Sometimes I don't get his jokes, so I might have misinterpreted this, but Michael Auriello, over at TV Guide, reckons Christopher Eccleston is joining the cast of Heroes from January. To save you having to read all the other spoilers for US shows (of which there are quite a few, some of them interesting), here's the important paragraph:
Question: Your superpower is super-scoop. Save the world and give us some Heroes poop.— Sarah
Ausiello: Fanboys, prepare to piddle yourself. Christopher Eccleston — the original Dr. Who from the current Sci Fi/BBC series — is joining the cast in January in a really super (tee-hee) role. Speaking of cool pieces of casting, wait until you see who's ******* ****'s ****. You're going to flip.
He's almost always right with his scoops, so UK viewers might have to watch the SciFi channel for something other than repeats for once: Heroes is to be one of the cornerstones of the channel's 2007 schedule.
UPDATE: In a rare piece of actual journalism on my part, I've called Christopher Eccleston's agent for a comment. She's not in yet though. I'll let you know what she says when/if she calls back.
UPDATE 2: No response. I've emailed her now. Let's see if that works.
Related entries
- November 20, 2006: George Takei joins the cast of Heroes
George Takei is to appear as Hiro's dad in Heroes. - November 22, 2006: More on Eccleston's Heroes appearance from Ausiello
More details about Christopher Eccleston's forthcoming appearance on Heroes.
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November 16, 2006 | Reply
At first I thought he might be cast as Sylar, which to my mind would make for a great short-term run with plenty of impact for his career. And it'd be a nice way to stave off any Gallifreyan typecasting.
But I'm told that's not to be the case.
You folks over there are in for a treat with this show, even if Eccleston wasn't involved.