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Ian McShane cast as Mr. Wednesday in American Gods

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Bryan Fuller’s adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods for Starz has been picking up a lot of steam lately. Recently they cast The 100’s Ricky Whittle as the main character Shadow Moon and now Fuller and Gaiman have announced Ian McShane has taken the other main role as Mr. Wednesday, aka the Norse god Odin. […]

Ricky Whittle to play Shadow Moon in American Gods

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Starz has found its lead for its upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods, with Ricky Whittle (The 100) signing on to play the novel’s hero Shadow Moon. “I’m thrilled that Ricky has been cast as Shadow,” said Gaiman  His auditions were remarkable. The process of taking a world out of the pages of a […]

Bryan Fuller discusses the American Gods TV show

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Back in June it was announced that Starz has given the green light to an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods from Bryan Fuller (Hannibal) and Michael Green’s (Heroes), and Fuller has been speaking to Collider about the upcoming series and how they plan to adapt the source material. SEE ALSO: Bryan Fuller and Neil […]

Neil Gaiman and Guillermo del Toro pitched Marvel a Doctor Strange movie

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The Sorcerer Supreme is set to make his big screen debut next year, with Marvel Studios currently in production on the Benedict Cumberbatch-headlined Doctor Strange. However, the Master of the Mystic Arts could have had a movie back around the release of the original Iron Man, had Marvel Studios been interested in a pitch from […]

Hunger Games director Francis Lawrence to helm Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere for TV

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Francis Lawrence, director of the final three Hunger Games films, is set to direct a television drama based on Neil Gaiman novel and miniseries Neverwhere. SEE ALSO: Jennifer Lawrence could re-team with Francis Lawrence for Red Sparrow SEE ALSO: Neil Gaiman’s American Gods gets series greenlight from Starz Deadline Hollywood reports that Lawrence will team […]

Comics to Read Before You Die #26: The Sandman Vol.1 Preludes & Nocturnes

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In the latest edition of Comics to Read Before You Die, Jessie Robertson looks at The Sandman Vol.1 Preludes & Nocturnes… Created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Keith & Mike Dringenberg. Released 1989. This isn’t going to be so much a review, as an awakening. Comic books have been around for many decades, but comic books […]

Neil Gaiman to write episodes of American Gods

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Earlier this month the American Gods TV show finally got a series green-light from Starz after what seemed like an eternity in development hell. The original plans were for HBO and Tom Hanks’ production company to work on an adaptation but last year Starz picked up the rights and appointed Bryan Fuller as producer. After […]

Neil Gaiman’s American Gods gets series greenlight from Starz

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Last July, Starz stepped in to pick up Bryan Fuller (Hannibal) and Michael Green’s (Heroes) planned adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods after HBO opted to pass on the project, and now it has been announced that the network has given the series the green light. “I am thrilled, ‎scared, delighted, nervous and a ball […]

Neil Gaiman to judge Sci-Fi London’s 48 Hour Film Challenge 2015

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Sci-Fi London has announced that award-winning author Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, American Gods, Coraline) is set to judge the shortlisted entrants for this year’s 48 Hour Film Challenge, which takes place this coming weekend. “Neil Gaiman’s genius for astonishing writing is respected by an entire generation of readers and cinema-goers – for the participants in […]