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After years of planning, finally, it's all coming alive! The highly acclaimed novel "American Gods" will begin filming for it's upcoming TV show and fans are now asking if the lead role, Shadow Moon, has already been casted. Author Neil Gaiman and showrunner Bryan Fuller talk details!

Latest news on the updates for the newest Starz TV show "American Gods" have revealed that production will begin early next year, in March. According to The Guardian, "Gaiman will executive-produce the series and also write some of the episodes for the show, which will begin production in March 2016."

The same report also revealed that casting is still ongoing, and while there has been no official news yet on cast members specifically the key role of Shadow Moon, showrunner Bryan Fuller has hinted a few things on the upcoming "American Gods" TV show.


In a report by Blastr, Fuller shared a few updates about "American Gods" and said directly, "We haven't made an offer but we've made an approach to one actor in particular."

"It all hinges on the final trigger being pulled by Starz. We have several people lined up that we would love to get in various roles and plan on making approaches," he added.

The main character, Shadow Moon, is described in Neil Gaiman's novel as bulky, mixed-race man, who is both menacing and gentle. "American Gods" will focus on the character of Shadow, as he is released from prison only to find out that his precious wife has passed on.

Fuller shared more casting details in the same report.

"Neil [Gaiman's] plan-and Neil's very internet savvy-what Neil would like to do is cast Laura and Shadow and Wednesday and Mad Sweeney and Bilquis, because Bilquis will be a major character in the show, and the Technical Boy and then trot them all out on-stage at a Comic-Con coming up," Fuller said.

"That's his plan. He's saying 'I don't want to make any casting announcements, I want to announce the cast in full when they walk out on stage at a Comic-Con'." added Fuller.

No official news yet on casting details for "American Gods" lead character Shadow. Dwayne Johnson has been speculated, however, to perfectly fit the part. Thoughts?