Deadwood star Ian McShane will play Mr. Wednesday in the upcoming series based on Neil Gaiman's fantasy novel American Gods, Starz has announced.
According the network's character description, Mr. Wednesday is a con man who's both "crafty and endlessly charismatic," and filled with "perverse wisdom, curious magic, and grand plans."
McShane in Deadwood.
Creator and executive producer Neil Gaiman expressed his excitement in having McShane on board, saying in a statement: "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."
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According the network's character description, Mr. Wednesday is a con man who's both "crafty and endlessly charismatic," and filled with "perverse wisdom, curious magic, and grand plans."
McShane in Deadwood.Creator and executive producer Neil Gaiman expressed his excitement in having McShane on board, saying in a statement: "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."
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