TV Bits: ‘Good Omens’, ‘Oklahoma!’, ‘Deadwood’, ‘Brave New World’, ‘Utopia’
By Chris Evangelista/April 20, 2019 11:00 am EST
In the words of @NeilHimself, this behind-the-scenes look proves that the making of #GoodOmens was even madder than you can imagine. pic.twitter.com/BimbtimWAU
— Good Omens (@GoodOmensPrime) April 17, 2019
The Deadwood movie is finally happening, and almost the entire original cast is back. But according to star Timothy Olyphant, it wasn’t an easy decision. Speaking with TV Line, the actor, who plays constantly frowning lawman Seth Bullock, said he felt an odd sense of pressure when the opportunity arose. Thankfully, he decided to come back:
The Deadwood movie premieres on HBO May 31.
“My mindset was, “S–t. I guess I’m going to have to make some kind of decision here.” It was a very curious process. I did not expect to be in the position to actually have to make a decision; I just assumed it would go away. It’s a curious [thing] deciding on whether to do a job when all of your old friends have already committed to it and you kind of think, “Well, I’ve never been in a position to be such an a–hole.” But it was [ultimately] a really wonderful process with [series creator/writer] David Milch and [director] Dan Minahan and [HBO]’s Carolyn Strauss. I had a lot of conversations with them. The whole process was quite rewarding.”
Alden Ehrenreich is going from a galaxy far, far away to a Brave New World. The Solo: A Star Wars Story actor will lead a TV adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s novel, according to Deadline. The show was originally developed for Syfy, but is now being considered for the NBCU streaming platform, set to launch in 2020. Here’s the show’s synopsis:
The arrival of John, a subversive outsider, in the New World, threatens to disrupt the stability of New London’s utopian society.
