I was trolling around the Neil Gaiman board at IMDb, and was utterly horrified to find in this GO thread that the director had actually planned to use Johnny Depp as Crowley (um…what?) and — prepare to have your brain short-circuited — Robin. Williams. As Aziraphale. Robin. Aziraphale. I. OW. Just motherfucking ow, alright? (And let me tell you, Mr. Gilliam? That casting is why your film got shelved. Someone who actually read the book got hold of your project, told everyone they met that you’re on crack, and buried it. And I thank them.)

Anyway. You scroll down and eventually a get a reply from Miss “AvengingAngel169,” saying she always pictured Billie Joe Armstrong and Colin Mochrie, when she read the book. Which, once I got over my giggles — OH, HELL YES. Dude, just. Totally. The only real problem is that Billie’s speaking voice is so high as to make Justin Timberlake sound like Isaac Hayes, and I have trouble seeing a demon speaking like that. But, hey, dub over him, and he’s perfect.