American Gods VIDEO! What do creepy costumed rabbits & Kristin Chenoweth have in common?

STARZ unveiled the cast of their show adapted from Neil Gaiman’s novel,  American Gods during 2016’s San Diego Comic Con with much fanfare and several unique moments.

The presence of creepy, costumed, smiling bunnies were explained when Bryan Fuller announced their newest cast member, Kristin Chenoweth who is to play Easter. Chenoweth took the stage to a surprised and thrilled audience. She announced that “Easter is very, very pissed that Jesus took her holiday”

Check out another hilarious moment below when Kristen gushed over meeting the cast for the first time as well as Show Creator, Bryan Fuller’s explanation on why he cast the actress as Easter.

Also in attendance were author, Neil Gaiman, producers Bryan Fuller and Michael Green, director David Slade and cast members Ricky Whittle: (Shadow), Ian McShane (Mr. Wednesday), Pablo Schreiber (Mad Sweeney), Yetide Badaki (Bilquis), Bruce Langley (Technical Boy).

Stay tuned for more video highlights from the American Gods panel as we prepare for the upcoming premiere on Sunday April 30 at 9pm Eastern, only on STARZ.  Need more Comic Con news? Check out all our coverage here!