Rahul Kohli has expressed interest in portraying The Wolf Among Us protagonist Bigby Wolf in a potential live-action adaptation of the Fables franchise.Kohli responded to a tweet earlier this week which suggested the actor's casting as Fables' take on the Big Bad Wolf. "I'd be lying if I said that Bigby Wolf wasn't on my wish list," he wrote about playing the character. Kohli added that his interest in adapting the role came after he played Telltale Games' Fables prequel The Wolf Among Us, which the actor said he "LOVED."RELATED: Fables' Newest Threat Was Almost the Eisner-Winning Classic's Ultimate Big Bad

The grizzled sheriff of Fabletown, an area in New York home to several figures from fairy tales and folklore, Bigby Wolf first debuted in Fables #1 in July 2002 and was created by Bill Willingham and Lan Medina. Printed under DC's Vertigo imprint, Fables was successful enough to receive multiple spinoff comics before its conclusion in July 2015. Several planned adaptations of the series were in development, including a now-canceled Fables film by Moon Knight head writer Jeremy Slater. The only Fables adaptation to successfully get off the ground was the choose-your-own-adventure game The Wolf Among Us, set two decades before the events of the comic book series. The game was released episodically from 2013 to 2014 and received critical acclaim despite its technical limitations.

What Happened to the Wolf Among Us Sequel?

In 2017, Telltale Games announced their plans to produce a Season 2 of The Wolf Among Us. However, the project was seemingly canceled after Telltale Games went out of business in 2018. The following year, the game studio was revived by LCG Entertainment after the company acquired Telltale's assets. The Wolf Among Us 2 was officially announced at the 2019 Game Awards, with the game set to release sometime in 2023.

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After his breakout role in The CW's iZombie, Kohli became known for his roles in Supergirl and Netflix's The Haunting of Bly Manor and Midnight Mass, as well as his recurring appearances in content by Rooster Teeth's Funhaus brand. In September 2021, Kohli discussed the importance of playing his role as Sheriff Hassan in Midnight Mass. "The Sheriff role in cinema, and TV, for many years, is one of the most iconic American heroes, and it has existed for years," Kohli said at the time. "And [series creator Mike Flanagan] had taken America's greatest hero in cinema, and cast a man who has the physicality, or at least the look, of America’s greatest villain post-9/11: the bearded brown man."

The Wolf Among Us 2 will release in 2023. Midnight Mass is available to stream on Netflix now.

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