Crispin Glover and Jonathan Tucker Cast in Neil Gaiman’s AMERICAN GODS
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 gives Shadow some sage advice to ready him for the outside world.” Mr. World will be played by Glover, who is “sometimes more challenged by his own subordinates than his enemies.” These are two separate characters that are actually one and the same. In the novel, both are revealed to be the Norse God Loki.
The series is being developed by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green. The two actors join Ricky White as Shadow Moon, Ian McShane as Mr. Wednesday, Emily Browning as Shadow’s wife Laura, Sean Harris as leprechaun Mad Sweeney, Yetide Badaki as love goddess Bilquis, and Bruce Langley as petulant god Technology Boy.
Source: TV Line