Wondering what your favorite Heroes stars have been up to this month? Check out these photos to find out:
Greg Grunberg and the Band from TV were on hand for The 7th Annual Comedy For A Cure on April 6 at The Avalon in Hollywood. The show was put on as a benefit for the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance.
It’s been one of those weeks, Heroes fans. I let blogging get away from me and I owe you some Heroes scoop. I’ve been taking notes all week of the things I wanted to tell you so let me get started!
Hayden Panettiere is in the April edition of Cosmopolitan magazine. She discusses guys, messed-up actresses, and being a good “bad girl.” The cover is shown here but if you’d like to see scans of the inside, you can find them here.
Thomas Dekker, who starred as Zach in Season 1, has said that Life & Style Magazine misquoted him when they reported that he thought Hayden dating Milo was “gross.” Apparently Dekker came face to face with a reporter from the rag at a party and said, “Wait a minute! Aren’t you guys the ones who reported that comment about Hayden?!…I’m gonna kill that guy! I said it was gross, but then I said I was just kidding! He went on to explain, “I would have to actually care to be disgusted by it. I’m not disgusted. And, you know, if the relationship is making them happy, then of course it’s not gross. I’m just saying that I could never date someone with that big of an age [difference]. I just don’t see myself having anything in common with a person whose age is that [far from mine], but that’s just me.” I guess he told them! (more…)
Teen sensation Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) and Hayden Panettiere are shown here backstage during a taping of the MTV show Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew at Sony Studios on February 26, 2008 in Culver City, California.
Heroes’ stars Kristen Bell and Zachary Quinto were among the stars who performed at last night’s “A Night at Sardi’s” benefit for Alzheimers. The 16th annual show featured Kristen and Zach in a production of the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie directed by Jason Alexander. The production also featured Vanessa Williams, Lea Thompson, Ana Ortiz, and Zachary Levi.
Boston Legal creator David E. Kelley was honored at the gala for his portrayal of Alzheimer’s disease on the show. William Shatner, who plays the Alzheimer’s-affected character Denny Crane on Boston Legal, was also in attendance. Becki Newton, Steven Weber, Portia de Rossi, Candice Bergen, John Larroquette, Victor Garber, Michelle Pfeiffer, Blythe Danner and Dick Van Dyke (who starred in the original Bye Bye Birdie) were among the attendees and performers.
While at the event, Kristen Bell was asked about the rumors that she might not be back for Season 3 of Heroes. She put those rumors to bed when she confirmed that she will be returning after all. “Because I’m not under contract, everyone’s been asking,” she said. “I had a wonderful experience. I did take a job, doing the Disney movie When in Rome with Josh Duhamel, so I’ll be in New York and Rome for 12 weeks. But (Heroes producers) said they’d wait to shoot my scenes. They’ve been so good to me, so I think we’ll be a happy family again.” Good news for Elle fans!
Here are a few photos of Zach, Kristen and the gang from last night’s show:
According to TV Guide’s Michael Ausiello, the Heroes will be back to work filming new episodes in May which should result in 10-13 new episodes ready for Season 3 in September. That means we could get a huge arc of shows without any breaks. I haven’t officially seen a start date for the season, but I have seen September 7 mentioned in some other blogs. September 7!
Ausiello also reported that Kristen Bell has not yet been signed for Season 3. He says that she is in negotiations to come back but a deal has not yet been reached. I’ll keep you posted as I learn more.
Zachary Quinto will be a guest on VH-1’s Free Radio on March 7th at 9:30/8:30 central. You might remember that Jack Coleman was a guest on an earlier episode. If you didn’t catch that, check out this video:
It’s Monday. Time to see what the Heroes stars were up to over the weekend!
Hayden Panettiere was in Berlin this weekend to promote her upcoming film, Fireflies In The Garden. Here she is on the red carpet for the premiere as part of the 58th Berlinale Film Festival at the Berlinale Palast on February 10.
