Sylvester Stallone’sTulsa Kingadded a big-name actor to its cast, and it’s the perfect choice after his time starring inReacherseason 2.Tulsa Kingseason 3 was recently confirmed, and a bit of news accompanied the official announcement. Some of that news included some updates to thecast ofTulsa King, and it seems the gangster show has already found a new villain for Dwight Manfredi (Stallone) to go up against. While this new villain is an acclaimed actor, it was his role inReacherseason 2 that really convinced meTulsa Kingmade a genius casting decision.
The formerTerminator 2: Judgment DaystarRobert Patrick is joining the cast ofTulsa Kingseason 3. A new report claims he’ll be playing an antagonistic liquor magnate named Jeremiah Dunmire alongside another new actor to the series, Beau Knapp. It’s not clear exactly how Dunmire will mess with Dwight’s plans of taking over the entire South, but it does continueTulsa King’s tradition of casting high-profile actors as villains, as it did withNeal McDonough’s Cal Thresher and Frank Grillo’s Bill Bevilaqua. It also continuesTulsa King’s trend of taking actors fromReacher, which could be a great sign for Patrick’s character.
If Robert Patrick’s Reacher Role Is Anything To Go By, His Tulsa King Season 3 Character Will Be Amazing
Patrick Was Great As Shane Langston In Reacher & The Role Is Very Similar To Tulsa King’s Organized Crime
InReacherseason 2, Robert Patrick played the main antagonist, Shane Langston. Shane was head of security for New Age Technologies, and he headed up a pseudo-gang of corrupt cops to make Reacher’s (Alan Ritchson) life more miserable.Since Robert Patrick basically already played a crime boss leveraging his power and influence inReacherseason 2 (to great effect), it should be exceptionally easy for him to do the same thing inTulsa Kingseason 3. Patrick really only has to switch from being a head of security to being a liquor distributor, and he’ll be able to be just as delightfully devilish as he was inReacher.
I Hope Tulsa King Makes A Terminator Reference Just Like Reacher Season 2 Did
Robert Patrick’s casting inTulsa Kingseason 3 doesn’t just make it possible for him to play a similar role to hisReachercharacter, it also makes it possible to recreate one ofReacher’s best jokes.Reacherseason 2 referenced Patrick’s role inTerminator 2: Judgment Dayby way of using the name Sarah Connor as an alias. Patrick famously played the T-1000 Terminator, who was sent into the past to kill Sarah Connor’s son, John.It was a fun moment that served as an Easter egg for fans of bothReacherandTerminator 2, andTulsa Kingcould easily make a similarly subtle reference.
Another reasonTulsa Kingcould get a lot out of referencingTerminator 2is because of Sylvester Stallone. In the 1980s, whenTerminator 2came out, Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger were Hollywood’s two favorite strong men.Their films competed all the time - Stallone madeRambo: First Blood Part IIonly for Schwarzenegger to makePredator, for example - andTulsa Kingcould play off Robert Patrick’s involvement in theTerminatorfranchise. It could be a brilliant moment to have Stallone’s Dwight Manfredi tell Patrick’s Jeremiah Dunmire “hasta la vista, baby,” and it may be too good forTulsa Kingto pass up.
Tulsa King
Cast
Tulsa King follows New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi, who, after 25 years in prison, is exiled to Tulsa, Oklahoma, by his boss. Faced with the possibility of betrayal, he assembles a crew of unlikely characters to establish a criminal empire in unfamiliar territory.
Reacher
Reacher follows Jack Reacher, a former military police investigator, as he navigates civilian life. Without a phone and carrying minimal belongings, Reacher drifts across the country, experiencing the nation he once served, and encounters intriguing challenges along the way.
