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"Common has reportedly landed a role in Hell On Wheels. The rapper is the first person to be cast in the AMC project, Deadline reports. The show, which has been described as an historical western, focuses on the creation of the transcontinental railroad and is set in the 1860s. Common is expected to play Elam, a freed slave who arrives in the west looking for work. AMC&amp;#039;s senior vice-president of programming Joel Stillerman said: &amp;quot;Common brings a layered intensity to a very complex role. This part required someone who can transcend the stereotypes of the period and bring the character to life in a truly unique way, and he brings that.&amp;quot; Production for the Hell On Wheels pilot is expected to begin in August. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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