It's not a Heroes spoiler to reveal that David Anders will be playing the role of Takezo Kensei in season two.
We're all curious to see why this actor was chosen for the role of a samurai warrior, but at least now we can see him in action.
Below, Kensei confers with his supposed protege, Hiro Nakamura (Masi Oka). Wonder what they're talking about...
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Here's a photo of four news Heroes we'll get to know a lot better as the season goes on:
Four guest stars and/or recurring new Heroes in season two, clockwise from top left: Eriko Tamura, Nick D'Agosto, Dania Ramirez and Barry Shabaka Henley.
What makes Heroes such a success?
There are numerous factors, from the acting to the production. to the writing. In an interview with BBC News in England, though, Milo Ventimgilia, cited the "amazing" scripts and a "talented group of actors and production team" for the show's incredible popularity.
"For us to be sitting in an amazing building in London a year after the show started is very surreal," the actor said during a press conference as part of the Heroes world tour.
And while he was candid about some inquiries, Ventimiglia was guarded when it came to any sort of Heroes spoilers for season two. For good reason.
"We're only as strong as the secrets that we keep as a family, understanding that suspense is going to be built. To give anything away would do it a disservice and an injustice," he said.
Milo gave a similarly vague, albeit well-reasoned, response to a question about characters being killed off, stating that it's "something we all accept" as a possibility.
"We have these characters that have a storyline which needs to service something much wider than the characters themselves," he said. "When it's time to go, it's time to go. Kicking and screaming isn't going to help."
Fortunately for fans, though, it doesn't appear as though the man who plays Peter Petrelli is going anywhere any time soon.
Here's a quick look behind the scenes of the Hayden Panettiere Got Milk ad.
We never realized a mustache could look so attractive.
Hayden was joined by Heroes co-star Masi Oka for this campaign.
It's not bad being a pretend super hero.
Earlier this week a dozen cast members began flying the friendly skies for eight days to promote the release of the Heroes Season 1 DVD. Greg Grunberg is across the Atlantic with Ali Larter, Masi Oka and Sendhil Ramamurthy.
"We are having the greatest time ever in Asia," Grunberg told TV Guide. "Tokyo was mind-blowing, and Hong Kong is crazy for the show."
Greg Grunberg and Ali Larter face the Hong Kong media.
The whirlwind tour includes stops in eight countries on three continents, concluding on September 2. Stars were split into three groups of four to meet and greet fans in London, Paris, Munich, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, New York City and Toronto.
"In Japan, Masi [Oka] and I took a late-night subway ride to Electric Town to shop," Grunberg said. "We snapped nerdy photos of both of us trying to stop time on the busy Tokyo tube. It's good to be the mind-reading cop!"
During the Heroes world tour recently, Zachary Quinto spoke with Canadian newspaper, The National Post. Here's what he had to say...
NP: One of the few things Sylar and Spock have in common is that they're loners. Is that part of what makes you a good fit for those roles?
ZQ: You're asking if I'm a loner? I think it's very important for me to very distinctly separate these two experiences and these two characters. ... I think that's probably more a question for J.J. and Tim Kring. What is it about me or what qualities about me drew them to me for these roles? There is something about the way I carry myself obviously that lends itself to these kinds of characters, but I don't think that means I can't play other kinds of characters as well.
NP: What do you see as your dominant traits as an actor?
ZQ: I like to think that my dominant traits are versatility and a wide range of capacity as an actor, which I think comes from certainly my training and my experience in the theatre, growing up and learning a lot on stage, and learning a lot about style and learning a lot about how to inhabit style and how to embody it.
But again, these are questions that are difficult for me to answer, because I just do my thing. I do it the way I do it, and how people see it or respond to it, I can't have any control over, so it's hard to be objective about it.
NP: When you say inhabit and embody a style, what does that mean?
