{"id":161202,"date":"2022-04-11T13:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-11T17:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=161202"},"modified":"2022-04-11T10:22:53","modified_gmt":"2022-04-11T14:22:53","slug":"whoopi-goldberg-to-play-menacing-bird-woman-in-amazon-studios-anansi-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/whoopi-goldberg-to-play-menacing-bird-woman-in-amazon-studios-anansi-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"Whoopi Goldberg To Play Menacing Bird Woman In Amazon Studios\u2019 &#8220;Anansi Boys&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Academy Award- and Emmy-winner <strong>Whoopi Goldberg <\/strong>has been cast as Bird Woman in the series adaptation of&nbsp;<em><strong>Anansi Boys<\/strong><\/em>, based on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anansi_Boys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Neil Gaiman\u2019s<\/a> <\/strong>internationally beloved novel. The six-episode series stars <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm3142672\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Malachi Kirby <\/a><\/strong>in the leading roles of brothers Fat Charlie and Spider.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Anansi Boys<\/em>&nbsp;is set throughout contemporary London&nbsp;and follows&nbsp;an exciting cast of characters&nbsp;in an epic story that stretches from the UK to Florida, the Caribbean, and the mythical World Before Time.&nbsp;The series is currently filming in Scotland and will premiere on Prime Video in&nbsp;more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Anansi Boys<\/em>&nbsp;follows Charlie Nancy (Malachi Kirby)\u2014sometimes known as Fat Charlie (it was his father&#8217;s nickname for him; he&#8217;s not fat)\u2014a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father. But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that he was Anansi: Trickster God of stories (played by <strong>Delroy Lindo<\/strong>). And he learns that he has a brother. Now that brother, Spider (also played by Kirby), is entering Charlie\u2019s life, determined to make it more interesting\u2014but making it a lot more dangerous instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whoopi Goldberg will take up the mantle of Bird Woman, God of Birds and one of the show\u2019s key antagonists. She is the latest casting to be announced, along with a full pantheon of gods who make up the mythical World Before Time\u2014a place that isn\u2019t a place, where the animals who are gods still walk. A place of incredible beauty, magic, and danger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Whoopi Goldberg said:<\/strong> \u201cI have been a fan of this book for a very long time and when Neil Gaiman told me it was being brought to the screen, I did everything I could to be part of it to help make people aware of Anansi and all his magic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The cast of animal gods from the World Before Time includes:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Whoopi Goldberg<\/strong> has been cast as Bird Woman. She&#8217;s the embodiment of birds. Not just beautiful stately birds in flight. Anyone who&#8217;s had a close encounter with a seagull knows that some birds are more dangerous than others, and Bird Woman is the most dangerous of them all. Long ago Anansi did her wrong. Now may be her chance to turn the tables.<\/li><li><strong>Hakeem Kae-Kazim<\/strong> has been cast as Tiger. He&#8217;s still angry with Anansi for stealing the stories, for making fun of him, and for coming out on top. Tiger (it\u2019s the name of any Big Cat in the Carribean) is a dangerous enemy to Anansi and all his bloodline.<\/li><li><strong>Emmanuel Ighodaro<\/strong> will play Lion. He&#8217;s proud and noble and has no time for Anansi.<\/li><li><strong>Cecilia Noble<\/strong> has been cast asElephant. She&#8217;s old and wise, and hates Anansi.<\/li><li><strong>Ayanna Witter-Johnson<\/strong> will play Snake. She&#8217;s beautiful and deadly and hates Anansi.<\/li><li><strong>Don Gilet<\/strong> will play Monkey. He&#8217;s terrified of Anansi, keen on food\u2014particularly fruit\u2014and has the attention span of, well, a monkey&#8230;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" data-id=\"161203\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-20220407090240-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Whoopi Goldberg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-161203\"\/><figcaption>Whoopi Goldberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" data-id=\"161204\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-20220407090240-2.jpeg\" alt=\"Whoopi Goldberg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-161204\"\/><figcaption>Hakeem Kae-Kazim<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" data-id=\"161205\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-20220407090240-3.jpeg\" alt=\"Whoopi Goldberg\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-161205\"\/><figcaption>Emmanuel Ighodaro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" data-id=\"161206\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-20220407090240-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-161206\"\/><figcaption>Cecilia Noble<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" data-id=\"161208\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-20220407090240-6.