Marilyn Manson’s Role Cut From Stephen King Mini-Series

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Marilyn Manson will no longer be in the upcoming Stephen King mini-series, ‘The Stand’, after his role was cut.

It was revealed last year that Manson would be appearing in the adaptation of King’s post-apocalyptic novel. Manson confirmed his role to Revolver at the time, saying “Shooter [Jennings] and I also did a cover of ‘The End’ by The Doors, for a new miniseries of The Stand by Stephen King, which I’m also going to be acting in,”

Director Josh Boone has now revealed that Mason’s role as The Kid has been cut.

The director explained the decision to Entertainment Weekly, saying “Just to clarify, Marilyn Manson and I had long-discussed him taking on the role of The Kid in The Stand. He and the great Shooter Jennings even recorded a killer cover of The Doors’ song ‘The End’ that ultimately proved too expensive to use. The show was made on a very tight budget and some of the dreams we had went to the wayside. The Kid was another casualty.”

Adding “When Manson wasn’t able to make it work schedule-wise, the storyline was ultimately excised and never shot, which is for the best, as no one could have slayed that role like Manson would have. Hope to work with him in the future.”

Published in 1978, The Stand was first made into a TV mini-series back in 1994 with King writing the script. The new series is set to arrive on December 17th.

A synopsis for the show reads “The Stand is King’s apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. The fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg, the Dark Man.”

Here’s the trailer: