Heroes' immediate future rings a Bell
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- March
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Meandering about the interwebs for tidbits on Heroes‘ immediate future has turned up some interesting observations and speculation on what’s to come.
Sounds like we can expect to see less Kristen Bell (which would be a shame) but not too much less (phew!). And there should be more Heroes overall, which is cool.
TVGuide.com’s Michael Ausiello, not surprisingly, is the source for much of the recent scoop. In one recent Ask Ausiello column he hints that Bell, who only signed on for a limited run as bad girl Elle during this interrupted season, will be back in the fall. But Ausiello also hints that we should “scale back” our expectations.
A week earlier, actually, he was much more direct about the question.
…Kristen Bell is not — I repeat, not — signed on for next season. But (and this is a big “but,” so listen up) sources confirm that Heroes is in active discussions with her to return for an arc during Season 3. And considering how much everyone at the show worships her — and she them — I have every reason to believe that this will happen.
So that’s good news. In the same column, Ausiello confirms word that cast and crew will begin work on Season 3 on May 1, enabling them to start the season with 10-13 episodes ready to air and putting a season order of more than the usual 22 extensive and expensive installments within reach.
And lastly he had this to offer…
Let’s just say that over the next few months the show’s casting offices will be filled with actors who are very good at being very bad.
As for Bell, she had this to say to the Guide about coming back…
“I’ve had an unbelievable experience thus far and they seem to like me and want to keep me onboard, so we’re going to keep that ball rolling for as long as we can. I think we fell in love. Just try and separate us!”
I have to figure that if all was going well on set, then she and creator Tim Kring would want another shot at fulfilling the partnership they embarked upon this season.
And while it’s neither here nor there, the mag also carried an item about Bell getting into a bit of a fender bender. This is no Lohanesque cautionary tale, mind you.
Driving a Saturn SUV hybrid (naturally), she reportedly struck another vehicle and broke an axle. But no one was hurt, and LAPD did not get involved, which makes you wonderwhy TMZ reported it in the first place.
In other Heroes news, SciFi Wire caught up with James Kyson Lee, who plays Hiro’s sidekick Ando at the recent WonderCon in SanFrancisco.
Lee, who was stumping for “Shutter”, his new horror flick, confirmed the spring shooting start for next season and was enthusiastic about the “Villains” story arc that was all set up when Season 2 was cut short.
But for Lee personally, he’s eager to work again with Masi Oka, who plays fan favorite Hiro Nakamura. “I know people are excited that Ando and Hiro are back together after their little stint away [in] different timelines,” Lee said. “I think more adventures and mayhem ensue for us.”
SciFi Wire also chatted with the lovely Eriko Tamura, who played Yaeko, the love interest who came between Hiro and Kensei. The way things shook out, I didn’t expect to hear from her again. Kensei was trapped in a buried coffin and Hiro didn’t seem likely to head back to feudal Japan anytime soon.
Apparently Hiro was going to transport Yaeko to the present in episodes that hadn’t yet been shot when the writers strike began. Tamura confirmed she’ll be back, though she said nothing was set as far as storylines.
In other news, Ali Larter may or may not be back as either Nikki or Jessica—depending on where she was when that building exploded—but she will enjoy big-screen time opposite Beyoncé Knowles..
Variety.com reports the pair are slated to start shooting Obsessed, a thriller in which Larter is just that for Knowles’s man, this summer. Knowles and her father, Matthew Knowle, will produce.
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