So the whole reason Michael Sheen and Neil Gaiman became friends was because he was in Twilight. While doing press, he got annoyed at interviewers being all snooty and implying that this franchise was beneath him, so he was like “you know what? No, that’s not ok” and started defending fantasy genre stuff, mentioning how much he loved Neil Gaiman’s work. After that, Neil sent him some books to read and invited him out to lunch. And they’ve been friends ever since.
So it’s because of Twilight that we got to have Michael Sheen as Aziraphale in Good Omens. Thank you, Twilight. Thank you.
Guys, you forgot the part where Neil and Michael went out the first time to meet. Neil asked Michael if wanted to go somewhere posh (not sure if this is the right word) or interesting. Michael said he wanted to go somewhere interesting so they went to a sushi restaurant by the tarmac of an airport. They said everything they were served was great and there was one dish that the chef did not introduce as anything. While still there, FBI agents arrived and the chef apologized to Neil and Michael for the incident. Apparently, the sushi place was serving endangered species and the last dish they had was probably whale.
TL;DR Neil and Michael met for the first time in a sushi restaurant and was served whale meat.
My favorite part of the whole story is how Michael Sheen is driving Neil Gaiman around in his Mini Cooper (since Neil was visiting from out of town) and Neil’s just like, “did you find the secret compartment?” “What secret compartment?” And then Neil shows Michael a whole ass secret compartment in his own car that he just… knew about. For some reason.
Tennants reaction to everything: “that’s the most Neil Gaiman story ever.”
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