Whoopi Goldberg’s absence from The View is explained as Joy Behar reveals co-host will be away from show ‘for a while’

Variety explained the premise of this new project saying, "The series follows Charlie Nancy (Malachi Kirby)... a young man who is used to being embarrassed by his estranged father (Delroy Lindo.)"

"But when his father dies, Charlie discovers that he was Anansi: Trickster God of stories."

Whoopi explained that she is a huge fan of the book and was excited about taking part in this project.

"I have been a fan of this book for a very long time and when Neil Gailman told me it was being brought to the screen, I did everything I could to be a part of it to help make people aware of Anansi and all his magic," Goldberg told Variety.

Whoopi will play one of the main antagonists called Bird Woman, the God of Birds.

Gaiman, the author of Anansi Boys said that he actually thought of Goldman when he was writing the book years ago.

"When I first conceived Anansi Boys, decades ago, I imagined Whoopi Goldberg as Bird Woman," the author told Variety.

He said years later, the two met in an interview where she said that his book was one of her favorites.

"Sometimes things feel planned and inevitable, and we are incredibly lucky," Gaiman said. "She's going to be scary."

While Goldberg is taking this particular break from The View by choice, she recently was suspended from the daytime show for controversial remarks.

WHOOPI'S CONTROVERSY

In recent news, Goldberg faced a two-week suspension from The View for making controversial remarks on the Holocaust.

On the show's January 31 episode, Goldberg received pushback after saying the Holocaust was not "about race."

These comments came as the hosts were discussing the ban of a graphic novel by a Tennessee school board.