July 2008 News Archive (Page 2)

Heroes story editor Chuck Kim recently made an interesting admission to TV Guide: the show is better for the WGA strike.

"If Season 2 hadn't been cut, we were going to focus [the second half of the season] on the villains," Kim said. Instead, season three will take an in-depth look at the temptation of the dark side.

"The great thing is we've made [that arc] much better than it would have been. We'll be seeing some new [villainous] characters, but we'll also be dealing with our series regulars and see how their abilities are 'tempting' them."

Look for more of David Anders in season three of Heroes.

As for returning characters, Kim confirmed that Kristen Bell will come back as Elle for a multiple-episode arc (she first resurfaces in the second half of the two-hour premiere) and David Anders is expected back as Adam.

 "Adam is an immortal guy, so he can't die so easily," the writer said. "It's pretty safe to say that he could come back at any time from that coffin" in which he was buried alive to close last season.

The first single from Hayden Panettiere's debut album, "Wake Up Call," was played on the radion earlier this week.

From there, the Heroes star talked about the songs on said CD.

"They're a little bit eclectic," Panettiere said, describing the experience of hearing her music on the radio as "scary" and "terrifying."

She also said the project changed a bit over the years.

"[The music] changed so much over the years, just because my life experiences and who I am as a person is obviously reflected in the music."

As for season three of Heroes, the cast has completed six episodes already.

"Everyone's so excited about it," Hayden said of the upcoming season, which debuts September 22. "It's the same action, the same high-intensity as the first season."

Attention, Heroes fans:

We've uncovered this image from season three. It shows HRG... with Syar... in suits. What the heck is going on here?!?

Ntare Mwine - best known for his recent role on The Riches - will join the cast of Heroes for season three.

Mwine will potray an artistic African with special abilities. Sources say he'll have close relationships with a few of the established characters. Look for the actor to stick around for nine episodes.

Our friends across the Atlantic have treated us to the following series of Heroes spoilers.

Turns out that journalists at BBC Two's Autumn launch enjoyed a world exclusive, never-seen-before, YouTube preview of Heroes season three. Here's a look at what they saw:

• Nathan Petrelli is supposedly dead. We see him rushed to hospital, where resuscitation attempts fail. "There was nothing we could do," a doctor tells the family.

• Elle will be spending a bit of time sparring with Sylar this season.

• Angela Petrelli introduces us to "Level 5", a housing place for the most dangerous criminals in the world.

• Matt Parkman is alone in the middle of a desert screaming for help.

• Linderman is back with a prophecy of doom: "The second coming is at hand," he warns.

• A big bald man, incarcerated in Level 5, shouts: "I'm not who you think I am. I'm Peter Petrelli..."

Share your thoughts on these tidbits now!

We know that Mohinder Suresh is a character on Heroes.

But Kristin of E! Online implies that Mohinder is also one of the Heroes:

Mohinder Suresh has a lot coming up this season, including a love connection with a female Hero we already know (together, they are hot as fire).

And let's just say that if you had a sneaking suspicion Suresh might have some kind of superability, you would not be wrong at one point this season. There is more to him than meets the eye, but he ultimately may need to "scale back."

What might the power of Mohinder be?

Greetings! While there are still two months to go until Season 3, our staff has been hard at work.

Our Heroes forum has recently been revamped - and has been relaunched with new profile options!

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Here's the first commercial NBC has aired for the third season of Heroes. Look for it to air again throughout the summer during telecasts of America's Got Talent:

Thanks so much to all readers that submitted an entry to this week's Heroes Caption Contest.

There were many funny options, but we're also partial to responses that combine real life with the show. That's why "Giri" was chosen as this edition's winner.

Read her caption below the photo now and then scroll down to see the rest. Thanks again for playing and don't forget to do so every week!

Claire: WHAT?! They're killing whales in Japan?!
West: I can fly you there right now!

As previously reported, Brea Grant joins the cast of Heroes for season three. She'll play the role of Daphne, also known as "The Speedster."

And just how will these speedy villain make her entrance?

"Anytime I come into a room, basically you see this wave of air blown on everybody and then I'm just standing there because I'm so fast you can hardly see me when I move," the actress told Entertainment Weekly. "You meet my character for the first time when I steal something from Hiro that he needs for his quest this season."

As long as that quest doesn't take him back to feudal Japan, this sounds great to us.

Grant added that Daphne's "interest is not specifically with Hiro... I think that's why she'll run into a lot more people — she's feeling a lot of stuff toward someone else. That's all I can tell you!"

In closing, the actress - last seen on the small screen on Friday Night Lights - said she's currently shooting the sixth episode of the season.

"I start off pretty bad, but there are some times when I have to make choices, you know, you can be worse, you can be better," Grant said. "It's just this whole idea of being a bad guy. You'll see some of your favorite characters have to do some things they don't want to do."