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'Good Omens': Succession Star Brian Cox Set as Voice of Death
Amazon Prime Video has heard "The Voice of Death" and it sounds like… Brian Cox? With only a day to go before the official trailer for Good Omens – the streaming service's adaptation of Neil Gaiman (American Gods) and the late Terry Pratchett's (Colour of Magic) 1990 novel – drops, co-author, showrunner, and wearer of many other hats Gaiman took to[...]
'Good Omens' Trailer: Neil Gaiman Makes Viewers An Offer They Can't Forsake [VIDEO]
Amazon Prime Video has some righteously divine news for viewers eager for the official trailer for Good Omens, the streaming service's adaptation of Neil Gaiman (American Gods) and the late Terry Pratchett's (Colour of Magic) 1990 novel Co-author, showrunner, and wearer of many other hats Gaiman took to social media via Prime Video's Twitter account to invite us to "heart"/like[...]
'Good Omens': Benedict Cumberbatch Set as Satan; Opening Titles Released [VIDEO]
Amazon Prime Video had some truly divine news for fans of Good Omens, the streaming service's adaptation of Neil Gaiman (American Gods) and the late Terry Pratchett's (Colour of Magic) 1990 novel Along with the release of the show's opening title sequence (which you can find below), we now know who will be playing the "devil's advocate"[...]
David Tennant On 'Who' Culture, Jodie Whittaker, 'Good Omens' and More
I was a huge fan of theirs from Girls, so to work with them, with a flavour of Julia Davis, was fantastic." https://youtu.be/2ZSXlNRRoGUVideo can't be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Good Omens – Official Teaser Trailer I Prime Video (https://youtu.be/2ZSXlNRRoGU) Tennant is also in the Amazon series Good Omens, based on the novel Good Omens: The Nice and[...]
After 7 1/2 Years, BBC America Greenlights Terry Pratchett's The Watch TV Series
Bleeding Cool first reported on the news back in 2011 that BBC Studios was working on a Discworld TV Series based on the Guards of the fictional city Ankh-Morpork, created by the late Sir Terry Pratchett Seven-and-a-half years later, it has finally been greenlit by BBC America. The Watch will be an eight-part hour-long TV series[...]
Good Omens NYCC
From the clips we saw today at the panel it looks like the attention to detail and true care given to every aspect of this mini-series will bring the story to life in a way that Terry Pratchett would have been thrilled with and for that Gaiman should be very, very proud. Good Omens will be[...]
Casino Royale's David Arnold to Score Amazon's 'Good Omens' Series Adaptation
Credit: BBC Amazon Studios has found the right notes for their upcoming original series adaptation of Good Omens, with  David Arnold (Casino Royale, Stargate) set to score the upcoming project. Based on Neil Gaiman (American Gods) and the late Terry Pratchett's (Colour of Magic) 1990 novel and adapted by showrunner Gaiman, the six-episode series introduces us to angel[...]
BBC Studios Adapting Terry Pratchett's Discworld to Series
Credit (left): Myrmi (Pratchett) [CC BY-SA 2.0], Wikimedia Commons / (right) ISIS Large Print BooksThe BBC is getting back into the Terry Pratchett business in a very big (and flat) way, with BBC Studios set to develop a six-part series adaptation of the author's epic comedy/fantasy book series Discworld Deadline Hollywood reports that the series[...]
jon hamm
pic.twitter.com/OK84PDZXLs — Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) November 30, 2017 Based on Neil Gaiman's (American Gods) and the late Terry Pratchett's (Colour of Magic) novel and written by showrunner Gaiman, the six-episode series introduces us to angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and demon Crowley (David Tennant) as they try to find The Anti-Christ while actively questioning the overall logic behind the[...]
Good Omens: Amazon Summons Its Beezelbub and (Three) Horsemen
The end of the world is starting to get a little more crowded, with Amazon's Good Omens series having found their demon Beelzebub and three of their Four Horseman. Based on Neil Gaiman's (American Gods) and Terry Pratchett's (Colour of Magic) novel and written by showrunner Gaiman, the six-part adaptation introduces us to angel Aziraphale (Michael[...]
'Good Omens': Jon Hamm Cast As Archangel Gabriel In Amazon Series
Mad Men alum Jon Hamm will be joining David Tennant and Michael Sheen on the set of Amazon Studios and BBC Two's Good Omens as the archangel Gabriel, the primary messenger of God. Based on Neil Gaiman's (American Gods) and Terry Pratchett's (Colour of Magic) novel and written by showrunner Gaiman, the six-episode series introduces us[...]
