For decades, comic book fans have wondered to themselves what it would be like if the iconic graphic novel series The Sandman could make the leap off the page. Thanks to this exclusive clip below, Collider can provide a quick taste of the upcoming Audible adaptation of the series, featuring narrator Neil Gaiman, Michael Sheen as Lucifer, and James McAvoy as the titular Dream, in search of his helm amidst a sea of demons. Sandman occupies an important place in pop culture history. Gaiman's seminal 10-volume graphic novel series, created in collaboration with artists Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, …
It seems that in the time of Coronavirus, angels and demons have to social distance just like the rest of us. At least according to the world of Good Omens, the Amazon Prime Original inspired by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's extraordinary novel of the same name. David Tennant and Michael Sheen co-starred in the adaptation as the demon Crowley and angel Aziraphale, respectively, and the duo has reunited (from a safe social distance) for the new mini-episode Good Omens: Lockdown. Written by Gaiman himself and assembled with the help of series director Douglas Mackinnon, the video …
I recently sat down with Michael Sheen, who stars as the villainous Dr. Blair Müdfly in director Stephen Gaghan's Dolittle, opening this weekend. While sitting in his trailer on the Universal backlot, Sheen and I had a wide-ranging conversation about working with Robert Downey Jr. and spending so much time looking at a tennis ball on set, the success of Amazon’s Good Omens, his idea for a Columbo episode, why he agreed to co-star on Prodigal Son, his upcoming limited series Quiz (which is about a huge Who Wants To Be A Millionaire scandal in …
With Good Omens now streaming on Amazon Video, I recently got to participate in a group interview in London with the two stars of the show: David Tennant and Michael Sheen. During the interview, they talked about what they each learned about their characters during the first table read (where the cast reads the scripts out loud in a group setting), how the costumes helped them embody who they were playing, which time periods were their favorite, how this was one of Sheen’s favorite books, how the series speaks to what’s going on in the world today, and …
Has anything been hotter in pop culture over the last few years than the end of the world? The Walking Dead, Last Man on Earth, Black Summer? So hot. American Horror Story: Apocalypse? Hot. The army of the dead looking to wipe out humanity that kicked off Game of Thrones season 8? Technically frozen but metaphorically hot. Our planet's average surface temperature, which very well might actually bring about the end of all life on Earth? Very, very hot! The point is, we're confronted with our own impending doom so often in the entertainment and media we consume …
This might be an unorthodox way to start off a Lenten observance, but it's also thematically in the wheelhouse. Amazon has released a new trailer for its upcoming 6-part limited series Good Omens, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett. The series follows the angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and the demon Crowley (David Tennant) as they race to stop the apocalypse in the days after the birth of the Anti-Christ. Gaiman wrote and is showrunning the series, with Douglas Mackinnon directing. The production boasts an absolutely fantastic cast, including Jon Hamm, Nick … The post New ‘Good Omens’ Trailer: Michael Sheen & David Tennant Team Up Against the Anti-Christ appeared first on Collider.