![]() ![]() ![]() This, paired with Gilliam’s comments to Reel in 2001, wherein he described Good Omens as “ the most expensive thing” he had ever done, gives a pretty good idea of why the project was relegated to the scrap pile. Unfortunately, this was like three months after 9/11 and nobody was in the mood to hear about a really funny end-of-the-world comedy”. Sadly, development hell would ultimately claim the project, as Gaiman explained to TW: “ He (Gilliam) had almost all the money he needed. According to Neil Gaiman, Robin Williams and Johnny Depp (who had previously worked with Gilliam on The Fisher King and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, respectively) were considered to play Aziraphale and Crowley - a match made in cinematic heaven, if ever there was one. Related: Good Omens Cast & Character Guideĭevelopment on the screenplay began and, by the late '90s, Gilliam was said to be co-writing the film with his Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas collaborator Tony Grisoni. Upon completing Good Omens, Gaiman and Pratchett sent Gilliam a copy - noting that the novels’ comedic sensibilities owed a debt to Monty Python - and a meeting was arranged at London’s famous Groucho Club to discuss the prospect of a film adaptation. Gilliam, a member of the Monty Python comedy troupe who directed their many animated segments, has gone on to have a successful feature film career - cultivating a surreal and, often, darkly comic directorial style on such projects as Time Bandits, Brazil, and 12 Monkeys. ![]()
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