Good Omens star Michael Sheen says he rejected another role on show
Good Omens star Michael Sheen has revealed that he originally rejected another role on the show before being cast as Aziraphale.
The actor plays the part of the angel in the BBC and Prime Video adaptation of Neil Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett's beloved story.
Appearing on last night's (July 10) The One Show, Sheen spoke a bit about how his casting came to be, explaining that he had long been friends with Gaiman.
However, when they began talking about the series, they had envisioned him playing David Tennant's Crowley.
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"Neil Gaiman, who wrote the book it's based on with Terry Pratchett… I'd been friends with Neil for years," he said. "So when we first started talking about the project, we sort of both kind of for some reason assumed I would play this one character.
"And then as he started writing the scripts I was like, 'That's not the character. I'm not going to play that.'
"So I kind of felt bad about saying that to Neil, and Neil was feeling… because he was thinking the same thing, feeling bad about saying it to me – so it all came out," Sheen went on to reveal. "And eventually it all made way for the Tennant!"
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"He came in his lovely outfit," co-host Alex Jones added, before Sheen quipped: "And his slinky hips!"
Good Omens, which follows Aziraphale and demon Crowley (Tennant), first aired back in 2019, with the long-awaited second season due to premiere later this month.
The trailer for the new season dropped last month, showing the two beloved characters reuniting.
Good Omens season 1 is streaming now on Prime Video, where season 2 will premiere on July 28.
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