Nathan Fillion (Castle, Firefly, Serenity) stars in Joss Whedon’s retelling of Much Ado About Nothing. Fillion joined the director and other “Whedonverse” alum (Amy Acker, Alexis Denisof, Clark Gregg) for Opening Night of the Seattle International Film Festival.
Fillion explains the appeal of Whedon’s modern take on William Shakespeare’s classic romantic war of words and wits:
The new film was shot in just twelve days at Whedon’s home as part of his break after The Avengers. Fillion has worked for Whedon on Firefly, Serenity, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Doctor Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog. The star explains how being a member Continue reading Nathan Fillion on Joss Whedon & Shakespeare
Private Detective and Secret Agent Derrick Storm may be dead on the ABC series Castle but the creation of writer Richard Castle (played by Nathan Fillion) lives on in Marvel comics. Richard Castle’s Deadly Storm was an original graphic novel and adaptation of the first Derrick Storm adventure by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Brian Michael Bendis.
DeConnick and Bendis bring Derrick back this October with Richard Castle’s Storm Season an original graphic novel. I asked DeConnick about this project at Emerald City Comicon last March and she told me she was just working on it before coming down to the booth.
Comic Book Resources posted a new interview with DeConnick about reteaming with Bendis and what Castle fans can expect from the new story.
“I learn so much from Brian professionally, it’s a real privilege for me. Also, he gets really, really uncomfortable when people say nice things about him — like toe-fist uncomfortable — so as his dear friend, I feel obliged to go on at some length not only about his talent and generosity, but also about what an incredible father and family man he is and how his lovely bald head is shaped just so that it reflects the light and shines like the work of a intern who just found the lens flare button in Photoshop.
Also, I wish he would he would wear a bike helmet. That part is real.
As for how it feels to return to do “Storm Season” — it’s awesome. I am super-proud of this book and this team and incredibly grateful to both Brian and to Andrew Marlowe [creator and show runner of “Castle“] for the opportunity.
This new project is reader friendly for Castle television fans or anyone to jump in.
“Entirely. If you read “Deadly Storm,” I expect you’ll have more fun as you’ll catch a few Easter Eggs and you’ll have more context for a few of the references, but if you didn’t read “Deadly Storm” — even if for some insane reason you don’t watch “Castle” (Why? Why would you not watch “Castle?” You know it stars Nathan Fillion, don’t you?) you won’t be at sea. No prior knowledge is required.”
Emanuela Lupacchino (X-Factor) is the artist on this new graphic novel.
Back to costumed heroics – DeConnick’s new Captain Marvel series debuts in June.
Nathan Fillion and Adam Baldwin on ABC's Castle, photo courtesy TV Guide
It’s a Firefly reunion tonight! Adam Baldwin will reunite on-screen with this former Serenity Captain, Mal Reynolds (Nathan Fillion) on ABC’s Castle for the first time in 8 years. TV Guide says don’t expect the on-screen relationship to be just like it was on Firefly and the movie Serenity.
Baldwin plays Detective Ethan Slaughter, a gang unit officer. Is Baldwin playing a good guy, bad guy or just “aims to misbehave” to quote Mal!
I just love the Browncoats (if you’re not Firefly savvy, these were the good guys in a future war) and now fans gear up in the uniforms and call themselves Browncoats. The fans are a welcome addition to cons everywhere.
I just saw Adam Baldwin and Summer Glau recently at Emerald City Comicon and fans of the series (has it really been 10 years?) are still devoted to the cast of the Joss Whedon created show.
It’s cool to see the cast members still have a bond too.
Marvel is promoting Carol Danvers to Captain Marvel this July. Kelly Sue DeConnick and artist Dexter Soy will pilot Ms. Marvel into a new series.
I love Carol Danvers, in part, because of her history. I talked with DeConnick at Emerald City Comicon this weekend in Seattle and asked about her approach for the new title.
“This is going to be her moving forward but we’re not forgetting her past at all in fact we’re really focused on her history as a pilot. My pitch was Carol Danvers as Chuck Yeagher. It’s about her as a flyer,” DeConnick told me.
Carol Danvers has been sporting the one piece bathing suit and thigh boots with long flowing hair for a while. I asked about the upcoming makeover and change in uniform designed by Jamie McKelvie.
Captain Marvel #1 courtesy Marvel.com
“I don’t have any vendetta against the old uniform. It was gorgeous.”
“As we had the opportunity to redesign and I was getting into the head of this character. I was working on a funeral scene and just the notion of her and just the notion of her going to a funeral in a swimsuit and thigh boots was a little odd. So we kept thinking of it as this is her uniform. She has a military background.”
“This is a pilot. This is a flight suit. This is her uniform.”
Kelly Sue DeConnick had made Captain Marvel logo buttons for lucky fans at her table.
For Castle fans (the ABC show starring Nathan Fillion) I asked about a follow-up to Castle: Deadly Storm.
“Yeah I’m working on it. I’m writing pages on it right now,” and that the project will come out in October.
Nathan Fillion is a Geek God (for his roles in Firefly, Serenity, Buffy, The Vampire Slayer, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-A-Long Blog) and now he’s play a Greek God. Fillion has been cast as Hermes in Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters the sequel to Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief according to The Hollywood Reporter.
The sequel is based on the second book in Rick Riordan’s young adult adventure series starring Percy, demigod son of Poseidon. Logan Lerman returns as Percy. The sequel is scheduled to open March, 2013. Fillion plays Richard Castle on the ABC hit series Castle airing Mondays at 10pm.
