Hiro’s brief return
After the panel we sat down with the cast of Heroes: Reborn to ask them about what we can expect this fall. The most interesting thing we learned is that Masi Oka is actually only in the show for a handful of episodes, and he’s already shot all of his scenes.
Heroes: Reborn is on a filming schedule of two at a time (excluding the premiere), so they’ve shot episodes 1-6 and are currently working on episodes 7 and 8. With that information in mind, we’re wondering what the show is going to do for the five remaining episodes without Hiro.
Throughout our conversations with the cast, several of them stated how epic and great Hiro’s story is, so when we sat down with Masi Oka we asked how it felt to be a part of such a big, great story compared to his role in the show previously.
He seemed surprised by the question. “I’m not a series regular on Heroes: Reborn, I’m only doing three episodes,” he said. “I’m contractually obligated to a different show, and thanks to the generosity of CBS and NBC things worked out. I’m only on three episodes and I’ve already shot them.”
“Hiro is integral to the story and what happens, but at the same time I think he had his big arc and his journey in the original series. The story moved so fast I feel like I went through four lifetimes of Hiro. I think this time around it’s about him passing the torch to the new generation.”
New cast, new characters
We spoke to some of the new cast members about what we can expect from their new characters. Orphan Black‘s Dylan Bruce said that his character is so secretive that we can’t even know his name yet, but that he’s a survivalist and he doesn’t do the most moral things.
Once Upon a Time fans are going to be happy to see Robbie Kay join the cast. His character, of course, is the complete opposite of Peter Pan. Instead of being a British villain he has now become an American hero for Heroes: Reborn, as revealed by Kay at the show’s panel in Hall H.
We’re so excited to see how Heroes: Reborn will incorporate the new characters with the old and are also intrigued to see how they will manage to give everyone enough screen time to grow and develop with as many characters as there are.
So far Heroes: Reborn has proven to be look amazing, so we can’t wait to see it premiere this fall!
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