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Neil Gaiman's AMERICAN GODS on Starz (2017)
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Neil Gaiman's AMERICAN GODS TV Series Has Been Given The Green Light By Starz

 

The network have now confirmed that the show will indeed be going ahead, with Bryan Fuller (Hannibal) and Michael Green (Kings) handling showrunning duties. According to a press release issued by Freemantle Media earlier today, Gaiman will also be involved as an executive producer. The writer expressed his excitement about the news in a short statement:

 

"I am thrilled, ‎scared, delighted, nervous and a ball of glorious anticipation. The team that is going to bring the world of American Gods to the screen has been assembled like the master criminals in a caper movie: I’m relieved and confident that my baby is in good hands. Now we finally move to the exciting business that fans have been doing for the last dozen years: casting our Shadow, our Wednesday, our Laura..."

 

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Hannibal's David Slade Joins American Gods As Director And Executive Producer

 

David Slade will serve as exeutive producer on Starz’s American Gods, and will direct the pilot and several additional episodes of the first season, according to Deadline. Slade previously worked with American Gods showrunner Bryan Fuller on Hannibal.

 

American Gods is currently in pre-production. The series is based on the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel by Neil Gaiman, and follows ex-convict Shadow Moon as he take a job for the mysterious Mr. Wednesday, which kicks off a road trip through the hidden world of myth and legend in modern day America.

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Ricky Whittle Cast As Shadow Moon In Neil Gaiman's American Gods

 

Former The 100 actor Ricky Whittle has been cast as Shadow Moon in the upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods. The will enter production this April.

 

In a press release, Gaiman said, “I'm thrilled that Ricky has been cast as Shadow. His auditions were remarkable. The process of taking a world out of the pages of a book, and putting it onto the screen has begun. American Gods is, at its heart, a book about immigrants, and it seems perfectly appropriate that Shadow will, like so much else, be Coming to America. I'm delighted Ricky will get to embody Shadow. Now the fun starts.”

 

Wow! If Gaiman is excited about his casting, that says something.

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Ian McShane To Star In American Gods

 

McShane will play Mr. Wednesday, the mysterious drifter who employs Shadow Moon, played by Ricky Whittle, when Shadow gets out of prison. The duo embark on a cross-country road trip that leads up to a clash between gods old and new.

 

According to THR, McShane’s Mr. Wednesday is described as “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.”

 

McShane has also appeared in American Horror Story, and has a major upcoming role in Game of Thrones. McShane earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the Starz miniseries Pillars of the Earth.

 

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American Gods Casts Emily Browning As Laura Moon

 

Starz has cast Emily Browning as Laura Moon in American Gods.

 

Based on Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed fantasy novel, American Gods follows ex-convict Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) as he takes a job with the mysterious Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) and ends up caught in a war between old gods and new gods.

 

Laura is Shadow’s wife who has been waiting for Shadow to be released from prison. She doesn’t realize that her actions and Shadow’s release will lead her on an entirely unexpected journey.

 

Browning received a Critics Choice nomination for Best Young Actress for her performance as Violet in 2004’s film adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Her credits also include Sucker Punch, Legend, Ghost Ship, Ned Kelly, Pompeii and Magic Mike.

 

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Crispin Glover And Jonathan Tucker Cast In American Gods

 

Actors Crispin Glover (Texas Rising) and Jonathan Tucker (Kingdom) will be taking on the roles of Low-Key Lyesmith and Mr. World. While the two are separate parts, they are actually one and the same, as in the novel both are revealed to be...

 

 

the Norse God Loki. It fits right in line with his calling. He is the god of mischief after all.

 

 

The Bryan Fuller and Michael Green helmed series also stars Ricky Whittle (The 100), Emily Browning (Sucker Punch), Sean Harris (The Borgias) Yetide Badaki, and Bruce Langley, and is scheduled to debut sometime next year.

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Whoa!

 

American Gods Casts Emily Browning As Laura Moon

 

Starz has cast Emily Browning as Laura Moon in American Gods.

 

Based on Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed fantasy novel, American Gods follows ex-convict Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) as he takes a job with the mysterious Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) and ends up caught in a war between old gods and new gods.

 

Laura is Shadow’s wife who has been waiting for Shadow to be released from prison. She doesn’t realize that her actions and Shadow’s release will lead her on an entirely unexpected journey.

 

Browning received a Critics Choice nomination for Best Young Actress for her performance as Violet in 2004’s film adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Her credits also include Sucker Punch, Legend, Ghost Ship, Ned Kelly, Pompeii and Magic Mike.

 

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Nice! I thought she did a great job in God Help The Girl.

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Whoa!

 

American Gods Casts Emily Browning As Laura Moon

 

Starz has cast Emily Browning as Laura Moon in American Gods.

 

Based on Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed fantasy novel, American Gods follows ex-convict Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) as he takes a job with the mysterious Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) and ends up caught in a war between old gods and new gods.

 

Laura is Shadow’s wife who has been waiting for Shadow to be released from prison. She doesn’t realize that her actions and Shadow’s release will lead her on an entirely unexpected journey.

 

Browning received a Critics Choice nomination for Best Young Actress for her performance as Violet in 2004’s film adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events. Her credits also include Sucker Punch, Legend, Ghost Ship, Ned Kelly, Pompeii and Magic Mike.

 

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You get to see all of her in "Sleeping Beauty" :headbang:

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