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Largely rejected upon its release back in 1987, the live-action film adaptation of Masters of the Universe (watch it Here) has gathered a cult following over the decades, and elements of the film have even been worked into the recent animated Netflix shows Masters of the Universe: Revelation and Masters of the Universe: Revolution. On April 17th, Umbrella Home Entertainment in Australia will be giving the film a collector’s edition Blu-ray release – and copies are available for pre-order Here! (Just make sure you have the ability to play Region B Blu-rays before ordering one.)

Directed by Gary Goddard from a screenplay by David Odell, Masters of the Universe has the following synopsis: When the evil Skeletor finds a mysterious power called the Cosmic Key, he becomes nearly invincible. However, courageous warrior He-Man locates inventor Gwildor, who created the Key and has another version of it. During a battle, one of...

Obviously, American Gods bosses Michael Green and Bryan Fuller couldn’t stuff every single character from Neil Gaiman’s fantasy novel into the Starz adaptation’s first season. But one of Gaiman’s creations came a lot closer than the others.

“There was a character in Season 1 and a whole storyline that we removed for scope and production issues,” Fuller told TVLine. “Looking back, it was the best decision for the show to remove that. And it was to call in the characters from the novels who represented the Intangibles, who are the modern gods of the stock market.”

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Well, here it is: the eighth episode. The season finale of Neil Gaiman’s novel turned television series. So, without further ado, here’s what happened on the American Gods season finale.

As Shadow and Wednesday sit back in silk robes, waiting for the completion of Mr. Nancy’s specially tailored suits, he tells them the story of a specific queen: Bilquis. He tells them of her reign in her land, how she moved throughout the ages, adapting to the changing eras and taking her followers through her sexual exploits. His story culminates on how weakened she is after Isis destroys her altar and is given her power back due to an arrangement with Technical Boy.

Upon completion of their suits, Shadow and Wednesday arrive in Kentucky at their next stop; the next God who’s allegiance they need. Walking into a colorful and vibrant party, the two of them meet Ostara,...

For the last seven weeks, “American Gods” has warned us of a coming war. One by one, the gods of centuries past made their way from the pages of global lore into the twisted landscape of this Starz show, where the mortal and immortal co-mingle and their fates are intertwined. With “Come to Jesus,” a grand finale that cobbled together all the disparate elements that made the series compelling viewing, Season 1 of “American Gods” reached its creative peak and paved the way for its cosmic tug-of-war to continue.

Though this season has delighted in its own diversions, crossing national and metaphysical boundaries to bring its infamous cast of characters together, keeping these factions separate for so long made their convergence all the sweeter. Mr. Wednesday, fresh from offing Vulcan, tows Shadow along to the house of Ostara, introducing a perfectly cast Kristin Chenoweth to an already loaded ensemble. While Wednesday...

When a show is steeped in politics and culture, costumes are the swiftest path to communicating what’s at stake. In “The Crown,” the wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy) expresses her rite of passage inside and outside the palace; in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” red dresses symbolize menstrual blood and political rage; in “American Gods,” costumes express the battle between the Old and New Gods; in “Feud,” wardrobes underscore the bitter rivalry between Joan Crawford (Jessica Lange) and Bette Davis (Susan Sarandon); and in “Hairspray Live!,” the flamboyant costumes help unite Baltimore during the civil rights movement of the ’60s.

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The wedding and coronation dresses offered distinct challenges for costume designer Michele Clapton (three-time Emmy winner for “Game of Thrones”). Authenticity, particularly the iconic silhouette, was important for the wedding dress, as was a comfortable fit for Foy as Elizabeth. “We altered it around the arms...

In new television series “American Gods,” adapted by showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green from Neil Gaiman’s 2001 novel about the epic battle between the Old and New Gods, we have a superhero fantasy for adults. In this Starz drama, the Old are obsessed with faith, the New with branding.

Costume designer Suttirat Larlarb and cinematographer Darran Tiernan felt they needed to ground the Gods in a believable reality before going wild with visual eye candy. That meant using protagonist Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) as an anchor. He’s a former convict with a crisis of faith, who’s recruited to protect con artist Mr. Wednesday/Odin (Ian McShane).

Dressing the Old and New Gods

“I was harboring a low level anxiety about the project because, from the outset, we’re given a host of characters who exist in reality but are supernatural,” said Larlarb. “And they have to exist among living,...

