The new Flash Gordon series for Sci Fi begins shooting in Vancouver next month, and they've found their lead role: Eric Johnson. Most of you will know Johnson from his role as Whitney Fordman on Smallville.
Johnson is not the only one coming to the project from Smallville. Rick Rosenthal, who also helmed episodes of the series, is directing the first two episodes of Flash Gordon, which are being written by Peter Hume (Charmed). Hume is also executive producing along with Robert Halmi Sr. and Robert Halmi Jr., who earlier worked on the Legend of Earthsea miniseries.
The new series is expected to debut sometime in August. Other roles have not yet been cast. Earlier reports on the series claimed it would be lighter in tone than other shows such as Battlestar Galactica, but not quite as campy as earlier versions.
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4-11-2007 @ 3:19PM
Will said...
I guess they want to keep in line with the very robot-like acting from the Flash Gordon movie ...
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4-11-2007 @ 4:19PM
tcc3 said...
I think that gives robot actors a bad name. I mean look at Calculon....=)
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4-12-2007 @ 4:46PM
Scott said...
Johnson's acting was definitely wooden when "Smallville" began, but some of that was the poorly-written dumb bully character. By his last few appearances, when he had an ailing/then dying father, and when he decided to join the military, Whitney had become a much better character, and Johnson's performance was much improved. Give him a break!
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5-19-2007 @ 3:20PM
Dugabug said...
Being a big Flash Gordon fan, to have any kind of an incarnation of the classic character is a thrill for me. I'm looking forward to this. I liked some of the Charmed episodes and thought they were fun with enough action/drama in them to keep the viewer interested. So, I wish the best of luck to the producers of this. I don't think Eric is a bad choice, and I wholeheartedly agree with the choice for Dale Arden. She's absolutely gorgeous.
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