As we all know this week’s edition of TV Guide (in stores Thursday, and if you are a subscriber you might have received it already) includes an interview with Masi Oka.

Wonderful interview, lots of spoilers, background information and commentary from one of the most beloved actors on Heroes, Masi Oka.

We suggest you go grab a copy of TV Guide and read the whole thing, in the meantime we offer you here a short -but sweet- snippet.
When announcement was made that David Anders landed the role of Kensei, fans raised in arms: “Impossible!” “Kensei is Japanese!” “He’ll need lots of make-up!”, forgetting -maybe- that this is Heroes, not your average TV show. Masi Oka offers an explanation:

The characters on Heroes will leap forward four months when the show returns on September 24–everyone, that is except Hiro. The time-tripping fanboy, played by Masi Oka, was suddenly teleported to 1671 Japan in the cliff-hanger of last May’s finale. The Season 2 premiere will find him right where we left him–stuck in the middle of samaurai who are about to wage war.

Immediate danger aside, isn’t this Hiro’s dream come true?
Mine, too. It’s the dream of many Japanese boys. We grow up playing samurai like kids in the U.S. play cowboys. Even the crime prodeurals on Japanese TV are set in feudal Japan.

Will you spill some exclusive scoop?
Next season, Hiro meets the legendary warrior Kensei, his hero from childhood, but it turns out the storybooks have exaggerated. Kensei isn’t the kind of man Hiro idolized. This will put Japan’s future at stake, so Hiro has to make this Kensei into the one of legend.

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During the past weekend TVGuide’s Michael Ausiello interviewed briefly the beautiful and talented Hayden Panettiere (’Claire Bennet’ on Heroes). According to Hayden, production of Heroes Season 2 starts June 19th, and the first episode will take place 4 months after the events at Kirby Place.
When asked if every character will be back for season two, Hayden Panettiere made the classic ‘my lips are sealed’ gesture.
We’ll pass along scoops, news and updates as soon as they become available…
stay tuned!

First bit comes from Ausiello (TVGuide’s Ask Ausiello)

Q: Is it true that Heroes will be recasting Micah? Why would they get rid of Noah Gray-Cabey?� Vanessa

Ausiello: Let’s ask executive producer Dennis Hammer: “False. We love Noah.”

Q: I think one of the Heroes: Origins episodes should center on a spunky blonde girl with amazing detective powers from Neptune, California, and her loving and supportive dad. What do you think?� Billy

Ausiello: I think it’s genius. Maybe the Jericho fans can help us organize some kind of campaign to make this happen. In other Heroes news, those gay-cheerleader rumors are true: Producers are casting the role of an “attractive Southern California cheerleader” who is “female,” “sweet” and “gay.”

The second comes from E!Online, as a short clip,
about a season one regular who’s leaving and a
new character that we’ll see during season two

TvGuide has 4 different covers for Heroes this week, and they also got a special Tim Kring interview. Here is it..

Claire finds her birth parents. Peter vanishes. Hiro’s father shows up, and so does a startling new Israeli hero with high-tech capabilities. Someone will die. NBC’s Heroes is headed for an explosive February. To get the scoop on the next few episodes (and a hint of what’s to come in Season 2) TV Guide went to the man with the real superpowers â€â€? Heroes creator and executive producer Tim Kring.

Hit us with the bad news first. Who’s dying? Are we going to hate you?
Some people will be upset, sure. During February sweeps we are going to kill off one of our regulars, someone who has been with the show from the very beginning.

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