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The episode opens to a group of immigrants south of the border looking to make their way to the United States. The group makes a swim across a river and onto the other side. One of the immigrants, struggling to make it across, is assisted by what seems to be a Jesus-like figure. When it seems there is a holy glow behind him, they quickly learn that the glow is coming from a number of SUVs parked, facing them. Within moments, the immigrants are fired upon and killed by gun-toting, rosary bead-wearing ranchers with “Thy Kingdom Come” etched into their weapons. A moment that easily points out the hypocrisy of alleged Christians who are so willing to kill without any hesitation.

With the events of last week, we have two sets of beings hitting the road for Kentucky. Shadow and Wednesday, escaping the violet end to the...

Need to catch up? Check out the previous American Gods recap.

We meet a new god — who, ironically, isn’t a New God — in this week’s American Gods, and he’s seriously gunning for Shadow and Wednesday.

Sure, at first glance, Vulcan seems like your average gregarious, friendly bullet-factory owner. But there’s more to his ammunition than you might think, and he’s just as slippery as the molten metal flowing through his foundry.

Elsewhere in America, Laura “Dead Wife” Moon and Mad “Unlucky Charms” Sweeney run into someone new to them (but not to us). Read on...

Stars: Ricky Whittle, Ian McShane, Emily Browning, Crispin Glover, Bruce Langley, Yetide Badaki, Orlando Jones, Pablo Schreiber, Peter Stormare, Kristin Chenoweth, Gillian Anderson, Cloris Leachman | Created by Neil Gaiman | Developed for TV by Bryan Fuller

After last week’s flashback episode American Gods finally delivers us with the big confrontation of new and old. The question is, just what will the New Gods want out of the meeting, and where will Shadow (Ricky Whittle) fit in? This week Shadow has a reunion with Laura (Emily Browning) and it doesn’t go well. When he and Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane) are arrested for their bank heist, it seems the visit to the police station is a setup for a much different meeting.

This episode is interesting because not only do Laura and Shadow get to talk over her what happened before her death, but we also get to catch up with the other Gods.

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American Gods' cast continues to excel with this week's introduction of Crispin Glover...

This review contains spoilers.

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It's difficult for American Gods to get much better than it does in Lemon Scented You, if only because it provides viewers with everything they've been waiting for while also giving them something completely unexpected. The show features some spectacular acting heavyweights, and while they've all had plenty of chances to show off their skills, this week gives every major character in the show a showcase moment, and to list them all would be to do a straight recap of the show, minute-by-minute. Suffice to say, I could not be any happier with American Gods than I am this week.

(Each week, we’ll kick off our discussion of American Gods by answering one simple question: which character do we worship this week?) Last week gave us a taste of mortal malaise, but this week we return to the pantheon. American Gods continues to give answers at the price of a hundred new questions, as ‘Lemon Scented You’ […]

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To say Shadow is just a tad bit emotional about seeing his once dead wife, Laura, sitting up on his motel bed and chatting away would be an understatement.

Rather than ponder how it is she is sitting on his bed, Shadow has more important questions, all of which are regarding her infidelity. Laura goes into detail about how long it took for her to cheat, how long it lasted and what her final moments were like. Shadow listens to every detail, as angering as it is. As the conversation rolls on, the two share a kiss that seems to bring a brief moment of warmth (and a heart beat) to Laura. However, all hopes of a reunion are shot down when Shadow tells Laura he is no longer her Puppy.

Then, Mr. Wednesday knocks at the door and within a minute, police cars pull up and the officers arrest Shadow and Wednesday.

Need to catch up? Check out the previous American Gods recap.

Even if your Memorial Day weekend is marred by bad weather, ants at your picnic and loudmouth in-laws working the grill, it’s safe to say that you’re still having a better time than Shadow Moon.

Because in this Sunday’s American Gods, Mr. Wednesday’s bodyguard is yanked away from a disturbing conversation with his dead wife so he can have an even more disturbing conversation with one of the series’ newly introduced key players: Everyone give it up for Mr. World!

In other news, is Gillian Anderson...

Crispin Glover, who stars as Mr. World in American Gods, is a rare talent who defies genres. He was our beloved meek George McFly from the iconic Back to the Future series, and has now come full-circle as a terrifying soft-spoken ‘new god’ villain in Neil Gaiman and Starz’ series. Born in New York in 1964, Crispin Hellion Glover is both an actor and director, as well as a screenwriter, recording artist, publisher, and author. He found his creative refuge in a 1600s era chateau in the Czech Republic, which he bought and now lives in. There he excels in finding the...read more...

