“She’s going to be scary,” says Gaiman.
Whoopi Goldberghas been a fan ofNeil Gaiman’s fantasy works for a long time.
Now, the EGOT-er is actually joining one of Gaiman’s worlds.
Whoopi Goldberg moderated a ‘Good Omens’ panel with Neil Gaiman in 2018, which led to her casting in ‘Anansi Boys.'.Todd Williamson/January Images/Shutterstock
And she’s playing a key antagonistic role that Gaiman himself promises is “going to be scary.”
the God of Birds.
Gaiman said he imagined Goldberg as Bird Woman when he first conceivedAnansi Boysas a book decades ago.
“Sometimes things feel planned and inevitable, and we are incredibly lucky.
She’s going to be scary.”
Most of them have one thing in common: they hate Anansi.
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