C**ksucker! It’s actually f**king happening!
After years and years of drinking, eye-gouging and verbal torture from the fans (not really, but you get the idea), HBO has finally started production on a movie for the axed TV period drama Deadwood.
The three season series from 2004-2006 told the life and times of the gold rush boom in the 1870s, in the young town of Deadwood, South Dakota. With a strong ensemble cast loosely based on real life people of that era, the true grittiness and raw emotion in the show is truly something to watch and respect.
From dealing with fossicking, the murder of Wild Bill Hickok, a near wipe-out from a smallpox outbreak, and politics, the show received praise from critics and rated strongly. However, due to ongoing production costs, the show was axed, ending on an odd cliffhanger. Though thanks to DVD, Deadwood created a new audience for a new generation.
For years, there were rumours of a potential movie to officially wrap up the storyline, with former cast members saying they ‘saw the script – it was good!’, including stronger confirmations around May 2017. Fast forward to today – and HBO drops a confirmation.
The movie comes nearly 13 years after the drama concluded in 2006 and follows the 10-year reunion of the camp to celebrate South Dakota’s statehood. Former rivalries are reignited, alliances are tested and old wounds are reopened, as all are left to navigate the inevitable changes that modernity and time have wrought.
Returning to Deadwood are Ian McShane (Ray Donovan, American Gods) as the foul-mouthed saloon owner Al Swearengen; Timothy Olyphant (Justified, Santa Clara Diet) as Deadwood sheriff Seth Bullock; Molly Parker (House of Cards) as the widowed Alma Ellsworth; Paula Malcomson at Trixie; John Hawkes as Sol Starr; Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad) as Mrs. Bullock; Dayton Callie as Charlie Utter; Brad Dourif as Doc Cochran; and Robin Weigert (Big Little Lies) as Calamity Jane Canary; William Sanderson as E.B. Farnum; Kim Dickens as Joanie Stubbs; and Gerald McRaney as George Hearst.
The film will also feature new cast member Jade Pettyjohn as Caroline.
The film is set to premiere in 2019 on HBO, HBO NOW, HBO GO and HBO On Demand.
So start limbering up your foul mouth and top up another shot glass! Deadwood the Movie is motherf**king coming, c**ksuckers!