After watching this clip of Gillian Anderson from Sunday’s American Gods, (Starz, 9/8c), you’ll likely have the same reaction as Technical Boy: “Are you f–ing with me right now?!” (And we mean that in a good way.)

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Per the network, “Gillian Anderson stars as the New God Media in the critically acclaimed series American Gods. Media assumes whatever form will deliver her message most effectively and is often personified by iconic celebrities.”

In this clip, the X-Files star is...

So far, Bryan Fuller’s American Gods, which currently has a 96% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes, has proven to be a television show that continuously attempts breaks the mould by delivering truly audacious and visually striking scenes. It’s incredibly confusing at times, but it still manages to lure in viewers with its amazing storytelling mechanics. The […]

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For those who aren’t completely familiar with the television calendar, we are now entering the culling. As the networks get ready for their Upfronts, it becomes time to bring the hammer down on the shows that won’t be returning, which means it is obviously also time to announce renewals.

In the midst of a ton of shows getting killed off over the last few days, Starz has renewed American Gods after the show has barely begun airing, which isn’t that unusual these days, but is surely a great relief to a lot of fans. In the release, Starz announced that the show has managed more than 5 million multiplatform viewers, and that number is growing. That’s an impressive number for a truly bonkers show on a cable network.

Carmi Zlotnik, president of programming for Starz, said, “Bryan Fuller, Michael Green and Neil Gaiman have evolved the art form of television narratively,...

The conflict between Old Gods and New Gods will continue to be explored on screen, as Starz has officially renewed American Gods (based on the Neil Gaiman novel of the same name) for a second season.

Starz announced the season 2 news on Twitter. No other details are known at this time, but we'll be sure to keep Daily Dead readers updated on further developments. The eight-episode first season of American Gods will conclude on June 18th.

From the Press Release: "“American Gods” posits a different kind of war brewing—one between Old Gods and New. The traditional Old Gods, with mythological roots from around the world, fear irrelevance as their believers die off or are seduced by the money, technology, and celebrity offered by the New Gods. Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) is an ex-con who, left adrift by the recent death of his wife, becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to...

Crispin Glover, who stars as Mr. World in American Gods, is a rare bird — a meteoric talent many know little of, save for his infamous 1987 “in character” David Letterman appearance and roles in Back to the Future and River’s Edge. He is nonconformist, erudite and highly intelligent, and not content to let corporate entertainment machines dictate his future. Glover, who has English, Czech, Swedish and German ancestry, grew up in America but now lives in the Czech Republic and does his own thing, in a similar way to Viggo Mortensen; writing, publishing, creating music, and even filmmaking. His forte is...read more...

One reason we’re looking forward to “American Gods” on Starz is the incredible cast that’s been assembled for the show, and today we have another introductory video of one such cast member to share… meet Mr. World! Played by Crispin… Continue Reading →

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Get ready for some more Peak Weird TV.

American Gods, the unconventional new drama from Starz, is the latest mind-bending show to go all-in on off-the-wall. How so, you ask? For starters, the premiere episode features, among other things, Vikings, a towering Leprechaun, a ghostly white buffalo with flaming eyes, a massive tree with talons at the end of its branches and a vicious gang of faceless cyber thugs called the Children. Also, at one point, a man is swallowed whole by a woman's vagina.

At the core of all...

Following a batch of character promos and the stunning opening credits sequence, Starz has now debuted a new featurette for their upcoming small-screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s popular fantasy/horror novel, American Gods. The video comes packing quite a bit of new footage while also acting as a great introduction to the plot for those that may not be too familiar with Gaiman’s source material – though it does sound like Starz’s take is going to be making a few significant alterations.

In the featurette, we’re told that the stoic Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) is released from prison a few days early only to encounter the mysterious Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), who offers him a job. From there, the pair travel around America in an attempt to recruit as many of the Old Gods as possible for the impending war against the new deities that have arisen,...

I've always been very interested in all kinds of mythology, and Neil Gaiman's American Gods is a novel that has fascinated me greatly. I was intrigued by the fact that Starz was developing a TV series and so far everything I've seen looks beautiful, and I can hardly wait to see what the series has in store for me and the rest of the fans.

While we wait for the series to premiere, we have two clips for you to watch teasing the show, and it looks to be very good. The first one deals with two inmates, one of which is Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) the other is Low Key (Jonathan Tucker), talking about not pissing off the ladies in airports. It's cool, but also interesting how much focus they give to this scene. It's well done, but it's just about airport ladies? The other scene is more...

