Keck's Exclusives: Who Will Get Lost on Once Upon a Time?
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Don't assume Alan Dale (King George) and newly promoted series regular Emilie de Ravin (Belle) are the only former Lost actors you'll see as Disney characters on ABC's Once Upon a Time next season. The drama's creators (and former Lost producers) Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis tell me they're hoping to find a part for Jorge Garcia now that his Alcatraz has been canceled. While the producers wouldn't say what role they have in mind for Garcia, can't you see him as Pinocchio's demented puppetmaster, Stromboli?
They did reveal a few characters who will be making their debuts in Season 2: Ariel from The Little Mermaid, as well as Aladdin and Jafar, the Royal Vizier of Agrabah, from Aladdin. Kitsis suggests Naveen Andrews (Lost's Sayid) as Jafar, and with her ruby red locks, don't you think Rebecca Mader (Charlotte) would rock a set of seashells under the sea as Ariel?
Just for fun, Lost's former executive producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof chimed in with their casting thoughts. Cuse suggests "a fantastic twist with Josh Holloway revealing that Prince Charming is an impostor and he's the real prince." And Lindelof would get a kick out of seeing the hated Nikki and Paulo as Lady and the Tramp: "I just want to watch those two share a plate of spaghetti!"
ONCE UPON A TIME, Ep. 203
Director: Milan Cheylov
Shoots: 8/8 - 8/20
Location: Vancouver
[KNIGHT] Male, African-American, British accent, late 20s to early 30s. A sword-for-hire, he’s one of the most dangerous men in Fairy Tale Land, because he’s a man with nothing to lose. In his tragic past, he was torn from his true love and banished from the king and country he served. Though he says he now serves only himself and his fee, he can’t help but be guided by his sense of honor, the memory of the man he once was and his true nobility. Guest star
Kitsis, Horowitz reup with ABC Studios 'Once Upon A Time' EPs to oversee series to completion
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"Once Upon A Time" showrunners Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz have extended their overall deal with ABC Studios.
The duo, whose pact at the studio expired June 1, will remain at Disney for an additional three years and possibly four.
Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The duo scored this past season as creators and executive producers of "Once," the highest-rated new scripted series on ABC and third-most-watched show overall on the network. The fantasy skein that aired on Sundays drew a healthy 4.1 rating/10 share in the 18-49 demo in its rookie season, and 11.8 million viewers overall.
As part of the deal, they are committing to remain showrunners on the series for its duration.
If the show extends beyond two seasons, the deal kicks into a fourth year. After that, if "Once" remains a hot property for the Alphabet, the pair could reup with the studio or move elsewhere, but they will stay on board to steer the creative course of the series.
"Our intent is to be with the show until it's done," Horowitz told Variety. "We don't know when that will be, but it has been a passion project for us and we want to see it through."
Horowitz and Kitsis have already been at ABC Studios for five years. Their relationship with ABC dates back 14 years to the writing staff of the Barry Sonnenfeld version of "Fantasy Island" and continued on to the Ryan Murphy drama "Popular," which aired on the WB but was produced at Disney.
It took Horowitz and Kitsis nearly a decade to see their idea for "Once" -- putting a new spin on classic Disney characters such as Snow White -- to completion. They first came up with the concept for "Once" while working on the WB drama "Felicity" and kept it alive through six seasons together on another ABC hit, "Lost," where they served as exec producers.
It was on "Lost" where the duo -- under exec producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse -- received their showrunning tutorial. The lesson: The job has no days off, with practically no down time in between seasons.
Said Horowitz: "What we learned from Damon and Carlton is that it's about commitment to the vision, and that becomes your life. We took those lessons to heart. We knew what intellectually what the job is about but you don't know what it's like until you do it."
Added Kitsis: "It's not a job but a lifestyle. When we wrote the pilot, we didn't think it would get picked up, and then it debuted vs. the World Series and NFL football. If it got canceled, we could say we did it the way we wanted."
Kitsis and Horowitz have also pitched in on Disney's theatrical side as screenwriters of "Tron: Legacy" and are attached as exec producers for animated spinoff "Tron: Uprising" on Disney XD, though they have handed off writing duties on that project. They've also penned "Ouija," the Universal pic based on the Hasbro property.