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-161208\"\/><figcaption>Ayanna Witter-Johnson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" data-id=\"161207\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-20220407090240-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-161207\"\/><figcaption>Don Gilet<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Co-showrunner, writer, and executive producer Neil Gaiman said: \u201cWhen I first conceived&nbsp;<em>Anansi Boys<\/em>, decades ago, I imagined Whoopi Goldberg as Bird Woman. I wasn&#8217;t able to meet her until 2018, when she interviewed me with some of the&nbsp;<em>Good Omens<\/em>&nbsp;team at New York Comic Con. At which point she mentioned that she had just finished listening to Sir Lenny Henry&#8217;s reading of&nbsp;<em>Anansi Boys<\/em>, and that it was one of her favourite books. Sometimes things feel planned and inevitable, and we are incredibly lucky. She&#8217;s going to be scary.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to Kirby and Lindo, previously announced cast includes <strong>Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn<\/strong> as Rosie Noah, <strong>Grace Saif<\/strong> as Detective Constable Daisy Day, <strong>Jason Watkins<\/strong> as Grahame Coats, <strong>Fiona Shaw <\/strong>as Maeve Livingstone, <strong>CCH Pounder<\/strong> as Mrs. Higgler,<strong> L. Scott Caldwell<\/strong> as Mrs. Dunwiddy, <strong>Joy Richardson<\/strong> as Mrs. Bustamonte, and <strong>Lachele Carl<\/strong> as Miss Noles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gaiman, Henry, Douglas Mackinnon, Hanelle M. Culpepper, Hilary Bevan Jones (Endor Productions), and Richard Fee (RED Production Company) are executive producers. Gaiman and Henry write for the series along with Arvind Ethan David, Kara Smith, and Racheal Ofori. Gaiman and Mackinnon serve as co-showrunners. Culpepper (<em>Star Trek: Picard, The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey<\/em>) also directs the pilot. Paul Frift serves as producer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The show is produced by Amazon Studios, The Blank Corporation, Endor Productions, and RED Production company. With this announcement, Amazon Studios continues its relationship with Gaiman, who has an overall deal with the studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-amazon-studios-signs-first-look-deal-with-ramy-youssef-s-cairo-cowboy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2022\/03\/amazon-studios-signs-first-look-deal-with-ramy-youssefs-cairo-cowboy\/\">Amazon Studios Signs First-Look Deal With Ramy Youssef\u2019s Cairo Cowboy<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academy Award- and Emmy-winner Whoopi Goldberg has been cast as Bird Woman in the series adaptation of&nbsp;Anansi Boys, based on Neil Gaiman\u2019s internationally beloved novel. The six-episode series stars Malachi Kirby in the leading roles of brothers Fat Charlie and Spider.&nbsp; Anansi Boys&nbsp;is set throughout contemporary London&nbsp;and follows&nbsp;an exciting cast of characters&nbsp;in an epic story [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/whoopi-goldberg-to-play-menacing-bird-woman-in-amazon-studios-anansi-boys\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":161203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[145,16,143],"tags":[36642,36641,36639,30117,3806,36638,2831,36640,36637,36643,24580,340],"reaction":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-161202","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-featured","8":"category-news","9":"category-read","10":"tag-amazon-studios-anansi-boys","11":"tag-anansi-boys","12":"tag-ayanna-witter-johnson","13":"tag-black-film-tv","14":"tag-blackfilm","15":"tag-cecilia-noble","16":"tag-delroy-lindo","17":"tag-don-gilet","18":"tag-emmanuel-ighodaro","19":"tag-l-scott-caldwell","20":"tag-malachi-kirby","21":"tag-whoopi-goldberg"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Whoopi Goldberg To Play Menacing Bird Woman In Amazon Studios\u2019 &quot;Anansi Boys&quot; - blackfilm.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whoopi Goldberg has been cast as Bird Woman in the series adaptation of\u00a0Anansi Boys, based on Neil Gaiman\u2019s internationally beloved novel.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/whoopi-goldberg-to-play-menacing-bird-woman-in-amazon-studios-anansi-boys\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Whoopi Goldberg To Play Menacing Bird Woman In Amazon Studios\u2019 &quot;Anansi Boys&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Whoopi Goldberg has been cast as Bird Woman in the series adaptation of\u00a0Anansi Boys, based on Neil Gaiman\u2019s internationally beloved novel.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/whoopi-goldberg-to-play-menacing-bird-woman-in-amazon-studios-anansi-boys\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"blackfilm.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/blackfilm\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-04-11T17:21:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/image-20220407090240-1.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"835\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"626\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ellen J. 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