Starz has released four new character promos for the upcoming series adaptation of Neil Gaiman's America Gods. They focus on the show's main protagonists including Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), Laura Moon (Emily Browning), and Mad Sweeney the leprecaun (Pablo Schreiber). The promos give us a little entertaining insight to who these characters are.

When Shadow Moon is released from prison, he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday and a storm begins to brew. Little does Shadow know, this storm will change the course of his entire life. Left adrift by the recent, tragic death of his wife, and suddenly hired as Mr. Wednesday’s bodyguard, Shadow finds himself in the center of a world that he struggles to understand. It’s a world where magic is real, where the Old Gods fear both irrelevance and the growing power of the New Gods, like Technology and Media.

Let’s analyze the new world Bryan Fuller is bringing to our TV screens.

The promotional posters for Starz’s American Gods feature the real-life manifestations of Neil Gaiman’s original characters. From Shadow Moon to Mr. Nancy to Easter, each of the characters are framed in a world that reflects their (deceptive) personalities. However, while the backgrounds of each characters’ visual profile differs, the letters that are placed centre-frame do not.

These letters form “Omg,” being both a play on the show’s name as well as an apt reaction to its opening titles, which Starz recently released one month before American Gods’ premiere on April 30th.

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Based on Neil Gaiman’s bestselling book, the TV show has been developed for television by Michael Green (the screenwriter of Logan) and Bryan Fuller (Hannibal). What these opening titles, created...

Starz has unveiled the opening title sequence for their series adaption of Neil Gaiman's American Gods. The footage features the famous Las Vegas neon cowboy, a crucified astronaut, assorted metal animals, cars, and more. All of these things make up a totem. It has a very trippy neon psychedelic tone.

The story consists of the following characters: Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), Laura Moon (Emily Browning), Bilquis (Yetide Badaki), Mr. Nancy (Orlando Jones), Mad Sweeney (Pablo Schreiber), Technical Boy (Bruce Langley), Easter (Kristin Chenoweth), Czernobog (Peter Stormare), and Mr. World (Crispin Glover).

When Shadow Moon is released from prison, he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday and a storm begins to brew. Little does Shadow know, this storm will change the course of his entire life. Left adrift by the recent, tragic death of his wife, and suddenly hired as Mr. Wednesday’s bodyguard, Shadow finds himself...

One month ahead of American Gods‘ April 30 debut, Starz has unveiled the opening title sequence for its highly anticipated series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s award-winning novel.

“Is it strange to want action figures from a main title sequence?” mused exec producers Bryan Fuller and Michael Green in a statement. “Crucified astronauts, neon cowboys and S&M centaurs, we bow to Elastic and their spectacular vision. A totem of godly visions we didn’t know we needed to worship until they showed us the light with this clarion call to the American Gods.”

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Starz has released ten vibrant character posters for Neil Gaiman's American Gods. The "Omg" poster set introduces us to the old and new gods of the story, which include Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), Laura Moon (Emily Browning), Bilquis (Yetide Badaki), Mr. Nancy (Orlando Jones), Mad Sweeney (Pablo Schreiber), Technical Boy (Bruce Langley), Easter (Kristin Chenoweth), Czernobog (Peter Stormare), and Mr. World (Crispin Glover).

When Shadow Moon is released from prison, he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday and a storm begins to brew. Little does Shadow know, this storm will change the course of his entire life. Left adrift by the recent, tragic death of his wife, and suddenly hired as Mr. Wednesday’s bodyguard, Shadow finds himself in the center of a world that he struggles to understand. It’s a world where magic is real, where the Old Gods fear both irrelevance and the...

If you like to read books before watching adaptations, you have 33 days to dig into Neil Gaiman's American Gods before it premieres on Starz Sunday, April 30th.

An unwitting ex-con grappling with the death of his ex-wife takes up with a con-man named Mr. Wednesday. That's where the story begins. It continues with a struggle between the old gods and the new as they fight for their place in the life of modern day America.

Even if you think you might not be interested in the type of storytelling coming by way of American Gods (and it's hard to believe that), hasn't the cast alone already won you over?

If it hadn't before now, just take a look at the character posters below, and say it with us Omg! One Month to Go!!!

The story of American Gods is everything this tease suggests, and in the hands of showrunner Bryan Fuller,...

Starz have announced that the highly-anticipated eight-episode first season of American Gods, adapted from Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed contemporary fantasy novel, will make its network premiere on Sunday April 30th.

