{"id":5692,"date":"2016-03-03T09:35:31","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T14:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/ian-mcshane-to-star-in-american-gods\/"},"modified":"2016-03-03T14:27:04","modified_gmt":"2016-03-03T19:27:04","slug":"ian-mcshane-to-star-in-american-gods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/ian-mcshane-to-star-in-american-gods\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian McShane to Star in American Gods"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BEVERLY HILLS: Ian McShane (<em>Deadwood<\/em>, <em>Ray Donovan<\/em>) has been cast as Mr. Wednesday in the upcoming TV adaptation of Neil Gaiman\u2019s contemporary fantasy novel <em>American Gods<\/em>, which is produced by FremantleMedia North America for Starz.<\/p>\n<p>McShane joins Ricky Whittle, who was recently announced to play Shadow Moon in <em>American Gods<\/em>. The series will begin shooting in April. Bryan Fuller (<em>Hannibal<\/em>, <em>Pushing Daisies<\/em>, <em>Heroes<\/em>) and Michael Green (<em>The River<\/em>, <em>Kings<\/em>, <em>Heroes<\/em>) are writers and showrunners.<\/p>\n<p>Gaiman said, \u201cWhen 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&#8217;ve seen a hundred names suggested, but few make me grin like Ian McShane does. I&#8217;ve already been lucky enough to have him in one film (he was bright blue in it, animated, and probably Polish). Now I count myself even luckier: he&#8217;s made the journey from <em>Lovejoy<\/em> to <em>American Gods<\/em>. Yesterday was Super Tuesday. Today is Wonderful Wednesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fuller and Green added, \u201cActor. Icon. And now god. It is a goddamn delight to be collaborating with the incomparable Ian McShane\u2014again and for the first time\u2014on a story about faith and belief, with the utmost faith and belief in Mr. McShane as our Mr. Wednesday. A wonderful Wednesday indeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Starz retains all network pay-TV and SVOD rights to the project. 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