Their new deal will allow them to continue working across platforms at Disney, but the immediate plan is to remain focused on "Once." They each understand the pressure of keeping the bar high.
Said Kitsis: "That's what keeps us up at night. We want to make the show better than season one."
Kitsis and Horowitz are repped by WME and attorney Jared Levine from Morris, Yorn, Barnes, Levine, Krintzman, Rubenstein & Kohner.
I know that would be hard since she is real and all.
Who knows? It still can be categorized as some kind of fairytale. They only have to get the rights to do it. I'm sure they tackling this story in future seasons.
Regina's Shocking Origin Story, Storybrooke Future and More Once Upon a Time Scoop
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Magic has come to Storybrooke, and with it, a whole lot of consequences.
In the Season 1 finale of ABC's Once Upon a Time, the Evil Queen's (Lana Parrilla) curse upon our favorite fairy-tale characters was broken, but Mr. Gold (Robert Carlyle) had another trick up his sleeve: release magic upon the real world. What does this mean for Storybrooke in Season 2? And why weren't the residents of Storybrooke transported back to fairy-tale land?TVGuide.com caught up with Once bosses Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis to get the scoop on the big family reunion between Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin), Prince Charming (Josh Dallas) and their daughter Emma (Jennifer Morrison) now that they've regained their memories. Plus: The producers reveal Regina's secret origin story that was hiding in plain sight all along.
Magic is coming to Storybrooke. Is next season about the battle for the most magic, especially between the Evil Queen and Rumpelstiltskin?
Edward Kitsis: [It's about] why you need it. So, I look at magic more of a currency than an object to fight over. It's why do you need money? Do you need money to buy a house? Do you need money to get something you want? I would say that magic, in a lot of ways, comes with a price. Why do you need and what price are you willing to pay for it?
Adam Horowitz: Also, that was one of the themes of Season 1, which is magic has a price. In Season 2, it is, what does that price mean in our world?
Because magic has a price, does this mean everyone is in danger now?
Kitsis: When you see the fairy-tale flashbacks, there is magic but there are people who don't use it. ... Not everyone is a practitioner of it, but everyone is used to living in it. But if I have just woken up after a 28-year sleep and I realize that magic's back, I would also start to worry. "Oh no, is the queen and Rumpel going to start doing it again? Are we going to be in the middle? What scores still need to be settled?"
Will we be surprised by certain people who are able to wield magic, like maybe Emma?
Kitsis: That's an excellent question. I would respond with a question. The question is: Can anyone learn magic or does it have to be something inside you? Interesting. The curse was lifted in the finale and everyone remembered who they were from the fairy tales. How does the show go on in Season 2?
Horowitz: That was the goal. When we conceived the show and when we were lucky enough to get picked up to series, we knew internally we never wanted this to the "breaking the curse" show because we felt like if we did, that we ran the risk of really frustrating the audience. We have a lot of ideas for places we want to take the show, things we want to do with the characters and the mythology of the show. But we felt like breaking the curse at the end of Season 1 should hopefully send a message to whoever's watching to say that the show's not just about that. It's about something else.
Kitsis: Enjoy the ride.If Season 1 was about getting to the point of breaking the curse, Season 2 is...
Kitsis: I think that Season 2 is a lot about discovery. The curse breaks and everyone can remember what they lost and what they had and who they are. For some people, it might be a second chance. We'll see who repeats the same mistakes.
Is there a reason that when the curse broke, they weren't all transported back to fairy-tale land?
Horowitz: That question is one that is posed very early in Season 2. That is something that we want the audience to be asking.
Kitsis: The question is: Is there even anything to go back to? How do we know anything exists?
Horowitz: All we saw at the end of the pilot was this horrible curse wreaking havoc and then they woke up in Storybrooke. So, what happened? Is there anything left there?
Kitsis: Right. The person who designed the curse, maybe he never wanted to go back anyway.How soon will Season 2 pick up?
