After months of speculation, Rachel McAdams has landed the hotly tipped role of Sheriff Ani Bezzerides on the second season of “True Detective.” McAdams, best known for her starring roles in “The Notebook” and “Mean Girls,” joins previously announced stars Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell and Taylor Kitsch on author Nic Pizzolatto’s HBO drama series. McAdams’ character is described, per a press release, as a no-nonsense “Venture County Sheriff’s detective whose uncompromising ethics put her at odds with the system she serves,” and whose troubled upbringing is to blame for her gambling and drinking problem.
Ever since Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson transformed themselves into Rust Cohle and Marty Hart during True Detective’s critically acclaimed, Emmy-nominated first season, practically every actor in Hollywood has been rumored to appear in the next installment of the anthology series. For the Bezzerides role, Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss, Rosario Dawson, Jessica Chastain, McAdams, Malin Ackerman, Jessica Biel, Brit Marling and most recently Keira Knightley were billed as the frontrunner to land the role at some point. However, Chastain immediately dismissed rumors of her involvement, as did Christian Bale when headlines tied him to one of the show’s lead male roles.
