Katheryn Winnick Joins The Dark Tower

Katheryn Winnick (Vikings, Bones) has joined the cast of The Dark Tower. While Variety did not know what role she is playing, AICN is reporting she may be playing a character called "Jill". The name is likely a placeholder considering the character is described as "non-human and is someone who tries to abduct Jake in New York. She's one of The Man In Black's henchpeople and plays a significant role in the story." She would also be appropriate as Alice who in the novels is a barkeep in the town of Tull that Roland Deschain has a kind of "with benefits" relationship but without the friendship or much else. Considering previous castings have indicated that a major set piece will be a town that Roland comes across that is overrun with minions of the The Man in Black, I kind of like my theory more. As someone who has had a long time crush on the actress, this might be the first casting news about The Dark Tower that has got me more excited about the movie.