American Gods posits a different kind of war brewing – one between Old Gods and New. The traditional Old Gods, with mythological roots from around the world, fear irrelevance as their believers die off or are seduced by the money, technology, and celebrity offered by the New Gods. Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) is an ex-con who, left adrift by the recent death of his wife, becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to conman Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane). But in truth, Mr. Wednesday is a powerful old deity, on a cross-country mission to build an army and reclaim his lost glory.

Adapted from the award-winning novel, “American Gods” stars Ricky Whittle (“The 100,” “Austenland”) as Shadow Moon; Ian McShane (“Deadwood,” “Ray Donovan”) as...

Blood rains from the sky in the moody new trailer for American Gods, the long-anticipated adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s fantasy tome due to premiere via Starz late next month.

Summoned to the small screen under the watchful eye of Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller, fans of Gaiman’s award-winning novel needn’t worry that Starz’s rendition of American Gods will shy away from the source material; as the trailer above attests, Fuller will call upon his experience dealing with on-screen blood and violence when orchestrating the battle between the olds gods and the new. At the forefront of that war is Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), an ex-con sleepwalking through life following the sudden death of his wife. He soon comes into contact with the all-powerful Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), and together they embark on a cross-country mission.

In short, the older gods are wrestling with an existential crisis. Pushed...

Some really crazy shit goes down in the latest trailer for Starz' series adaptation of Neil Gaiman's American Gods. This is an awesomely dark trailer, and as you'll see, it's filled with lots of blood gushing and raining from the sky! This series looks absolutely stunning, and I can't wait to watch it! This trailer is packed full of incredibly cool visuals that are sure to get fans excited.

The series premiered at SXSW this week, and it was met with a lot of positive reactions. Judging from what people are saying, this series will be an incredible adaptation of Gaiman's book.

American Gods finds traditional Old Gods, with mythological roots from around the world, fearing irrelevance as their believers die off or are seduced by the money, technology and celebrity offered by the New Gods. The 100‘s Ricky Whittle plays Shadow Moon, an ex-con who, left adrift...

An incredible, eye-popping war is brewing between Old Gods and New in this first trailer for Starz’s American Gods series, which premieres Sunday, April 30 at 9/8c.

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Adapted from Neil Gaiman’s award-winning novel by Bryan Fuller (Hannibal) and Michael Green (Kings), American Gods finds traditional Old Gods, with mythological roots from around the world, fearing irrelevance as their believers die off or are seduced by the money, technology and celebrity offered by the New Gods. The 100‘s Ricky Whittle plays Shadow Moon, an ex-con who, left...

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After a few months of radio silence, it was recently announced that Bryan Fuller’s highly anticipated small screen adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods would premiere on Starz on Sunday, April 30 at 9:00 P.M. Before that, though, the show will receive its world premiere at this month’s SXSW festival, and in anticipation of its debut, we now have a new batch of images, spotlighting some of the old and new Gods that we’ll be formally introduced to next month.

The story mainly focuses on an ex-con named Shadow Moon and his mysterious boss Mr. Wednesday, but while embarking on their journey this mismatched pair will meet a variety of weird and wonderful characters that will both aid and hinder their progress.

In addition to new looks at the likes of Shadow, Wednesday and Laura, the stills provide first glimpses of Old...

From TorontoFilm.Net, Sneak Peek more of producer Bryan Fuller's TV series adaptation of "Sandman" author Neil Gaiman's "American Gods", premiering debuting April 20, 2017 on Starz:

"....'Shadow Moon' is a man serving three years in prison for assault. With only days remaining in his sentence, Shadow is given an unexpected early release after his beloved wife 'Laura' dies in a car accident. Flying home for the funeral, Shadow is seated next to a man calling himself 'Wednesday', who offers Shadow a job, he seems confident Shadow will accept.

"Arriving home, Shadow finds that the life he thought was waiting for him is gone. With no other options, he accepts Wednesday's offer. At first, it appears that Wednesday is nothing but a con artist who runs scams for cash and needs Shadow as a collaborator and bodyguard. Shadow soon learns that Wednesday is in fact the god 'Odin' of 'Norse' mythology.

Based on Neil Gaiman's novel of the same name, the Starz series American Gods will premiere on Sunday, April 30th (following its world premiere at SXSW) and is teased in new key art.

Press Release (via TheFutonCritic): Beverly Hills, Calif. - February 23, 2017 - Starz announced today that the highly-anticipated eight-episode first season of FremantleMedia North America produced Starz Original Series "American Gods," adapted from Neil Gaiman's acclaimed contemporary fantasy novel, will make its network premiere on Sunday, April 30th at 9Pm Et/Pt.

