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HBO’s expletive-ridden Old West drama, Deadwood, may be returning to the network in the form of a two-hour movie. The cult series, set in 1870s South Dakota, had a stellar cast including Timothy Olyphant, Ian McShane, Molly Parker and my beloved Garret Dillahunt (I still miss him on Raising Hope, but I love him on The Mindy Project). During its three-season run (2004-2006), the show received critical acclaim, winning eight Emmys and a Golden Globe.
Audiences were sad to see the show go, and when it did, HBO promised to continue the story with two television movies instead of a formal fourth season. After that announcement, the actors moved on to other projects and discussions stopped. Fast forward to August of 2015, when HBO and Deadwood creator David Milch revisited the idea of bringing the show back in film form. Garret optimistically tweeted about the possible return of the show and soon after, fans were left hanging once again.
In January, HBO announced that it green-lit a script for a movie from Milch. At the time, HBO’s president of programming Michael Lombardo asserted that, “David has our commitment that we are going to do it. He pitched what he thought generally the storyline would be—and knowing David, that could change. But it’s going to happen.”
And now, finally, it seems that Michael and HBO are going to make good on their promise. In a recent interview with TVLine promoting his upcoming series for Starz, American Gods, Ian McShane, who played the appropriately named saloon owner Al Swearengen, assured fans that David’s script “has been delivered to HBO. If they don’t deliver [a finished product], blame them.”
Ian went on to say that he’s been in touch with David about the project, adding “I’ll be seeing him for lunch [soon].” As for returning to Deadwood, Ian spoke for the whole cast, saying, “We’d all love to do it….It would be nice to see all of the old gang again.” It sure would. I’m looking forward to it, love the actors and (unashamedly) love the potty-mouthed dialog. I’ll be tuning in.
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Source: celebitchy.com
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