FX orders Powers to pilot

[Temis the Vorta]

Jason Patric has been cast as the lead!

I like it - he's one of those actors who are always interesting in whatever I see him in, but I don't see him remotely often enough to have gotten sick of the guy.

No idea whether he suits the character since I don't read the comic. But since I don't read the comic, it wouldn't matter to me anyway.

I also like that it's filming in Chicago - that's a great location.

 

[Admiral_Young]

Interesting. I'd have prefer Kyle Chandler for Christian but Jason Patric looks like he will be okay.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Chandler seems to be a picky guy. He turned down Terra Nova and now (probably) Powers. He's a hot commodity, so I'd imagine he was offered the role.

I wonder what show he'll end up on.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

oh by the way is it in colour or black and white like the walking dead?

It's in color.

It's too bad Chandler turned it down. It seemed like a good fit for him.

 

[Admiral_Young]

I wonder if Chandler turned it down due to wanting a commitment and not thinking this would be picked up?

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

I wonder if Chandler turned it down due to wanting a commitment and not thinking this would be picked up?

I can't see that its chances of being picked up are any less than any other pilot. In fact they're probably higher given that SFF is a hot commodity on cable at the moment.

 

[Admiral_Young]

I'm not saying that it will or won't be picked up. I was speculating at Kyle's reasons for turning it down. As a highly sought out actor (at least it seems this way) I was guessing perhaps one of the reasons why he turned it down was network commitment. Given how his last network show ended up I'm sure job security was on his mind. There is of course the possibility that he simply didn't have an interest in the role.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Maybe it's just that Powers isn't going to be a prestige role that gets Emmy attention and helps his career? Regardless of quality, it would be an uphill climb. Ditto for the dino show. There's an anti-sf/f bias out there.

 

[JD]

Just noticed this thread. I haven't read the comics yet, but the concept does intrigue me, so I'll definitely be keeping an eye on this.

 

[timothy]

do you think it will have a pannel at comic con this year or to early for that?

 

[timothy]

sorry for the double post.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

sorry for the double post.

It's too early for that. FX will only decide whether to order it to series after the pilot is filmed.

 

[Admiral_Young]

Well the comic most likely will have a panel with Bendis where I'm sure he will no doubt touch on the pilot but I think it's too early to determine that.

 

[JD]

If this was covered earlier I apologize, I only read the last couple pages, but have they said if Bendis is going to be involved at all?

 

[firehawk12]

Sort of related, by author anyway, but has there been any word on Aka Jessica Jones?

 

[Admiral_Young]

^ Not yet. Same deal with the Hulk show. I believe these are still in development for next year's pilot season though.

 

[firehawk12]

Ah, okay. Jessica Jones might be the better story anyway, but I'm okay with seeing both on TV!

 

[Admiral_Young]

We have our Retro-Girl...

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=79013

For those not familiar with the comics "Who Killed Retro-Girl" is the opening arc of the first volume of the comic. She was a popular super heroine. Walker and Pilgrim begin their investigation of her murder. I assume this is what the pilot will depict.

 

[Mr Light]

Holy crap! I have a total crush on that T-Mobile girl!

 

[JD]

I really like her in those commercials, so hopefully she'll do a good job in this. I'm assuming her role is going to be entirely in flashback's if her murder sets the whole series in motion? Do we know anything about how they're setting up the stories for this yet, is it going to be actually adapting the stories from the comics, original stories, or both?