Benedict Cumberbatch is Satan
Good Omens follows the misadventures of an angel and a demon played by Sheen and Tennant who must join forces to try to save the world. Frances McDormand will play God, so Gaiman and Mackinnon built up to their dramatic announcement.“In episode 6 there is the appearance of Satan,” Gaiman said. “Frances McDormand is playing God in this. We suddenly realize we have Satan turning up in episode 6 so we needed somebody who could give Frances McDormand a run for her money.“But the character won’t look like Benedict Cumberbatch. “It’s a giant animated Satan,” Mackinnon said.Gaiman continued, “It’s 400 foot high. He turns up and we actually needed a performance that would work. We found a young British actor, Benedict Cumberbatch. It is the glorious young Benedict Cumberbatch is our Satan.“Cumberbatch did voice and performance capture for Smaug in the Hobbit movies, so he’s already been halfway to Satan as it is. After the panel, Gaiman confirmed that Cumberbatch recorded his voiceover in a studio, but animators filmed him to incorporate his performance into the animation. It will sound like Cumberbatch’s voice.
A Mix Of New Styles Creates A New One, Or None At All
Gaiman himself is a visual influence for many artists, both with his visual art and the art he creates with words. To bring his words to the screen, Mackinnon drew on many other artists, resulting in an homage that adds up to nothing.“The visual influences are many,” Mackinnon said. “The more obvious ones are Monty Python. There are homages to Doctor Who, Terry Gilliam. Good Omens has got its own style. The tone is it has no tone. We want to make it look epic and glorious and wonderful and warm.“Gaiman added, “Our opening title sequence manages to somehow evoke both Terry Gilliam, Edward Gorey and Hieronymus Bosch. Somehow do that while being an animated 90 second opening sequence. Part of the weirdest thing about Good Omens is its style is no style. It’s whatever we needed to make that scene or sequence work, we do. Because the book includes so many things and does so many different kinds of things, we felt we were allowed to do that.“For the creators of the show to claim no style and no tone is being a little cheeky. Clips from Good Omens look colorful, heightened, and stylized, with plenty of CGI and green screen backdrops.
By Fred Topel/Feb. 13, 2019 4:38 pm EST
Benedict Cumberbatch is Satan
Good Omens follows the misadventures of an angel and a demon played by Sheen and Tennant who must join forces to try to save the world. Frances McDormand will play God, so Gaiman and Mackinnon built up to their dramatic announcement.“In episode 6 there is the appearance of Satan,” Gaiman said. “Frances McDormand is playing God in this. We suddenly realize we have Satan turning up in episode 6 so we needed somebody who could give Frances McDormand a run for her money.“But the character won’t look like Benedict Cumberbatch. “It’s a giant animated Satan,” Mackinnon said.Gaiman continued, “It’s 400 foot high. He turns up and we actually needed a performance that would work. We found a young British actor, Benedict Cumberbatch. It is the glorious young Benedict Cumberbatch is our Satan.“Cumberbatch did voice and performance capture for Smaug in the Hobbit movies, so he’s already been halfway to Satan as it is. After the panel, Gaiman confirmed that Cumberbatch recorded his voiceover in a studio, but animators filmed him to incorporate his performance into the animation. It will sound like Cumberbatch’s voice.
Episode 3 Has The Longest Cold Open In TV History
This unlikely duo has no time to waste. #GoodOmens debuts May 31 only on @PrimeVideo. pic.twitter.com/PMKGQQGQuW — Good Omens (@GoodOmensPrime) February 13, 2019
This unlikely duo has no time to waste. #GoodOmens debuts May 31 only on @PrimeVideo. pic.twitter.com/PMKGQQGQuW
A Mix Of New Styles Creates A New One, Or None At All
Gaiman himself is a visual influence for many artists, both with his visual art and the art he creates with words. To bring his words to the screen, Mackinnon drew on many other artists, resulting in an homage that adds up to nothing.“The visual influences are many,” Mackinnon said. “The more obvious ones are Monty Python. There are homages to Doctor Who, Terry Gilliam. Good Omens has got its own style. The tone is it has no tone. We want to make it look epic and glorious and wonderful and warm.“Gaiman added, “Our opening title sequence manages to somehow evoke both Terry Gilliam, Edward Gorey and Hieronymus Bosch. Somehow do that while being an animated 90 second opening sequence. Part of the weirdest thing about Good Omens is its style is no style. It’s whatever we needed to make that scene or sequence work, we do. Because the book includes so many things and does so many different kinds of things, we felt we were allowed to do that.“For the creators of the show to claim no style and no tone is being a little cheeky. Clips from Good Omens look colorful, heightened, and stylized, with plenty of CGI and green screen backdrops.
