UPDATE:HBO programming president Michael Lombardo confirmed to TVLinethat he has greenlit a Deadwood movie. Davidhas our commitment that we are going to do it, Lombardo said. Its going to happen.
Deadwood, the acclaimed HBO western series that was cancelled in 2006, may be returning as a movie.
Actor Garret Dillahunt, who played two characters on the show, including geologist Francis Wolcott, during its run from 2004 to 2006, posted two tweets Wednesday hinting at the prospect. In response, a spokesman for HBO confirmed to Variety that very preliminary discussions have been made to resurrect the series with a movie.
Dillahunts initial tweetread:
So uh.Im hearing credible rumors about a #Deadwood movie. #Everybodypray
Garret Dillahunt (@garretdillahunt) August 13, 2015
He followed with a second one:
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Come on @HBOyou made @entouragemovie. Give the #Deadwood fans some closure. #Youcandoit.
Garret Dillahunt (@garretdillahunt) August 13, 2015
According to Variety, HBO previously announced two Deadwood movies after the series was abruptly cancelled in 2008, but nothing ever came of them. Creator David Milch was alsooffered a short, six-episode fourth season of the series but declined.
In 2014, Rolling Stone named a fight scene from the shows third season a gut-wrenching, eye-popping battle between the right-hand men of the two biggest villains in David Milchs revisionist Western as one of TVs Most Heart-Stopping Moments.
Set in the 1800s in the South Dakota town of the same name, Deadwood starred Ian McShane as saloon owner Al Swearengen and Timothy Olyphant as Sheriff Seth Bullock, and ran for three seasons. The show received 28 Emmy nominations, winningeight times during its run.
It was recently announced that McShane will be returning to HBOfor a yet-to-be revealed role in the upcoming sixth season of Game of Thrones.