Gaiman said in an interview with Digital Spy last month a film adaptation was in the works. In the interview, Gaim
an did not reveal the identity of the company, but said he would be meeting with them to "find out where they're going and if there's any way that I can help.""There is one cinematographer and director on board who has many, many Oscars and is, I think, a genius," Gaiman said. "I love the fact that he fell in love with this about six or seven years and has not given up."
According to Deadline, that cinematographer is Robert Richardson (“Shutter Island,” “Inglourious Basterds”) and he brought the project to the attention Playton partners Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman. They in turn approached HBO and are now in talks.
Richardson will reportedly write the pilot with Gaiman.
“American Gods” was published in 2001 to critical applause, winning the 2002 Hugo, Nebula, Locus, SFX Magacine and Bram Stoker Awards for Best Novel. The story follows Shadow, a man released from prison only to find his life turned upside down. He is hired by the mysterious Mr. Wednesday, becoming a piece in a larger conflict with the very soul of America on the line.
Publisher Harper Colllins describes the book as such: “As unsettling as it is exhilarating, 'American Gods' is a dark and kaleidoscopic journey deep into myth and across an America at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. Magnificently told, this work of literary magic will haunt the reader far beyond the final page.”
I was skeptical following Gaiman's original announcement that “American Gods” could be converted into a movie and maintain its epic qualities, so I welcome the news HBO is considering the project. They're preparing for the debut of another fantasy epic in the form of “Game of Thrones,” which begins Sunday night at 9 p.m.
The early reviews have been extremely positive and if any place could pull off a faithful adaptation of “American Gods,” it is HBO.
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