I dunno. Michael Sheen isn’t quite doing it for me, somehow. Not sure why, but the casting there doesn’t thrill me.
Michael Sheen and David Tennant have been cast in the lead roles in the Amazon series adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s “Good Omens,”Variety has learned.
The show is set in 2018 on the brink of an apocalypse as humanity prepares for a final judgment. But Aziraphale, a somewhat fussy angel, and Crowley, a demon, aren’t enthusiastic about the end of the world, and can’t seem to find the Antichrist. Sheen will play the role of Aziraphale, while Tennant will play Crowley. It will consist of six one-hour episodes.
(Via Facebook) But this may just be me a cranky middle-aged geek. After all, Good Omens is a beloved book to me, so clearly the TV show would have to suck. That’s how these things go.
Michael Sheen is supposed to play the 100% boring Aziraphale. David Tennant is an inspired choice to play AJ Crowley. They didn’t mention who’s playing Anathema or Newt yet.
I have to agree with this. Sheen is a fan of the book, so that’s helpful, and David Tennant is…David Tennant. QED.
It’s too bad that they didn’t get this done while Freddie Mercury is still alive. He would’ve have a blast being the Devil’s chosen method of communicating with Crowley.