Seth Green and Breckin Meyer to join Heroes
Friday, August 15th, 2008
Robot Chicken stars to portray comic book geeks
Seth Green and Breckin Meyer, the duo behind the stop-motion Adult Swim animation Robot Chicken are said to be in the process of working out a deal with NBC which will see them joining the cast of hit sci-fi series Heroes, as a pair of comic geeks fans who co-own a comic book store in Atlanta.
Their characters are understood not to have any powers of their own, but will instead act as advisors to one of the lead heroes of the show, much like the characters of Ando and Mohinder.
No light has been shed as to whom they will be assisting, but it has been confirmed, pending the clinching of the deal, that the duo will appear in a multi-episode arc late in the forthcoming third season.
This will be familiar territory to Green, whose first major screen role was playing teen wolf Oz in Buffy the Vampire Slayer; he has, of course also starred as Dr. Evil’s son Scott Evil in the Austin Powers films, and provides the voice for Chris Griffin in Family Guy. Meyer is most famous for his roles in Clueless, Road Trip and the recent Garfield movies.
The pair are famous for their collaboration on Robot Chicken, the stop-frame animated show which parodies typical geek favourites such as Pokemon, Transformers, Final Fantasy VII and most infamously Star Wars, in the 22-minute Star Wars Special episode.
Season Three of Heroes airs next month in the States on NBC, with BBC Two and Three broadcasting episodes “just days” after the US broadcast.
The first episode will be a recap of events depicted in the last two seasons, and will be followed by a two-parter entitled “The Second Coming”, which continues the “Villains” arc which began right at the end of Season Two.
