Crispin Glover and More Are American Gods
More casting news has arrived for “American Gods,” the upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s acclaimed contemporary fantasy novel for Starz. Deadline is reporting that both Jonathan Tucker (“Kingdom”) and Crispin Glover (Hot Tub Time Machine) have joined the fray.
Tucker is Low Key Lyesmith. Shadow’s one confidante in prison, Low Key is a surprisingly philosophical individual. Wiry and fast talking, with an offbeat sense of humor, he has a theory for everything and gives Shadow some sage advice to ready him for the outside world.
Glover (pictured below) will play Mr. World, the seemingly omniscient leader at the center of the New Gods coalition, sometimes more challenged by his own subordinates than his enemies. In keeping an eye on the activities of the Old Gods, he realizes that their ringleader, Mr. Wednesday (Ian McShane), poses an imminent threat.
The cast also includes Ricky Whittle as Shadow Moon, Emily Browning as Laura Moon, Sean Harris as Mad Sweeney, Yetide Badaki as Bilquis, and Bruce Langley as Technical Boy. The series begins shooting next week.
The plot of “American Gods” 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. Its protagonist, Shadow Moon (Whittle), is an ex-con who becomes bodyguard and traveling partner to Mr. Wednesday (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.
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