Stranger Things Writer/Producer Justin Doble Signs Exclusive Deal With Amazon
Along with the Kirkman and Doble announcements, the streaming service has also acquired the rights to adapt seven Agatha Christie mysteries; started production on a series adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens, with David Tennant and Michael Sheen; brought Carnival Row to series with Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne; and greenlit development[...]
'Good Omens' Table Read Offers First Look At David Tennant, Michael Sheen
Now that Amazon has found their respective generals for the previously-scheduled end-of-the-world, we're getting our first look at Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex, Frost/Nixon) and David Tennant (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) in all of their dyed-hair glory for the streaming service's series adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's humor-fantasy novel Good Omens Sheen and Tennant[...]
Neil Gaiman: 'Good Omens' TV Series May Not Look The Way You Think, And That's OK
Less than 24 hours after the announcement that Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex, Frost/Nixon) and David Tennant (Doctor Who, Broadchurch) had been cast as the leads in Amazon's adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's humor-fantasy novel Good Omens, Gaiman took to his Tumblr account on Tuesday to begin managing fan expectations as the series ramps[...]
The Shepherd's Crown Will Be Final Discworld Novel
After the passing of Terry Pratchett, rumors started that his Discworld series of books would be continued But now his daughter Rhianna Pratchett says that the Shepherd's Crown will be the 41st and final Discworld novel As a writer of video games, film, TV and comics, she was asked by a fan if she would continue the[...]
Sean Phillips Draws Neil Gaiman On A Shirt For Alzheimer's
Recently, Sean Phillips did some illustration work to promote the BBC adaptation of Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett, that aired, before died from complications related to Alzheimer's disease. Well, today Sean Phillips has unveiled a new piece of Good Omens art, featuring Neil Gaiman brandishing the sword of fire from the[...]
How To Enjoy The BBC's Good Omens By Neil Gaiman And Terry Pratchett
Last night at 11pm, BBC Radio 4 broadcast the first two parts of their adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's novel Good Omens, starring Peter Serafinowicz and Mark Heap. Naturally everyone was a) tucked up in bed b) out on the lash c) living in another country. But if you would like to enjoy both episodes in[...]
Sean Phillips Draws More Of Neil Gaiman And Terry Pratchett's Good Omens For The BBC
Last week, Bleeding Cool ran an article about Sean Phillips creating illustrations for the BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens running over Christmas. And it's worth pointing out that this will be available free, worldwide, through the BBC iPlayer, both live and streaming afterwards We will run links But it[...]
Good Signs For Good Omens – Neil Gaiman Updates Us On The Project
Good Omens, the book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, has long been talked about as a possible movie or television adaptation as far back as 2002 when it was being championed by Terry Gilliam At the time rumors included involvement from Johnny Depp and the late Robin Williams Most of the funding was in[...]
Terry Pratchett's Multi-Media Sequel To Snuff
Skip Harvey reports back from the Terry Pratchett panel at NYCC yesterday. This was a hard panel to write about, considering the multiple technical difficulties, the setting of the panel, and Pratchett's lack of awareness There were a couple of tidbits that may work best as bullet points. Pratchett is halfway through a new Discworld novel Terry Pratchett[...]
More About Terry Pratchett's Discworld TV Show, The Watch
Continuing on from yesterday's info dump about the upcoming TV adaptations of Terry Pratchett's Good Omens and The Watch, we've just been informed by Narrativia that some of the details circulating for the latter show are inaccurate, and the truth just got very interesting. First of all, the budget for The Watch will be double of[...]
Monday Trending Topics: Good Omens
Set as a series of short films under one name, it appears that the stories are separate from one another and won't be marred by some clumsily realised theme, say…a love centric holiday or the eve of the new year. Terry Pratchett's Own TV Company To Adapt Good Omens And The Watch Sir Terry Pratchett and the[...]
Will Disney Go Wicked After Tangled?
51. Here's her video pitch. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTDTGXAEvvA[/youtube] There has been talk that there will be no more princess movies from Disney, a pity in my book, and Bleeding Cool believes that Disney will turn next to Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, in particular Mort, for inspiration Personally, while film genres do indeed come and go, there is something about a[...]