Tag: American Gods
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‘American Gods’ Drops Two of Its Recurring Actors of Color; Orlando Jones Claims He Was Fired
American Gods is having trouble in paradise…again. The constantly embattled Starz series which, after an acclaimed first season under showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green, has seen a slew of replacement showrunners and an alarming number of cast turnovers. But the dropping of two actors of color who were upgraded to main roles in the…
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‘American Gods’ Adds Marilyn Manson, Timothy Olyphant Joins ‘Fargo’
Two of cable TV’s most fantastical dramas just announced two very different cast additions. Rock star Marilyn Manson has been converted to the American Gods cast, joining the Starz series’ third season as — fittingly — a Viking death metal band lead singer. Meanwhile, Timothy Olyphant is returning to the FX family in a recurring…
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Starz Says ‘American Gods’ is Back on Track, Explains ‘Counterpart’ Cancellation [TCA 2019]
Starz CEO Jeffrey Hirsch spoke to the Television Critics Association on Friday and announced some new shows and renewals. The Girlfriend Experience is getting a third season. Starz is producing Dangerous Liaisons as a series. Steven Soderbergh is making an unscripted series called Leavenworth . During the Q&a, questions about Starz’s American Gods and cancellations…
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Alejandro Amenabar, Ricardo Darin, Paco Cabezas Bound for San Sebastian
Madrid – Alejandro Amenábar, Ricardo Darín and Paco Cabezas, director of episodes from “Peaky Blinders” and “American Gods,” look set to join Penelope Cruz, already confirmed as a Donostia Award winner, at this year’s 67th San Sebastian Intl. Film Festival.The biggest movie event in the Spanish-speaking world, this year’s San Sebastian runs Sept.20-28.Amenábar’s awaited “While…
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‘American Gods’ Season 2 Featurette: The Old Gods and the New Gods Go to War
The gods walk among us, and they’re about to go to war. Starz has released a new American Gods season 2 featurette that delves into the oncoming war between the Old Gods, led by the enigmatic Wednesday (Ian McShane), and the New Gods, who rule over a people held captive by the media and technology.…
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David Slade to Direct Anton’s Psychological Thriller ‘Come Closer’ (Exclusive)
David Slade, director of “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch,” “Hard Candy” and “American Gods,” is attached to direct the upcoming thriller “Come Closer.” The film will be produced by Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Michael London.Based on the novel of the same name, and written by the novel’s author Sara Gran, “Come Closer” follows a…
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‘American Gods’ Season 2 Review: Just a Shadow of What Could Have Been (Spoiler-Free)
“Continue” is kind of a dirty verb when it comes to television synopses. If the best description you can muster for what’s about to happen boils down to “more of the same,” then you’re either embracing the episodic nature of your series (“NCIS” can use “continues” as much as it wants), overcautious about spoilers (a…
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‘American Gods’ Season 2 Trailer: The Gods Go to War
American Gods is returning this March, and the full trailer is here to sound the alarm. The second season of the Starz adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s novel will unleash all-out war as the old gods go to battle with the new. This trailer certainly looks epic, but can the show distance itself from its many…
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‘American Gods’ Could Eventually Reach Neil Gaiman’s Unpublished Sequel Novel
Although American Gods has been plagued by behind-the-scenes issues, Neil Gaiman has divine hopes for the Starz series. The author teased that American Gods could run long enough to adapt his yet-unpublished sequel novel — if he finishes it by then. Neil Gaiman has been knocking around ideas for an American Gods sequel novel for…
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Daily Podcast: The Bad Side Of Digital Movie Libraries, Kevin Smith, American Gods, South Park & Henry Cavill
On the September 13, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by writer Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest film and tv news, including Henry Cavill’s strange Instagram post, American Gods season 2 production problems, Kevin Smith’s secret IP Project, Apple’s control of your digital movie library,…