At the tail-end of a juicy chat about the forthcoming third season of Hannibal (starting on the 4th of June on NBC in the US and the 10th of June on Sky Living in the UK), we had a minute or two to ask Bryan Fuller for an update on American Gods, currently being developed with Michael Green (Heroes, Smallville) for Starz.

As the series hasn’t yet reached the official pick-up stage, Fuller was able to confirm little on the record aside from the fact that so far, one actor in particular has been approached about a lead role (we’re not allowed to say who but it’s a doozy. Cross fingers and toes that this one comes off).

Fuller did let us in on Neil Gaiman’s plan not to make any casting announcements about the show until the major players are unveiled live on stage at a future Comic-Con. He also reiterated what he told us last year about the importance of staying true to the novel’s ethnic diversity when it comes to casting.

Finally, if American Gods does get the go-ahead, Fuller estimates that we could see it in late 2016…