Kitsis: I would be so f---ing pissed off at us if we picked up and it was three months later and Charming was mowing the lawn and Snow was coming home with Whole Foods and Emma was like, "Mom and Dad!" ... We are going to open up exactly where everyone wants it to open up. I think that there were a lot of loose threads last season — you know, a lot of those mysteries of like, what happens to August (Eion Bailey)? They will come. I would say be patient because it's all coming.
How will Emma and Snow's relationship be different now that they know they're mother and daughter?
Kitsis: Well, what's interesting is that Emma has always been the person that Mary Margaret went to. Emma was somebody who has walls up and two people got through to her last year, Henry and Mary Margaret. Mary Margaret truly is probably the only friend she's ever had. But if you notice, Emma is usually giving Mary Margaret advice. Mary Margaret very rarely gives Emma advice. So now, finding out that your mom is Snow White, after searching your entire life, and that she's actually quite a bad ass and she's not the meek, little teacher that you thought she was, that's like you're meeting a whole new person. I think that those complications are going to be a lot about the beginning of Season 2. But we're really, really excited because that relationship really develops in a fun way.Speaking of family, when Barbara Hershey was cast, there was an option for her to return in Season 2. Will we see her return? Especially considering magic is abound and she's more powerful than her daughter... or is she?
Kitsis: I mean, to not have Barbara Hershey come back would be such a travesty of Season 2. That is exactly the question. In the episode "Stable Boy," she talked about how she was the miller's daughter and she had to do a lot to keep Regina. If I remember correctly, the miller's daughter was given to a prince because she could spin straw into gold. Therefore, she owed Rumpelstiltskin a baby. The question is, is that baby Regina? ... When you get that Regina is the baby that's promised to Rumpel, then you're like, what did Cora do to get out of a deal with a man who usually kills people?
Horowitz: Right. So there's the connection between Cora, Rumpel, and Regina that we're quite excited to explore. It was meant to be subtle.
Kitsis: Everyone was like, why does the queen hate Snow? We were able to hide that. Now we're like, everyone go back and look!
Are you surprised by Regina's backstory or had you already figured it out? What are you excited to see in Season 2? Hit the comments with your thoughts and stay tuned for more Once Upon a Time scoop!
Bailee Madison, who played Young Snow White, will return for Season 2. This was confirmed by herself on her official twitter account.
Another new role is being cast for 2.01: Prince Phillip, who has been on many long, hard journeys, and is a warrior from a kingdom that is no longer as well off as it once was. He is a guest star.
I just finished Season 1, this show is so ****ing immense! Can't wait for the new season!
Also I have to point this out the casting for Young Snow White (Bailee Madison) and older Snow White (Ginnifer) was GENIUS, the mannerisms and everything were spot on
The pics and snippets and videos from Comic Con <3
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Also I have to point this out the casting for Young Snow White (Bailee Madison) and older Snow White (Ginnifer) was GENIUS, the mannerisms and everything were spot on
I KNOW! Apparently the girl realllyyy studied Ginnifer and man, she did an amazing job! She's going to go far with her acting career!
By the way, have you guys seen this?
So apparently the show comes back August 28th
Once Upon a Time Exclusive: A Teen Wolf Bites Into the Role of [Spoiler]
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Here’s a piece of Once Upon a Time casting news that we like a lot — even, one could say, a Lancelot.
Sinqua Walls, who as of late has been recurring on MTV’s Teen Wolf as pack member Boyd, has been cast on ABC’s fantastical sophomore drama as Sir Lancelot, TVLine has learned exclusively.
I’m hearing that Once Upon a Time will introduce Lancelot as a “sword for hire with nothing to lose,” a onetime proud member of King Arthur’s Round Table who has since been banished, tearing him away from his true love (Queen Guinevere, as lore tells us).
Already for Season 2 (premiere date TBA), Once has cast the roles of Sleeping Beauty and Mulan, and promoted Emilie de Ravin (aka “Belle”) and Meghan Ory (Ruby/Red Riding Hood) to series regular status.
Though unconfirmed by ABC, sources tell me Walls will appear in at least two episodes as Lancelot. The actor’s other TV credits include Friday Night Lights (playing Jamarcus Hall), The Secret Life of the American Teenager and Pair of Kings.