AMERICAN GODS TV and NEVERWHERE radio news
Neil Gaiman has tweeted that he is now writing the American Gods TV show pilot, indicating that the project is still moving ahead despite a long gap since the last hard news about it. From Tor.com. In addition, the BBC is recording a new radio drama adaptation of Neverwhere , Gaiman's novelisation of his 1996 television series of the same name. This would not normally be big news, except the cast that has been assembled is nothing short of stellar. The list of names currently stands as: James McAvoy - Richard Natalie Dormer - Door Benedict Cumberbatch - Islington Antony Head - Mr. Croup David Schofield - Mr. Vandemar Sophie Okenedo - Hunter Bernard Cribbins - Old Bailey Romola Garai - Jessica Christopher Lee - The Earl David Harewood - The Marquis Andrew Sachs - Tooley Johnny Vegas - Lord Ratspeaker Impressive. They could make a movie of the story with this cast and it would be awesome.