But McShane is no typical actor, and since the Deadwood movie is very important him, sources tell us his American Gods contract specifically states that he can do the HBO movie as well — as long as the Deadwood production dates do not conflict with his Gods schedule.
It was McShane himself who revealed during American Gods press that Milch finally delivered HBO a completed movie script (one co-star W. Earl Brown called “stunning”).
Thankfully, the movie’s most vocal proponent came prepared, as Ian McShane would balance Deadwood with Starz’s American Gods.
We’ll see if HBO actually moves forward on the script, but will the whole Deadwood cast prove so accommodating?