'Stranger Things' Adds New Cast Members
by EG
Veteran actor Cary Elwes will join the cast of Stranger Things for season three, the streamer announced this week. Also joining the cast will be Jake Busey. Does this mean that the famously appropriation-friendly series will feature a plot lifted from The Princess Bride next year?
Season three of Stranger Things is adding some new faces to its lineup. Cary Elwes has signed on as Mayor Kline, who is described as a "handsome, slick, and sleazy ... classic '80s politician," Netflix announced on Wednesday at their What's Next event in Rome.
The new character sounds like a villain in the making, one who is more focused on his own image than on doing any real work for the small town he oversees.
Elwes, best known for his cult classic film The Princess Bride, is a natural fit for the universe of the Duffer brothers, the show's creators, who thrive on '80s culture. Elwes was recently a season regular on The Art of More and also appeared in films The Queen of Spain and We Don't Belong Here.
Jake Busey, son of Gary Busey, has also been added to the cast list. He will play Bruce, a journalist for The Hawkins Post who is described as having a sick sense of humor and "questionable morals."
Stranger Things follows a groups of kids who battle supernatural forces in the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana in the 1980s. The show has been a huge hit for the streaming platform, both among critics and audience alike.
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