Emilie de Ravin, who played Australian castaway Claire on the ABC island mystery series, has been cast as Belle, as in Beauty and the Beast‘s Belle, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.
Details of her role are scarce, but we hear Once’s Belle will have a connection to Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle). No word on whether the titular Beast will appear, but Gaston is slated to pop up as well.
The 29-year-old Roswell alum has starred in such films as Remember Me, Public Enemies and Brick. She will first appear in Episode 12, slated to air early next year.
HENRY EXPLORES THE INSIDE OF A MYSTERIOUS SINKHOLE TO SEE IF ITS CONTENTS CAN LINK STORYBROOKE TO THE FAIRYTALE WORLD, AND JIMINY CRICKET YEARNS TO LEAVE THE FAMILY BUSINESS AND TRANSFORM INTO THE PERSON HE WANTS TO BE, ON ABC’S “ONCE UPON A TIME”
“That Still Small Voice” – As Sheriff Graham deputizes Emma, the ground shakes and a giant sinkhole mysteriously appears at the edge of town. But a curious Henry’s life is placed in danger when he decides to explore the innards of the sinkhole to see if its contents can link the inhabitants of Storybrooke to the fairytale world. Meanwhile, back in the fairytale world, Jiminy Cricket yearns to leave the family business and transform into the person he wants to be, on “Once Upon a Time,” SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
“Once Upon a Time” stars Ginnifer Goodwin as Snow White/Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison as Emma Swan, Robert Carlyle as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold, Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina, Jared Gilmore as Henry Mills, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/John Doe and Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket/Archie Hopper.
Guest starring are Jamie Dornan as Sheriff Graham, Tony Amendola as Marco/Geppetto, Anastasia Griffith as Kathryn/regal blonde, Adam Young as pickpocket/young Jiminy, Morgan Roff as teenage Jiminy, Keegan Connor Tracy as Blue Fairy, Meghan Ory as Ruby/Red Riding Hood, Carolyn Hennesy as Myrna/puppet princess/puppet dragon, Harry Groener as Martin/puppet prince, Jarod Joseph as Billy, Laura Bertram as Donna, Luke Camilleri as Stephen and Michael Strusievici as fairytale boy.
“That Still Small Voice” was written by Jane Espenson and directed by Paul Edwards.
Did you guys watch last night episode The whole Ciderella things were screwed up by the last scene Im starting to like Graham and he is ...
Regina's sceret sex partner
My guess is that he's the Hunter of the Queen. You know the one who was sent out to kill Snow White, but couldn't and gave the Queen the heart of an animal instead.
Anyways, ratings wise, Once Upon A Time is on par with the show's superb quality. 11.327 in total viewers and a 3.8 ratings share for the 18-49 demographic.
I liked this week's episode. Henry is far too grown for my liking lol but I know that he is a crucial part of the storytelling. I wasn't even in the least bit surprised about the Sheriff & The Evil Queen hooking up. Can't wait for the next episode.
My guess is that he's the Hunter of the Queen. You know the one who was sent out to kill Snow White, but couldn't and gave the Queen the heart of an animal instead.
Anyways, ratings wise, Once Upon A Time is on par with the show's superb quality. 11.327 in total viewers and a 3.8 ratings share for the 18-49 demographic.
I think so too. But shouldn't he be punished for letting Snow go?
And is that it with the Cinderella story? If so it's a shame because Cindy is my fave princess. However in the fantasy world Cindy's prince disappeared for the price of Cindy using magic. Shouldn't his counterpart in the real world be affected too?
I think so too. But shouldn't he be punished for letting Snow go?
And is that it with the Cinderella story? If so it's a shame because Cindy is my fave princess. However in the fantasy world Cindy's prince disappeared for the price of Cindy using magic. Shouldn't his counterpart in the real world be affected too?
Isn't it a punishment to work for the Evil Queen against his own will, even if he doesn't remember? He could be the wolf too though.
No, they need to begin as many storylines as possible in the first half of the season, to lead them alltogether when the time is right. Watch Lost and you will know what I mean.
No, they need to begin as many storylines as possible in the first half of the season, to lead them alltogether when the time is right. Watch Lost and you will know what I mean.
I think this is what they're doing. We're getting a Belle/Gaston episode this season as well as a Blind Witch episode.
Entertainment Weekly article in the issue that came out Friday!
Entertainment Weekly had a four page article on Once Upon A Time. Sadly, I can't scan in the pictures, but I did retype the entire article. If you repost please give me some credit because it took about an hour to do.