The biggest news to come from this past weekend (besides the New York Giants winning the Superbowl) would be the rumor that the WGA strike may be coming to an end very soon. Word is that the AMPTP and the WGA have come to agreement on the key issues and will hopefully be finalizing the wording and bringing it to the union’s board sometime this week. Whether an end to the strike would bring us any more Heroes episodes this season isn’t clear. Let’s keep our fingers crossed that the deal goes through and we will see a few more episodes!
Set your TiVo for Friday, February 8. Jack Coleman (HRG) will be guest starring on VH-1’s new improvised comedy, Free Radio. The show centers around a radio talk show and Jack will be playing himself. Back-to-back episodes start at 9:30 pm Eastern. Rumor has it that Zachary Quinto (Sylar) will also be guest starring in a future episode. I’ll keep you posted as I find out more about that. (more…)
Heroes stars are keeping busy during the strike. In addition to work on other projects, they are staying hot in the social scene by attending parties and premieres. Here’s a few photos I’ve found from the past couple of weeks:
Zachary Quinto, Greg Grunberg, Noah-Gray Cabey and Masi Oka attended the premiere of Cloverfield at the Paramount Pictures Lot in Los Angeles on January 16.
You might not be able to catch your favorite Heroes stars on the small screen right now, but over the next few months there are several movies coming out that will help fill that void.
Coming up on February 8, Milo Ventimiglia (Peter) stars in Pathology. He plays Ted Gray, a med student who finds himself caught up in a deadly game to see who can commit the perfect murder. Alyssa Milano stars as his girlfriend. Here’s a peek at the trailer:
Star Trek and Heroes have been interwoven since the beginning of the series. Hiro and Ando made several Star Trek references in “Genesis” and they have continued throughout the series. Did you notice Kaito’s license plate on his limo read “NCC-1701″…the service number of the Starship Enterprise? There have also been several cast crossovers. You may know the obvious Star Trek connections, but there are probably many more than you realize. (more…)
NAME: Gabriel Gray
ALIASES: Sylar, Gabriel Sylar, Drew O’Grady, Dr. Suresh, Zane Taylor, Isaac Mendez
HOMETOWN: New York, NY
OCCUPATION: Timepiece Restorer
ABILITIES: Intuitive Aptitude; to date has gained Telekinesis, Freezing, Enhanced Memory, Melting, Enhanced Hearing, Precognition, Induced Radioactivity
KNOWN RELATIVES: Virginia Gray (mother - deceased); Mr. Gray, a watchmaker (father)
ROMANTIC INTERESTS: Showed some interest in Maya Herrera
NOTES: Dr. Suresh refers to Gray as Patient Zero. Responsible for the deaths of many evolved humans with abilities. Removes brains of his victims in order to gain their powers. Gray was saved from Kirby Plaza after being stabbed by Hiro Nakamura. The Company injected him with the Shanti virus, causing him to lose his abilities. He escaped from The Company’s facility in Mexico. He was last seen at Mohinder Suresh’s lab where he obtained the antidote to the Shanti virus.
Sylar (Gabriel Gray) is played by Zachary Quinto. “The Company File” is an ongoing series which will become our Character Guide here at Watching Heroes. To see more of “The Company File” profiles, view the Character Guide category. Thanks to Heroes Wiki for assistance with the facts!
Many of the Heroes cast are involved in work for charities. Some of them have favorite causes and even act as spokespersons in some cases. Here is a list of some:
Zachary Quinto has been a spokesperson for the Give Life Foundation. Give Life is an organization that seeks to increase awareness of the shortage of blood and encourages people to donate blood. Kind of ironic for “Sylar” to be encouraging blood donation eh? For more information visit http://www.give-life.org/.
Heroes resident nerd, Masi Oka, recently became an ambassador for the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) initiative (appropriately enough). OLPC seeks to offer laptops to developing countries for under $100 each. The project is headed up by MIT Media Lab’s Nicholas Negroponte. More info is available at http://www.laptop.org/.
