Starz’s “American Gods” has added Ian McShane in the pivotal role of Mr. Wednesday, TheWrap has learned.
Bryan Fuller and Michael Green are writing and executing producing the adaptation, which is based on Neil Gaiman‘s novel of the same name.
Filming begins in April, with Ricky Whittle in the lead role of Shadow Moon.
“American Gods” portrays a war between the old gods of biblical and mythological roots and a new group of gods “reflecting society’s modern love of money, technology, media, celebrity and drugs.”
Mr. Wednesday is described as a crafty and endlessly charismatic con man, full of perverse wisdom, curious magic and grand plans.