Once Upon A Time: Your Burning Questions Answered
Fairy-tale characters trapped in modern-day Maine are making ratings magic or ABC’s new drama. So what’s next for the residents of Storybrooke? EW casts a truth spell on the exec producers for answers. By Nuhat Naorreen
When executive producers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis first pitched networks Once Upon A Time - a drama about a cast of fairy-tale characters trapped in the real world by an evil queen – they didn’t get the happily-ever-after they were hoping for. “We were completely rejected,” recalls Horowitz. “We were young writers and we were pitching an idea that involved fairies and wolves and all these big, difficult concepts.” It wasn’t until eight years later, after he and Kitsis found their footing as writers on another show about big, difficult concepts - Lost - that they felt ready to revisit the idea. This time the outcome was different, thanks in part to ABC’s newly installed entertainment president, Paul Lee. “When we saw the pilot, we knew it was an extraordinary piece of television,” says Lee, who was impressed by the showrunners’ ability to create emotionally compelling characters within a complicated narrative bridging two worlds. “I think it’s a testament to their power as storytellers.”
Both Horowitz and Kitsis say their time on Lost helped shape Once. “One thing we learned on Lost that [exec producers] Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse really put into us is: Character first, mythology second,” said Kitsis. “At its core, Once Upon A Time is about the characters. It’s about the journey of Snow White to find love. It’s about the journey of Jiminy Cricket to regain his conscience. That is more important than anything else.”
Like Lost, Once (Sundays at 8 p.m.) has developed a passionate fan base – nearly 12.9 million people tuned in for the first episode, and viewership has settled in between 11 and 12 million viewers since. And all those fans have lots of questions. Does Regina (Lana Parrilla) know she’s the Evil Queen? Will Henry (Jared Gilmore) be able to convince Emma (Jennifer Morrison) that she’s the daughter of Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) before the end of season 1? And what can fans expect for season 2? EW hit Kitsis and Horowitz with the biggest burning questions about Once Upon A Time.
Do the residents of Storybrooke ever question why they can’t remember anything before the curse was enacted 28 years ago?
Not only has the curse erased the true identity of each fairy-tale character, it has also left them completely unaware of how they ended up in Storybrooke. “They have an existence that for 28 years has made sense to them because of the curse, but only now, with the arrival of Emma, does the haze start to lift.,” says Horowitz. Kitsis adds, “What the curse has done is that it’s ripped everything you love from your life and created a void, but what it’s also done is it’s replaced your story with a new one. So Mary Margaret [whose alter ego is Snow White] had no idea that Prince Charming was in a coma and that he’s her soul mate.
What does it mean that the clock has started working again?
After Emma moves to Storybrooke, the town’s clock tower begins functioning again – a detail the writers say is significant in a number of ways. “The clock moving forward is symbolic of the fact that now the war has begun,” says Kitsis of the battle between good and evil, which begins with townspeople aging and regaining a sense of their own will. “What you’re going to see in upcoming episodes is characters starting to free themselves and acting in ways that they previously had not.” So what does it mean that the clock was initially set to 8:15? The writers admit it was a reference to Oceanic Flight 815 on Lost. Laughs Kitsis, “We just couldn’t help ourselves.”
Who wrote the fairy-tale book that convinced 10-year-old Henry that everyone in the town is cursed?
“That is a very, very important part of the show, and one that we’re really excited to answer,” teases Horowitz, before adding, “just not now.” Kitsis hints that Henry’s fairy-tale bible doesn’t give the complete picture of Once’s world: “There are stories that were not included in that book because the people who are the stars of those stories may be considered villains.”
Are Regina and Mr. Gold aware that they are fairy-tale characters? Since Regina enacted the curse, the writers say she’s fully aware that everyone in Storybrooke is actually a fairy-tale character. As for how much Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) knows? The answer will become clear within the next nine episodes. “We address that head-on,” says Kitsis. (The next episode airs Nov. 27; previous episodes are available ABC.com.)
Why did Regina adopt Henry?
“More than anything she wants a great relationship with him,” says Kitsis, noting that the only reason she can’t fully love Henry is that the curse has left her with an emotional void – something Regina is determined to overcome. “The only way she is going to truly win is to fill that void and prove to everybody that she could enact this curse and find her happiness.”