Starz also debuted the U.S. key art. Both announcements come ahead of the World Premiere and extended Q&A of the series at SXSW in March. The series will debut publicly at the festival on March 11 at 11 Am Ct at the Vimeo Theater in the Austin Convention Center followed by an extended Q&A moderated by Kcrw's Elvis Mitchell. Showrunners and cast in attendance will include Bryan Fuller,...

Most of you probably know Nicolas Cage's history with Superman by now but his love of comic book superheroes goes well beyond that. He recently got to talking about the success of superhero films and had some very interesting things to say about Captain America. He also talks about his almost-casting in Starz's American Gods. In an interview with the La Times about the three, yes Three, films he has debuting this month (Army of One, Dog Eat Dog, USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage) they got him chatting about superhero movies. More specifically, is he surprised that comi book films are dominating the film industry right now? "I’m not surprised at all," he told them. "In fact, as mystical and prescient as this sounds, when I was about 12 years old, when I was really reading comic books actively, I actually had a moment where I thought to myself...

Following the recent news that Taissa Farmiga and Alexandra Daddario were added to the film adaptation of Shirley Jackson’s 1962 novel, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, it’s now been revealed that Crispin Glover has joined the movie’s ranks in a key role.

According to THR, Glover will portray Uncle Julian Blackwood in the gothic film. Suffering from gangrene and unable to move without the aid of a wheelchair, Uncle Julian mourns the suspicious demises of his wife and brother.

Glover joins a cast that includes Farmiga and Daddario as “agoraphobic sisters” and Sebastian Stan (Captain America: Civil War) as a cousin of the family who stirs things up upon his arrival at the Blackwood home.

Produced by Michael Douglas, Jared Goldman, Robert Mitas and Robert Halmi Jr., We Have Always Lived in the Castle is directed by Stacie Passon from a screenplay she co-wrote with Mark Kruger.

When I heard that Neil Gaiman’s bestselling novel American Gods was being made into a TV series, I was super-interested. I’ve been a fan of American Gods (and Neil’s body of work oh, generally speaking, for many years and even had the privilege of bringing Neil and the book to The National Press Club in D.C. during its limited Tenth Anniversary Tour. And although the novel is such an epic that I had a bit of trouble picturing how the adaptation would work, I’ve always wanted to see what it would be like on screen.

As the news started filtering in about who would be running the show, writing the show, and playing all the parts, I got more and more excited. And now that I’ve been to the Sdcc booth experience (which was appropriately otherworldly and included some cool swag!), attended the panel...

Starz used its Comic Con panel this afternoon to offer a first look at its upcoming TV series based on Neil Gaiman's novel "American Gods".

The story centers on a war brewing between the traditional gods of biblical and mythological roots who are losing believers to an upstart pantheon of gods reflecting society's modern love of money, technology, media, celebrity and drugs.

It has also been announced that Kristin Chenoweth has joined the cast of the series as one of the old Gods named Ostara, the goddess of Spring. She's now renamed herself Easter and embraces the jelly beans and chocolate bunnies associated with the holiday in an effort to stay relevant.

The new trailer puts the focus on ex-con Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) who becomes the bodyguard of Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), a con man who is actually one of the old Gods who is gathering his troops...

The Starz adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s highly acclaimed fantasy novel “American Gods” has just added Orlando Jones to its already star-studded ensemble.

Jones will play the role of Mr. Nancy, the old African trickster god more commonly known as Anansi. He is also one of Mr. Wednesday’s (Ian McShane) oldest confidant and is ready to bring America to its knees.

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Demore Barnes is also joining the cast as Mr. Ibis, “the keeper of stores, past and present and he recounts them with great relish.” He runs a funeral parlor and is fascinated with death.

“American Gods” follows ex-con Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle) who gets released from prison with the help of Mr. Wednesday and becomes his bodyguard and traveling partner. They embark on a mission to gather his forces in preparation to fight new enemies. The story also centers around the war that is brewing between old and new gods: the traditional gods of mythology and the new deities of technology and consumerism.

Read More: Yetide Badaki Cast as “Old God” Bilquis in Adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s ‘American Gods’

The series was adapted by Bryan Fuller and MichaelGreen, who also serve as showrunners. David Slade is directing the pilot. Shooting is currently underway in Toronto.

