Written by: Michael Hickerson (SoSF Staff Journalist)
SCI FI Channel’s “Flash Gordon” has found its Dale Arden. The female-lead and love interest for Flash will be played by Gina Holden.
Holden’s previous work includes the big-screen “Fantastic Four” and the direct to DVD “The Butterfly Effect.”
“During auditions and rehearsals, we could tell this one was the right Dale, because [Johnson] had such good chemistry with her,” said Mark Stern, SCI FI’s executive vice president of original programming. “We had to find the right actress to work with him, because there’s jealousy and a love triangle and friendship involved, and we did not want to stick him with an actress he couldn’t stand.”
In other casting, Jody Racicot (“Night at the Museum”) will play Dr. Hans Zarkov, and John Ralston (“Earthstorm”) will play the villainous Ming.
Others in the cast include Karen Cliché (Baylin), Giles Panton (Joe), Panou (Nick), Jonathan Walker (Rankol), Jill Teed (Norah), Carmen Moore (Jolie) and Anna van Hoft (Aura).
SCI FI has ordered 22 episodes of Flash Gordon, which began shooting this week in Vancouver, Canada, and will debut in August.
I wonder if she’ll still be playing Coreen on Blood Ties. Pretty sweet to go from one series to another, though. Steady work.
Magess–Tanya Huff has stated on her LiveJournal that Gina will not.
http://andpuff.livejournal.com/123815.html