Deadwood, Veronica Mars, and Arrested Development don't have much in common, except that they were all cut down prematurely by their respective networks after three seasons. But fans kickstarted a generally well-received Veronica Mars film, and Netflix revived Arrested Development for Season 4 (and a fifth is supposedly still on the way). Now the possibility of revisiting the acclaimed HBO western appears to be something else Deadwood could have in common with both series.
On Wednesday, Garret Dillahunt, who appeared as two different characters on the series, tweeted about what he referred to as "credible rumors" regarding a film. Dillahunt followed it up with another tweet that poked fun at the fact there was an Entourage movie—something that probably only TV.com's Cory Barker really wanted to see (no offense, Cory)—but had yet to make any progress on giving Deadwood fans the closure they wanted and deserved.
So uh....I'm hearing credible rumors about a #Deadwood movie. #Everybodypray
— Garret Dillahunt (@garretdillahunt) August 13, 2015
Come on @HBO...you made @entouragemovie. Give the #Deadwood fans some closure. #Youcandoit.
— Garret Dillahunt (@garretdillahunt) August 13, 2015Of course, rumors of a Deadwood film are nothing new and there are a lot of obstacles that would need to be overcome in order to make it happen, like the fact the series' intricate sets were dismantled shortly after it was canceled nearly a decade ago. Because of these issues, I wasn't too quick to get my hopes up just because an actor tweeted something to the universe. But according to the Hollywood Reporter, Dillahunt might not be pulling the cruelest prank in the history of cruel pranks. "In reference to Garret Dillahunt's tweet regarding the rumored Deadwood movie, there have only been very preliminary discussions," HBO said in a statement.
It's not much, but it's certainly more than what we had when we woke up this morning. And when you take into consideration the fact that revivals and reboots are happening all the time—Fox is bringing back both The X-Files and Prison Break and NBC has revived Coach even though no one asked for it—it's not too crazy to think that it could actually happen. Plus, Timothy Olyphant, who played leading man Seth Bullock, might be more open now that Justified has hung up its holster. So maybe a little whiskey to celebrate might not be totally out of place.
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Bourbon or Scotch?
I'll go with the good stuff. A single malt. (barley and not rye)
There are likely as many opinions on this subject as there are hangover stories.... so you can drink whatever you like. American or otherwise.
Cheers!
I'd love the chance for more but a movie would have to have some real outbreak story and deadwood was more about happenstance in the milieu, if you will.
Also, have Dillahunt play a third character.
...but Deadwood and Veronica Mars do: Before moving on to fame and fortune as Veronica Mars, Kristen Bell played a character named Flora Anderson for several episodes during Season 1 of Deadwood. But no, I don't think she'll be returning to the role...
Timothy Olyphant was in Justfied with Natalie Zea, who was in The Following (and then insert the rest of that post here)
Though, of course I won't get my hopes up too high for this, until there's an official announcement. Even if they are in talks to make a movie, those types of talks don't always work out for the best. So it's better to hope for the best and expect the worst IMo.