He played the character of Al Swearengen on the hit TV show Deadwood, which ran for three seasons over a decade ago, and now Ian McShane has chimed in on the movie, which is said to be in the works at HBO with series head David Milch currently penning the screenplay.
The actor, who appears on this season of Game Of Thrones, which also plays on HBO, spoke with Entertainment Weekly, saying that he would absolutely love to reprise his role.
“How could one not, when it was snatched away rather unjustly by a combination of forces we’ll never know about – hubris or money or whatever. But [Deadwood] certainly finished too early. At the time, most of us working on the show were incredulous. It’s been announced by HBO so its not like I’m saying it. I know for a fact David is working on the script. It’s been 10 years since it finished. [Star Timothy Olyphant’s] free from Justified. I’m hoping they’ll make the deal soon, for two or four hours, whatever they decide on. It was a very close knit group of actors on it. We got along very well. I’m sure David will decide to set it 10 years later, after the great fire or whatever happened in Deadwood.”
Work on the film is said to kick off “late this year or early next year,” according to the ator.
We’re certainly excited. More as we get it.
