleaning Up star Jade Anouka and Peaky Blinders' Simone Kirby. The announcement comes just ahead of the HBO fantasy series' Comic-Con@Home panel that will stream later this afternoon. The series is based on Philip Pullman's popular fantasy book series.
Variety reports that Stamp will play the role of Giacomo Paradisi, the bearer of the Subtle Knife who lives in the Torre de Angeli (Tower of the Angels) in the abandoned city of Cittagazze. Anouka will play Ruta Skadi, a witch queen who helps Serafina Pekkala fight the Magisterium. Kirby will play Dr. Mary Malone, head of the Dark Matter Research Team at Oxford University.
The series marks Stamp's first TV appearance since Smallville, which ended in 2011. He already has some experience in the His Dark Materials world, as he was previously featured in a BBC Radio 4 dramatization of the book trilogy. so he's sure to be an excellent addition to the cast. Season 2 will adapt The Subtle Knife, the second novel of Pullman's trilogy, and will pick up after the events of season 1, which followed the adventures of Lyra Belacqua, played by Dafne Keen.
The His Dark Materials season 1 finale saw Lyra follow Lord Asriel, played by James McAvoy, into a new world. In season 2, Lyra finds herself in the mysterious Cittagazze where she meets Will, played by Amir Wilson, the boy from the human world in season 1 who crossed into the same dimension as Lyra. The series also stars Ruth Wilson as Mrs. Coulter and Lin-Manuel Miranda as Lee Scoresby. Andrew Scott was previously announced as joining the season 2 cast as Colonel John Parry, Will's father.
Source: Variety