Additional cast members include: Gillian Anderson as Media, Emily Browning as Laura Moon, Pablo Schreiber as Mad Sweeney, Yetide Badaki as Bilquis, Cloris Leachman as Zorya Vechernyaya, Peter Stormare as Czernobog, Bruce Langley and Crispin Glover as the Technical Boy and Mr. World, respectively, Mousa Kraish as the Jinn, Chris Obi as Mr. Jacquel, and Jonathan Tucker as Low Key Lyesmith.

The series has been gaining fans and critics attention, and how could it not with a cast like this!

“American Godz” will premiere on Starz in 2017.

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American Gods author Neil Gaiman has spoken before about protecting the diversity of his characters when adapting them to screen and the latest casting reports reflect that. Entertainment Weekly reported Sleepy Hollow star Orlando Jones and 12 Monkeys' Demore Barnes have joined Bryan Fuller's Starz series starring Ricky Whittle as Shadow Moon. "Jones will play Mr. Nancy on the show, one of the gods Shadow meets – and, arguably, befriends – during his visit to the House on the Rock, a.k.a. the American landmark where the gods assemble," they write. "Nancy is the human form of the West African trickster god Anansi, who is classically depicted as a spider and has a penchant for telling stories." Gaiman fans also know Mr. Nancy is also the lead of his other novel, Anansi Boys. We cannot wait to see what tricks @TheOrlandoJones has up his sleeve as the mythical Mr. Nancy. #AmericanGods pic.twitter.com/doU3uesX1W — American Gods (@AmericanGodsSTZ) June 15, 2016 If you fancy Anansi, join us in welcoming @TheOrlandoJones to #AmericanGods as Mr. Nancy! pic.twitter.com/h44Kmp57yD — American Gods (@AmericanGodsSTZ) June 15, 2016 The social media-savvy Jones took to Twitter to celebrate. Damn, I was low key hoping it was gonna be #MorganFreeman or #GarrettMorris. #TrollandoIsInTheBuilding — Orlando Jones (@TheOrlandoJones) June 15, 2016 “I can dance like an angel, fight like a cornered bear, plan better than a fox, sing like a nightingale…” #MrNancy pic.twitter.com/F8ezU19ojr — Orlando Jones (@TheOrlandoJones) June 15, 2016 EW notes Barnes is "set to play Mr. Ibis, 'the keeper of stories, past and present, and he recounts them with great relish.' Mr. Ibis runs a funeral parlor, is fascinated with death, and briefly takes Shadow under his wing." Have you been *craning* to see who'll play Mr. Ibis? Look no further, it’s @DemoreBarnes! Welcome to #AmericanGods. pic.twitter.com/bV32P7Icix — American Gods (@AmericanGodsSTZ) June 15, 2016 We recently reported on The X-Files and Hannibal star Gillian Anderson being cast as Media in the series and Omid Abtahi (Argo) was also just cast as Salim. Chris Obi is playing Ibis' partner Mr. Jacquel. Other casting so far includes: Ian McShane - Mr. Wednesday Emily Browning - Laura Moon Pablo Schreiber - Mad Sweeney Yetide Badaki - Bilquis Bruce Langley - Technical Boy Crispin Glover - Mr. World Jonathan Tucker - Low Key Lyesmith Peter Stormare - Czernobog Cloris Leachman - Zorya Vechernyaya American Gods is currently in production.

In its plans to stage a war between the old gods and the new – one unrelated to the population of Westeros, mind you – Starz has rounded up a truly star-studded lineup of talent in bringing American Gods to the small-screen.

That’s hardly surprising, really, considering that Neil Gaiman’s novel of the same name is brimming with complex deities that in turn offer up meaty roles for those actors on board. In recent weeks, we’ve caught wind of Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) Cloris Leachman, Peter Stormare and Orange is the New Black star Pablo Schreiber closing deals to star, and now, Deadline is reporting that Argo‘s Omid Abtahi is the latest to join the straight-to-series adaptation.

Abtahi will play Salim, a “sweet, sad, and put-upon foreigner who is one half of a pair of star-crossed lovers.” Behind the camera, Bryan Fuller and Michael Green are the creative pair offering a seralized spin on American Gods, flanked by a team of producers that includes Craig Cegielski, Stefanie Berk and Thom Beers.

For those unfamiliar with Gaiman’s source material, American Gods is, at its mythic core, a sprawling ensemble piece “reflecting society’s modern love of money, technology, media, celebrity and drugs.” David Slade, meanwhile, will helm the pilot of the adaptation, overseeing an ensemble that also features Yetide Badaki as Bilquis, Bruce Langley as Technical Boy, Crispin Glover as Mr. World and Jonathan Tucker as Low Key Lyesmith.