Where does season 1 go from here? Now that the series has received a full-season pickup, Horowitz and Kitsis have started to map out what they’d like the endgame for the year to be. Explains Kitsis, “I would say a lot of the questions that people are asking – Why does the Queen hate Snow White so much? How did Rumplestiltskin become Rumplestiltskin? – those are questions we intend to answer this season.”
Have you started planning season 2 yet? “We have some rough ideas for season 2, but we’ve only aired three episodes, so there’s still plenty of time to crash and burn,” says Kitsis. “We’re really focused on the season we have and making that great. A lot of shows are like, ‘Oh, we have to have five seasons planned right away,’ [but] a lot of things you think of in season 1, by the time you get to season 3 they’re no longer exciting or relevant. We want to be able to have a road map so the show is not rudderless, but at the same time have the creative freedom to push the show in different directions.”
What other characters are we going to see in Storybrooke?
So far the writers on Once have used characters from ABC’s parent company, Disney, and classic fairy-tale characters in the public domain to avoid dealing with outside rights, permissions, and fees. Kitsis points to Peter Pan, a personal favorite, as a character who won’t be popping up in Storybrooke anytime soon: “Unfortunately Peter Pan is not public domain, so that is a rights issue that has to be worked out. We’re hoping that someday we can, because it would be such a shame to not be able to have Captain Hook or Peter Pan on the show.”
One character that is in the works? Ariel from The Little Mermaid - though they’re still figuring out how they’ll introduce her into the narrative. “We actually have a really exciting idea for it, and it’s just a matter of whether we can get it in this year or next,” says Kitsis. Jokes Horowitz, “Mermaids have the toughest agents.”
Are we going to meet Henry’s father?.
In the pilot, Emma assures Regina that Henry’s father isn’t in the picture. But that might not be the case for long. “Henry’s father is a very important piece of the puzzle,” says Horowitz, who hints, “It’s also entirely possible we may meet him and not know we’ve met him.” Viewers should also keep an eye on handsome Sherriff Graham (Jamie Dornan), who Horowitz says is “pivotal” to the story.
Will the residents of Storybrooke ever find their happily-ever-after?
Since the series hinges on the curse, it’s hard not to question what will happen once it’s lifted and the characters are able to return to the fairy-tale world. “The idea, of course, is for everybody to find their happiness or their hope,” says Kitsis, but he cautions that the happiness the characters find may not necessarily lead them back to the fairy-tale world. “One of the questions we explore on the show is, What is a happy ending? What does it mean?” explains Horowitz. “We started the show with what we felt was one of the most iconic happy endings, which was Prince Charming waking up Snow White. We then showed you that what you thought was a happy ending was actually the beginning of something so much more.”
It's official. We are in control of the casting on Once Upon a Time.
How do we know? We just chatted with Jennifer Morrison at the American Music Awards yesterday, and not only did she admit that they have seen our Once Upon a Time Dream Cast gallery, but apparently they're taking one of our ideas and running with it!
"They are after Joanna Garcia for one of the roles, which would be amazing," Morrison reveals. And while she wouldn't say which character they want for Garcia, we hear that OUAT is pursuing a storyline for Ariel from The Little Mermaid, so let's just put two and two together, shall we?
OK, they might have come up with this casting choice before our gallery, but it makes us so feel so much cooler if we just believe that they are listening to our casting choices. Plus, Morrison told us that they were big fans of our gallery.
"E! just did this thing where they [picked] their ideal cast, which was cool. That was really fun!" she says. "We were all like, 'Oh my gosh, that it really fun to look at!'"
But we're not the only ones dreaming up casting choices for OUAT. Morrison also has her eye on a certain somebody. "I would love for Rose Byrne to be on the show at some point," she tells us. "I feel like she'd be an amazing, amazing fairy-tale character." We are absolutely on board with this casting choice, but who would you pick for her fairy-tale character?
Need one more thing to get excited about? A OUAT musical episode could definitely happen! "We all sing," Morrison says. "Josh Dallas, Ginny Goodwin, me. I don't know if Robert Carlyle sings. He probably does. I feel like we have a lot of musically inclined people in the cast. We'll see!"
Are you loving the idea of Joanna Garcia as Ariel? What other casting choices in our OUAT gallery do you hope to see on the show? Which Disney songs should they cover in the musical episode? We can't wait to hear your speculating, debating and whatnot.
Oh, and if you are consdering submitting this story for Humblebrag on Twitter, don't even think about it. This is a Full-On Brag, people. No humility or self-deprecation here to speak of, 'cause we're just not smart to do that.
The whole Ciderella things were screwed up by the last scene 