Noah Gray-Cabey has founded his own organization called Action In Music (A.I.M.). Their purpose is to “educate and inspire young people in America through music, travel, performance and community service, and to help them realize that the future of the world, and of themselves, is in their own hands”. As a child prodigy on the piano, it is the perfect cause for him. If you’d like to find out more about Noah and A.I.M, check out their website at http://www.actioninmusic.com/.
On Monday we’ll look at some of the projects Greg Grunberg, Ali Larter and Hayden Panettiere are working with. If you know of other Heroes cast members who are involved with a cause, drop us an email or comment on this post and we’ll add them to the list as well!
The cast of Heroes will be making a special appearance at the Closing Day Event of the Jules Verne Festival in Los Angeles later this month. Nine cast members plus Heroes creator Tim Kring and writer/producer Jeph Loeb will appear on stage.
The big news, though, is that they will be screening the secret unseen episode which is the first chapter of the 3rd volume, “Villains.”
You can purchase and print your tickets online at the Jules Verne Festival website. Here are all the details:
HEROES THE EVENT
THE CLOSING EVENT DAY
Los Angeles Theatre on Broadway Saturday, Dec. 15 at 6 pm
CULT TV SHOW ’HEROES’ LIVE ON STAGE !
Appearing will be:
Adrian Pasdar (Nathan Petrelli)
Jack Coleman (HRG / Noah Bennet)
Milo Ventimiglia (Peter Petrelli)
Sendhil Ramamurthy (Mohinder Suresh)
Dania Ramirez (Maya)
Cristine Rose (Angela Petrelli)
Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman)
Zachary Quinto (Sylar)
and Dana Davis (Monica Dawson)
Tickets are just $15 for general admission and $200 for VIP.
Spike TV has announced the biggest televised celebration of horror, sci-fi, fantasy and comic books ever under one roof. “SCREAM 2007″ tapes this Friday, October 19, at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. It will premiere on Spike TV on Tuesday, October 23 from 10:00 PM-Midnight, ET/PT.
Heroes is nominated for several awards at “SCREAM 2007.” Here are the categories:
The winners are voted on by fans. The categories include Horror, Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Comics. If you haven’t done so, visit SCREAM 2007 to cast your vote. Click on Sci-Fi to find the Heroes categories.
Zachary Quinto, Milo Ventimiglia, Kristen Bell and James Kyson Lee are scheduled to appear at “SCREAM 2007.” You can visit http://www.scream.spiketv.com to get all the details.
*The Heroes spinoff will apparently not be called Heroes: Origins. The Chicago Tribute is reporting that a representative for the network said that a title for the new series has not yet been chosen. In the same article there is a nice interview with Kristen Bell.
*Speaking of Kristen, it seems to be her week. She has interviews in the Tribune as mentioned above and in People Magazine. She was also named “TV Babe of the Day” by IGN today.
*And if that’s not enough Kristen Bell for you, she talked to OK Magazine and told them that Hayden Panettiere and Milo Ventimiglia are NOT dating. She says they are just “great friends.”
*Ali Larter made Entertainment Weekly’s list of the top Butt-Kicking Babes. She comes in at #22 for her role as Niki/Jessica Sanders on Heroes. The site her skills as “a reservoir of strength and ruthlessness.” That and her lap dancing skills…
*Set your TiVo’s because the Heroes are making the talk show rounds. Here’s a schedule for the next few weeks (check your local listings for times):
10/19 - Greg Grunberg on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
10/22 - Adrian Pasdar on Live with Regis and Kelly
10/25 - Ali Larter on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (this is a repeat of her 9/19 appearance)
10/26 - Greg Grunberg on Ellen
10/29 - Zachary Quinto on The View
11/2 - Zachary Quinto on Jimmy Kimmel Live
*And finally - here is a five-minute preview for the next episode, “Fight or Flight.” More Parkman! Yay! (thanks to Heroes-Revealed.com)
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