No word of a premiere date for American Gods at the time of writing, but given that production has been underway since March of this year, expect more news to emerge sooner rather than later.

X-Files star Gillian Anderson is the latest actress to join the cast of Starz’ highly anticipated series adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.

Variety reports that Anderson will take on the role of the character Media, “the mouthpiece for the New Gods, functioning as their public face and sales representative, by taking the form of various iconic celebrities.” The report goes on to explain that “she lives off the attention and worship that people give to screens — to their laptops, their TVs, to their iPhones in their hands while they watch their TVs. Ever the perky spokesperson, and always in control, she spins stories in whatever direction best suits her.”

Anderson is going to be awesome in this role! It’s definitely inspired casting! The series will reunite her with producer Bryan Fuller, who most recently worked with her on NBC’s Hannibal.

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Starz’s ensemble cast for American Gods only continues to impress – and that’s before the star-studded line-up come together on the small-screen.

Having already recruited the likes of Ian McShane, Ricky Whittle and Orange is the New Black star Pablo Schreiber – in place of Sean Harris, who bowed out due to a scheduling conflict – it’s been revealed today that the series has now tapped The X-Files star Gillian Anderson for the role of Media, mouthpiece of the New Gods that suckles on humanity’s love of technology like a twisted food supply.

Boasting the ability to transform into various celebrity personas at a moment’s notice, Media opens up a multi-faceted role for Anderson, who made a triumphant return to the small-screen earlier in the year via The X-Files revival. Indeed, the actress’ addition to American Gods tees up a reunion with executive producer Bryan Fuller, following the pair’s work on Hannibal.

Orange is the New Black‘s Pablo Schreiber will assume the role left vacant by Sean Harris in Starz’s small-screen rendition of American Gods, The Wrap has learned.

Harris, best known for Prometheus and last year’s really rather brilliant Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, was forced to pull out of the adaptation citing personal reasons just as filming of the pilot episode got underway. Now that the network has drafted in a replacement, it is Schreiber that will take point as the Mad Sweeney, a down-on-his-luck leprechaun pondering exactly where his life strayed from the beaten path.

Indeed, the Mad Sweeney is one of the many fantastical beings featured in American Gods, an adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s celebrated novel of the same name. Among those deities are Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), an “ex-con who becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to Mr. Wednesday,” with Game of Thrones‘ Ian McShane...

The cameras, they are a-rolling on the Toronto set of Starz’s adaptation of American Gods, but the network has still carved out room for last-minute additions to the cast.

According to Deadline, Cloris Leachman, Peter Stormare, Chris Obi and Mousa Kraish of Fast & Furious fame have capped off Starz’s casting spree, as it looks to wrangle Neil Gaiman’s mythic fantasy novel about warring deities onto the small screen.

Spanning 10 episodes in total – for now, at least – it’s understood Leachman will take point as Zorya Vechernyaya, the “eldest of three sisters who watch over the constellations, guarding against horrors forgotten by modern man.” From the regal to the irredeemable, Stormare has been cast as Czernobog, billed as the “Slavic god of darkness and evil, Czernobog is reluctant to join the coming war, wary of Wednesday’s motivations.”

That’s Mr. Wednesday, of course. Brought to life by...

At 89, Cloris Leachman is still full of surprises. To wit: The sitcom legend has signed on to co-star in American Gods, Starz’ 10-episode adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s popular fantasy novel, which is being shepherded by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green.

The eight-time Emmy winner will play Zorya Vechernyaya, the eldest of three sisters who watch over the constellations, guarding against horrors forgotten by modern man. Once accustomed to royal status, the sisters have learned to survive on far less in a country that has no memory of them.

Also joining the ensemble are Peter Stormare (Fargo, Prison Break) as...

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...

Jonathan Tucker ("Kingdom") and Crispin Glover ("Charlie's Angels") have joined the cast of the upcoming premium cable series adaptation of Neil Gaiman's acclaimed contemporary fantasy novel "American Gods".

The story posits a war brewing between old and new gods: the traditional gods of 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.

Ricky Whittle plays Shadow Moon, an ex-con who becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), a conman who in reality is one of the older gods, on a cross-country mission to gather his forces in preparation to battle the new deities.

Tucker is the philosophical Low Key Lyesmith, Shadow's one confidante in prison who offers sage advice to ready him for the outside world.

Glover will play Mr. World, the seemingly omniscient leader at the center of the New Gods coalition,...