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PHOTOS: Meet the cast of 'Swamp Thing'

Virginia Madsen stars as Maria Sunderland, who traded in her privileged upbringing for the swamps of Marais when she married local business magnate Avery Sunderland (Will Patton), but Avery’s life-time obsession with the swamp has driven a wedge between him and Maria. Her poised existence is shaken further when the return of Abby Arcane reawakens a deep grief over the loss of Maria’s daughter, Shawna, drawing her into the dark supernatural mysteries emerging from the swamp. Madsen previously shot two TV movies in Wilmington -- 1993's "Linda" and 1998's "Ambushed." [AP PHOTO]
Virginia Madsen stars as Maria Sunderland, who traded in her privileged upbringing for the swamps of Marais when she married local business magnate Avery Sunderland (Will Patton), but Avery’s life-time obsession with the swamp has driven a wedge between him and Maria. Her poised existence is shaken further when the return of Abby Arcane reawakens a deep grief over the loss of Maria’s daughter, Shawna, drawing her into the dark supernatural mysteries emerging from the swamp. Madsen previously shot two TV movies in Wilmington -- 1993's "Linda" and 1998's "Ambushed." [AP PHOTO]
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Andy Bean (the upcoming "It: Chapter 2") will star as Alec Holland, a biologist caught in the cross-hairs when he discovers the mystery may connected to his work in the swamp. That leads him into conflict with dark forces, from which he emerges as the elemental hero known as Swamp Thing.
Andy Bean (the upcoming "It: Chapter 2") will star as Alec Holland, a biologist caught in the cross-hairs when he discovers the mystery may connected to his work in the swamp. That leads him into conflict with dark forces, from which he emerges as the elemental hero known as Swamp Thing.
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Jennifer Beals stars Sheriff Lucilia Cable who is described as tough as nails and pragmatic. Cable’s fierce devotion to her son, Matt, is rivaled only by her sworn duty to serve and protect the town of Marais. As the community she has dedicated her life to defending is beset by strange forces, she must double down in her efforts to safeguard everyone she holds dear. [AP PHOTO]
Jennifer Beals stars Sheriff Lucilia Cable who is described as tough as nails and pragmatic. Cable’s fierce devotion to her son, Matt, is rivaled only by her sworn duty to serve and protect the town of Marais. As the community she has dedicated her life to defending is beset by strange forces, she must double down in her efforts to safeguard everyone she holds dear. [AP PHOTO]
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[Top left to bottom right] Crystal Reed, Andy Bean, Jennifer Beals, Virginia Madsen, Derek Mears and Kevin Durand will all star in DC Universe's "Swamp Thing," which begins shooting in Wilmington this week. [AP PHOTOS]
[Top left to bottom right] Crystal Reed, Andy Bean, Jennifer Beals, Virginia Madsen, Derek Mears and Kevin Durand will all star in DC Universe's "Swamp Thing," which begins shooting in Wilmington this week. [AP PHOTOS]
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Will Patton will star Avery Sutherland, the de facto patriarch of his Louisiana hometown, who is always giving back to the community. His benevolent veneer, however, masks a ruthless determination to harness the power of the swamp for profit. Patton previously starred in two movies shot in Wilmington -- 1989's "Everybody Wins" and 1996's "This World, Then the Fireworks." [AP PHOTO]
Will Patton will star Avery Sutherland, the de facto patriarch of his Louisiana hometown, who is always giving back to the community. His benevolent veneer, however, masks a ruthless determination to harness the power of the swamp for profit. Patton previously starred in two movies shot in Wilmington -- 1989's "Everybody Wins" and 1996's "This World, Then the Fireworks." [AP PHOTO]
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Derek Mears will play the titular Swamp Thing, who struggles to hold onto his humanity after emerging from the water, but must embrace what he has become in order to defend the town as well as the natural world at large. [AP PHOTO]
Derek Mears will play the titular Swamp Thing, who struggles to hold onto his humanity after emerging from the water, but must embrace what he has become in order to defend the town as well as the natural world at large. [AP PHOTO]
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Kevin Durand stars as prickly genius Jason Woodrue, a biogeneticist without equal and he knows it. Brought in to study the unique properties of a small-town Louisiana swamp, Woodrue becomes fixated on unlocking the potential contained within — leading to tragic and monstrous consequences. His character is poised to become the supervillain, Floronic Man. [AP PHOTO]
Kevin Durand stars as prickly genius Jason Woodrue, a biogeneticist without equal and he knows it. Brought in to study the unique properties of a small-town Louisiana swamp, Woodrue becomes fixated on unlocking the potential contained within — leading to tragic and monstrous consequences. His character is poised to become the supervillain, Floronic Man. [AP PHOTO]
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Crystal Reed ("Gotham," "Teen Wolf") stars as Abby Arcane, a CDC scientist who investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana, but soon discovers that the swamp holds mystical and terrifying secrets. When unexplainable and chilling horrors emerge from the murky marsh, no one is safe. [AP PHOTO]
Crystal Reed ("Gotham," "Teen Wolf") stars as Abby Arcane, a CDC scientist who investigates what seems to be a deadly swamp-born virus in a small town in Louisiana, but soon discovers that the swamp holds mystical and terrifying secrets. When unexplainable and chilling horrors emerge from the murky marsh, no one is safe. [AP PHOTO]
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