SUBMITTED BY Lynnith

December 3, 2002 — Is Good Omens destined to become another fantastic Terry Gilliam project that never gets made? From the sound of a recent article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, it looks probable:

Gilliam - the son of a carpenter - jumped right into a sequel to "Time Bandits" in which God is played by "a mutant chicken." He also worked on another project about Armageddon, in which one of the characters is a child who is the Antichrist.

"He's pitching this (latter film) to MGM," said Pepe, "and they're saying, 'Is this going to be like "Harry Potter"? Is this going to be for kids?' And he's saying, 'It does have a kid in it. But that doesn't mean it's going to be a kids' movie.' "

Both films - and a third "about a little girl in a disturbing situation," which Gilliam described as "Alice in Wonderland" meets "Psycho" - have since fallen through.

Let's hope that Good Omens isn't as dead as the article implies!