Zachary Quinto Interview

Ξ June 27th, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Behind The Scenes |

From About.com:

Did you die at the end of the season?

Zachary Quinto: “I did die, yeah.”

But you’re coming back?

Zachary Quinto: “Yes.”

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Six New Heroes

Ξ June 21st, 2007 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Behind The Scenes |

As Heroes readies itself for its next season, NBC has been adding cast members slowly, generally one at a time. Dania Ramirez, of The Sopranos fame, was added to the cast on June 1, and Nicholas D’Agosto landed the coveted role of Claire Bennet’s (Hayden Panettiere) boyfriend earlier this week.

 

Today, the floodgates opened as six new actors were confirmed to have joined the hit NBC superhero drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Leading the way is David Anders, who is best known for playing Julian Sark on Alias. Anders will take the role of Takezo Kensei, the samurai warrior who was a boyhood idol of Hiro Nakamura’s and once owned the sword that Hiro hunted down for much of season one.

In addition, Eriko Tamura, a Japanese pop star and actress, will play the role of a Japanese princess, veteran actor Barry Shabaka Henley (Detective Strummer in Close to Home) will suit up as a New York cop, Holt McCallany (Detective John Hagen in CSI: Miami) will play the leader of an Irish gang, and Lyndsy Fonseca (”Daughter” in How I Met Your Mother) and Dianna Agron (Jenny Budosh in Veronica Mars) will portray a pair of Californian cheerleaders who befriend Claire.

It is currently unclear which actors will be regulars and which will just be involved in multi-episode arcs. It is also assumed that the actors will play roles in Heroes rather than the six-episode spin-off Heroes: Origins, though NBC was unable to confirm that.

 

Heroes Season 1 DVD, August 28th

Ξ June 12th, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Program Info |

NBC is set to release the Heroes Season 1 DVD on August 28th, stay tuned as we will be preselling the DVDs shortly.

 

Heroes to Air 30 Episodes in Season 2

Ξ June 12th, 2007 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Program Info |

The new shows NBC has ordered for the 2007-08 season were largely well-received by advertisers and journalists yesterday at its Upfront presentation in New York City, but it was the network’s treatment of two returning sophomore shows that had everyone buzzing. NBC has ordered a whopping 30 episodes of Heroes, the most successful new show this past season on any network, and it has moved Friday Night Lights to what may be the most practical night of the week for that show, Friday night.

The expanded episode order for Heroes will include 24 episodes of the series in its current format and an additional six episodes with the title Heroes: Origins. The latter will be six stand-alone hours, each one introducing a new character. Like almost every new and returning series on NBC next season, Origins will have an interactive spin: Fans will be invited to vote for their favorite of the six new characters and the winning character will be added to the regular series in its third season.

 

Tim Kring Gets 2 Year Deal

Ξ June 12th, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Program Info |

NBC’s hero of the 2006-07 season, “Heroes” creator/executive producer Tim Kring, has inked a new overall deal with NBC Universal Television Studio, the studio behind the hit freshman show.

Under the two-year pact, said to be one of the biggest in television, Kring will continue as the showrunner on “Heroes” and will shepherd its upcoming spinoff, “Heroes: Origins,” as well as the various “Heroes” offshoots in print and digital media. Kring also is expected to develop new projects for the studio.

This marks the first major talent deal to close since Katherine Pope took the reins of NBC Uni TV as president several days ago. That couldn’t be more fitting as Kring and Pope are close friends going back to the early days of NBC Studios, which the two joined within months from each other in 1999-2000.

 

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Zachary Quinto Interview

Ξ June 27th, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Behind The Scenes |

From About.com:

Did you die at the end of the season?

Zachary Quinto: “I did die, yeah.”

But you’re coming back?

Zachary Quinto: “Yes.”

(more…)

 

Six New Heroes

Ξ June 21st, 2007 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Behind The Scenes |

As Heroes readies itself for its next season, NBC has been adding cast members slowly, generally one at a time. Dania Ramirez, of The Sopranos fame, was added to the cast on June 1, and Nicholas D’Agosto landed the coveted role of Claire Bennet’s (Hayden Panettiere) boyfriend earlier this week.

 

Today, the floodgates opened as six new actors were confirmed to have joined the hit NBC superhero drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Leading the way is David Anders, who is best known for playing Julian Sark on Alias. Anders will take the role of Takezo Kensei, the samurai warrior who was a boyhood idol of Hiro Nakamura’s and once owned the sword that Hiro hunted down for much of season one.

In addition, Eriko Tamura, a Japanese pop star and actress, will play the role of a Japanese princess, veteran actor Barry Shabaka Henley (Detective Strummer in Close to Home) will suit up as a New York cop, Holt McCallany (Detective John Hagen in CSI: Miami) will play the leader of an Irish gang, and Lyndsy Fonseca (”Daughter” in How I Met Your Mother) and Dianna Agron (Jenny Budosh in Veronica Mars) will portray a pair of Californian cheerleaders who befriend Claire.

It is currently unclear which actors will be regulars and which will just be involved in multi-episode arcs. It is also assumed that the actors will play roles in Heroes rather than the six-episode spin-off Heroes: Origins, though NBC was unable to confirm that.

 

Heroes Season 1 DVD, August 28th

Ξ June 12th, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Program Info |

NBC is set to release the Heroes Season 1 DVD on August 28th, stay tuned as we will be preselling the DVDs shortly.

 

Heroes to Air 30 Episodes in Season 2

Ξ June 12th, 2007 | → 1 Comments | ∇ Program Info |

The new shows NBC has ordered for the 2007-08 season were largely well-received by advertisers and journalists yesterday at its Upfront presentation in New York City, but it was the network’s treatment of two returning sophomore shows that had everyone buzzing. NBC has ordered a whopping 30 episodes of Heroes, the most successful new show this past season on any network, and it has moved Friday Night Lights to what may be the most practical night of the week for that show, Friday night.

The expanded episode order for Heroes will include 24 episodes of the series in its current format and an additional six episodes with the title Heroes: Origins. The latter will be six stand-alone hours, each one introducing a new character. Like almost every new and returning series on NBC next season, Origins will have an interactive spin: Fans will be invited to vote for their favorite of the six new characters and the winning character will be added to the regular series in its third season.

 

Tim Kring Gets 2 Year Deal

Ξ June 12th, 2007 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Program Info |

NBC’s hero of the 2006-07 season, “Heroes” creator/executive producer Tim Kring, has inked a new overall deal with NBC Universal Television Studio, the studio behind the hit freshman show.

Under the two-year pact, said to be one of the biggest in television, Kring will continue as the showrunner on “Heroes” and will shepherd its upcoming spinoff, “Heroes: Origins,” as well as the various “Heroes” offshoots in print and digital media. Kring also is expected to develop new projects for the studio.

This marks the first major talent deal to close since Katherine Pope took the reins of NBC Uni TV as president several days ago. That couldn’t be more fitting as Kring and Pope are close friends going back to the early days of NBC Studios, which the two joined within months from each other in 1999-2000.

 

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