[Music] the forthcoming television adaptation of John grisham's the rain maker has cast a new series regular in the same role once played by Claire Danes based on grisham's 1995 novel of the same name the USA Network television adaptation will follow on the heels of the 1997 movie helmed by veteran filmmaker Francis Ford Copa featuring an All-Star cast that included the likes of Matt Damon John Voit Mickey roor and Danny DeVito the original movie centered on a young law school graduate who finds himself embroiled in a courtroom battle far beyond his meager experience per deadline the rain maker television adaptation has cast Bodkin star Robin Cara in danne's former role as Kelly rker previous casting announcements include Milo Callahan Doctor Who the strangers as Rudy Baylor the role previously played by D while madman and MCU Star John Slattery is set to tackle voit's role as the experienced defense attorney Leo Drummond other cast members include Madison eisan I Know What You Did Last Summer Lana peria Once Upon a Time and PJ burn The Wolf of Wall Street how will the rain maker show compare to the movie the show's cast already points to a vastly different take despite boasting an impressive cast backed by the instant name recognition of both Copa and Grisham The Rain Maker movie was a box office disappointment for for Paramount Pictures earning only $45.99 million against an original budget of $45 million the movie's commercial response was a far cry from the considerable box office success enjoyed by other John Grisham movies such as the firm and the Pelican Brief whether USA Network's new television adaptation will Faire any better remains to be seen but its casting announcements already point to several key differences in the original movie danne's role as the battered wife Kelly rker ultimately serves as the key love in interest for Damon's character the pair have a tumultuous relationship that reaches a satisfying development by the end of the rain maker and one would expect that to continue in the show however this Dynamic would appear to be Complicated by the show's addition of Rudy's former law school girlfriend Sarah plank Moore eisan while a key character in grisham's original book Copa had opted to leave her out of his movie entirely another interesting Point of Departure lies in perie as casting as Rudy's boss Joselyn Bruiser Stone a Brash ambulance Chaser previously played by RoR the rain maker television series will instead see peria heading up the strip mall-based Law Firm once established by her disgraced father whether these changes will serve to help or hinder USA Network's new television adaptation is unclear though the project is already shaping up to be notably different from its big screen predecessor