Crispin Glover (Back to the Future) and Jonathan Tucker (Kingdom) have been cast in Starz upcoming fantasy drama American Gods, which is a story that comes from the mind of Neil Gaiman.
American Gods focuses on "a war brewing between old and new gods: the traditional gods of biblical and mythological roots from around the world steadily losing believers to an upstart pantheon of gods reflecting society’s modern love of money, technology, media, celebrity and drugs. Its protagonist, Shadow Moon, is an ex-con who becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to Mr. Wednesday, a conman but in reality one of the older gods, on a cross-country mission to gather his forces in preparation to battle the new deities."
Tucker will be taking on the role of Low-Key Lyesmith, who is described as “wiry and fast-talking, with an offbeat sense of humor and someone who has a theory for everything and...
American Gods focuses on "a war brewing between old and new gods: the traditional gods of biblical and mythological roots from around the world steadily losing believers to an upstart pantheon of gods reflecting society’s modern love of money, technology, media, celebrity and drugs. Its protagonist, Shadow Moon, is an ex-con who becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to Mr. Wednesday, a conman but in reality one of the older gods, on a cross-country mission to gather his forces in preparation to battle the new deities."
Tucker will be taking on the role of Low-Key Lyesmith, who is described as “wiry and fast-talking, with an offbeat sense of humor and someone who has a theory for everything and...
- 4/18/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Ian McShane is set to star in Starz adaptation of Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel American Gods. He will take on the role of Mr. Wednesday. The character is described as a "powerful and charismatic — a Casanova of sorts — who is a con man and an incarnation of All-Father Odin, who's traveling America recruiting his fellow forgotten deities to wage an epic battle against the new American gods." This is a role that is perfect for McShane and he's going to be awesome as this character. In a statement talking about McShane's involvement with the series, Gaiman said:
"When you write a beloved character (beloved with, or despite, or because of all his faults) like Mr. Wednesday, you get to watch the Internet trying to cast the role. I've seen a hundred names suggested, but few make me grin like Ian McShane does. I've already been lucky enough to have...
"When you write a beloved character (beloved with, or despite, or because of all his faults) like Mr. Wednesday, you get to watch the Internet trying to cast the role. I've seen a hundred names suggested, but few make me grin like Ian McShane does. I've already been lucky enough to have...
- 3/3/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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