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Nathan Fillion Wants To Be The Greatest American Hero

29 October 2009 9:32 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

After graciously losing the role of Green Lantern to Ryan Reynolds, Nathan Fillion has been openly campaigning to play another superhero, The Greatest American Hero.

In this 1980's TV show that premiered with a two-hour movie pilot, a school teacher finds a suit that grants him superhuman powers. Fillion told MTV that he feels Greatest American Hero, believe it or not (yeah, we did just write that), is "ripe for a comeback." Fillion added, "I know I'm Canadian, but I think I could put my hat in for that one."

This is not the first time Fillion has mentioned the role. He told IFC earlier this month that Greatest American Hero was his dream project, He even had some ideas about how technological advances could enhance a newer version.

With the technology we have available today for effects, I'd say it's largely the same idea, the same story, but the »

- Ryan Gowland

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Nathan Fillion Wants to be 'The Greatest American Hero'

15 October 2009 9:30 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

Many of us remember The Greatest American Hero television series that ran from 1981-83 and starred William Katt and Robert Culp. It was surprisingly clever and fun, despite ladling out heavy dollops of cheese at the same time. And if it ever gets a big screen resurrection — c'mon face it, sooner or later it's inevitable (i.e. last year, Stephen J Cannell, the series creator, confirmed that a feature film was in the works, with director Stephen Herek rumored as attached to direct) — Nathan Fillion (Castle) would like to play the lead role of Ralph Hinkley.

Fillion tells IFC that it's one superhero role he feels he could portray.

"There are so many superheroes out there, I feel like there's none left," he said. "But there is one I think I could handle, and that's a redo of 'The Greatest American Hero'."

In the original series, Ralph Hinkley »

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Nathan Fillion: The Greatest American Hero?

15 October 2009 5:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

For the last 28 years, William Katt has been The Greatest American Hero. Ralph Hinkley was just trying to go about his business and be a good teacher, but an alien suit left to help rid the Earth of baddies turned him into a bumbling hero. Hinkley could have been cool and slick in that red suit, but that whole lack of an instruction manual made such hopes impossible.

There have been murmurings before about a new feature film -- 2008 was filled with them -- but they haven't gone anywhere. And now one fan's dream makes me wish they would. In a talk with IFC, Nathan Fillion said there was one superhero film he thinks he can handle, a redo of Gah. In his mind: "With the technology we have available today for effects, I'd say it's largely the same idea, the same story, but the suit would be able to »

- Monika Bartyzel

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First Award Screeners: Anvil, Trucker

9 October 2009 5:53 PM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »

The first screener to the Academy membership Anvil! The Story of Anvil went out Thursday, right before an industry screening at the WGA attended by the likes of Steve Zaillian, Robert Culp, Edward James Olmos and Cameron Crowe. Oscar campaigning is a good thing. But the documentary branch of the Academy nominates its “short” list of fifteen, then the final five. Anvil, while well-reviewed and arguably far from just a music … »

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Exclusive: Nathan Fillion Wants To Be ‘The Greatest American Hero’

8 October 2009 10:15 AM, PDT | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

Nathan Fillion has been many things in the eyes of fans, from the cocky superhero Captain Hammer to the captain of Serenity, Mal Reynolds. A few fans even saw him as the Green Lantern. But who does Nathan Fillion really see himself playing on the big screen? Why, the Greatest American Hero, of course!

In a recent interview Fillion did with The Flickcast, he mentioned that he thought he’d be perfect for the role originally made famous by William Katt. The 1980’s TV show was about high school teacher Ralph Hinkley who is asked to become a superhero after being given a special alien suit with powers that he never really learns how to use or control. The show also co-starred the awesome Robert Culp as FBI agent Bill Maxwell and Connie Sellecca as Hinkley’s significant other.

The show went on for three seasons, spawned a spin-off, and »

- Matt Raub

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DVD news #1: New Silent Scream/Sorority discs and more

15 September 2009 3:16 PM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »

A couple more cult-fave slasher flicks of the early ’80s receive the special-edition treatment via DVDs that arrive November 24. Fango got the details on a new disc of Mark Rosman’s 1983 The House On Sorority Row (the basis of the current big-screen remake Sorority Row) from Liberation Entertainment,  and the DVDebut of 1980’s Silent Scream from the new Scorpion Releasing.

House On Sorority Row, previously issued on a bare-bones disc by Elite, has been given a fresh transfer from a recently discovered print for this 25th Anniversary Edition (even though the film is technically 26 years old). The film is now supplemented with:

Audio commentary by writer/director Rosman Alternate ending Photo gallery Trailer

Retail price is $19.95. Silent Scream, directed by Denny Harris from a script by Jim and Ken Wheat (who also produced) and Wallace C. Bennett, is set at a boarding house where a group of college students take up residence, »

- no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)

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