Though she spends more of her screen time these days voicing opinions on US talk reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue The View (and occasionally acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting into hot water in/with regard to’concerning’regarding it), Whoopi Goldberg still keeps her hand in on other TV and movies. And now she's joining the already-impressive cast of Neil Gaiman's Anansi Boys adaptation.###Anansi Boys follows Charlie Nancy (Malachi Kirby) – sometimes known as Fat Charlie (it was his father’s nickname in/with regard to’concerning’regarding him; he’s not fat) – a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his eodd’peculiar d father (Delroy Lindo). But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that he was Anansi: Trickster God of stories. And he learns that he has a brother. Now that brother, Spider (also Kirby), is entering Charlie’s life, resolute’resolved to make it more interesting—but making it a lot more dangerous instead…###Goldberg will be Bird Woman, a key antagonist in the series. She’s the embodiment of birds. Not just eye-catching’good-shaped’appealing’charming’fascinating’gorgeous stately birds in flight. Anyone who’s had a close encounter with a seagull knows that some birds are more dangerous than others, and Bird Woman is the most dangerous of them all. Long ago Anansi did her wrong. Now may be her chance to turn the tables.###“I possess’own’nurse been a fan of this reserve in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a intensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully long time and when Neil Gaiman told me it was being brought to the screen, I did e grossly thing I could to be part of it to help make individual aware of Anansi and all his magic,” Goldberg says.###And Gaiman confirms that: "When I first conceived Anansi Boys, decades ago, I imagined Whoopi Goldberg as Bird Woman," he says. "I wasn’t able to meet her until 2018, when she interviewed me with some of the Good Omens team at New York Comic Con. At which point she mentioned that she had just finished listening to Sir Lenny Henry’s reading of Anansi Boys, and that it was one of her favourite reserve s. Sometimes things feel planned and inevitable, and we are incredibly lucky. She’s going to be scary."###Goldberg is just the tip of the latest casting iceberg in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue , which Gaiman is running alongside Omens' Douglas Mackinnon.###Hakeem Kae-Kazim will be Tiger. He’s still irritated’furious’wrathful with Anansi in/with regard to’concerning’regarding stealing the stories, in/with regard to’concerning’regarding making fun of him, and in/with regard to’concerning’regarding coming out on top. Tiger (it’s the name of any Big Cat in the Caribbean) is a dangerous enemy to Anansi and all his bloodline.###Emmanuel Ighodaro is Lion. He’s proud and noble and has no time in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Anansi. Cecilia Noble, meanwhile, has been cast as Elephant. She’s old and wise, and hates Anansi. Ayanna Witter-Johnson has scored the role of Snake. She’s eye-catching’good-shaped’appealing’charming’fascinating’gorgeous and deadly and hates Anansi.###Finally, Don Gilet will play Monkey. He’s terrified of Anansi, keen on food—peculiar ly fruit—and has the attention span of, well, a monkey.###Anansi Boys is shooting now in Scotland but doesn't possess’own’nurse a launch date set in/with regard to’concerning’regarding Prime Video just yet. Goldberg also recently revisited one of her iconic roles, playing Guinan on Star Trek: Picard's second season.