ZQ: Doing a Tennessee Williams play is very different from doing a Shakespeare play or a Molière play, or Tom Stoppard. There's just different styles of esthetic and of language and of the world that's created. Certainly both the world of Heroes and the world of Star Trek are heightened worlds, and they are both very stylized.
And I think that that's a strength that I have as an actor, is being able to understand those styles and commit to them and exist within the world of them, believably and genuinely. And that's what I can directly trace back to my training and my experience in the theatre.
NP: You were in a Molière play?
ZQ: I went to Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh for acting, and junior year I spent on classics, on Molière and Chekhov and Shakespeare.
Follow our link to read the full interview with this Heroes actor.
This is nice to see.
One of our favorite actresses, Hayden Panettiere, appears to be a fan of our website.
Here she is, checking out the latest Heroes spoilers, quotes and photos at Heroes Fanatic. Thank you, Hayden, for your viewership!
During a press conference while on tour in Japan, a few cast members discussed the fate of their characters for next season.
We've covered most of these Heroes spoilers on the site already, but you can hear what Masi Oka and company have to say about them below:
As we gear up for the September 24 season premiere of Heroes, here are a few more tidbits we've picked up about the future of certain characters:
"There is going to be a really interesting channel of communication between us," Lee said. "How that's going to happen, you'll have to find out on the 24th. But it will be a fascinating way of storytelling. And what happens in one timeline will affect the other."
"I'll say that Micah is definitely stepping out of his comfort zone," he said. "And he's going to be meeting some new people, possibly even family."
(Other Heroes spoilers have said this will be Nichelle Nichols, who will play Micah's grandmother.)
"I have a brother, Alejandro, and we're coming to the U.S. to try to find out what's going on with me," Ramirez said. "I don't fully understand what's happening to me. However, my ability has me on the run."
Near the end of last season, our friends at BuddyTV sat down with Heroes actor Jimmy Jean-Louis.
While not as well known as Masi Oka or Zachary Quinto, Louis portrays a vital character on the show, simply known for now as The Haitian. Here's what he had to say:
BuddyTV: The Haitian is such a presence on Heroes and the interesting thing is that for a lot of your episodes, he had no voice. Was that a big challenge for you as an actor?
Jimmy Jean-Louis: He had no voice but he had a big spirit. That's what mattered. Yes of course it is a big challenge when you don't get to say anything because it's always harder to portray what you want to portray without the words. So it's always a bigger challenge but because I understood the character and I am from Haiti and I connected pretty much with everything that I was asked to do so it wasn't too hard.
BuddyTV: Definitely, definitely. He does have that huge screen presence. Did you know in the beginning that eventually you were going to be able to talk?
Louis: Yeah, yeah. I'd been told you know the way they hired me that at one point I will be talking, at one point I will be going off with Claire and that was about it. I don't know what I'm going to be doing next but yes, I always knew it.
BuddyTV: Was the character a Haitian in the beginning? Did they tweak it towards your ethnicity?
Louis: Yeah, it was a funny process because originally I auditioned for the role of D.L. who is the husband and the father of the kid. I read for about three times for them and obviously they didn't want to go with me. And then a few months down the line they called me back to read for the character that I'm doing now. But I wasn't here. I was in Europe promoting another movie, so I couldn't see them. And they decided to give it to me eventually without seeing me. But originally it was supposed to be a guy from New Zealand not from Haiti at all. So I guess because they hired me then the character became the Haitian because I am from Haiti.
BuddyTV: At this point the Haitian, his name has not been revealed is that right?
Louis: No, no we still don't know. Even though he has a name, he has a name, but I think everybody sort of likes the Haitian so far, you know he has a lot of mystery with it so I don't know how much longer we're going to keep the Haitian but yeah, yeah, he really has a name.
BuddyTV: So at this point as far as you know it's not going to be revealed to us?
Louis: I don't know when, I don't know when. And I don't think I can reveal it to you either for the moment.
Follow our link to read the full interview with Jimmy Jean-Louis.
