Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Actor announces 'inFamous' sequel?

A voice actor may have accidentally confirmed an inFamous sequel.

David Sullivan, who starred in Primer and had cameos in Joey and Boston Legal, told Twitter followers that he was re-cast as protagonist Cole in a sequel.

"First voiceover / motion capture audition today for a video game. Re-casting of Cole in the sequel of Infamous. 'I'll melt your face'," G4 quotes him as saying.

The message has since disappeared, but he added that it would be "very cool" if there was a sequel and that he would want to take part.

He recently said: "Thank you all for your interest and your support. I will continue to keep you updated on things I book which are, in no way, private."

Cole was voiced by Jason Cottle in the original game.

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Boston Legal's Henry Gibson Dies

Veteran character actor Henry Gibson died Monday. His son, Jon, told The New York Times the cause was cancer. He was 73.

Gibson was born James Bateman and went to college with Jon Voight, with whom he created a comedy team. Voight claims to have given Gibson his stage name as a tribute to Norwegian poet Henrik Ibsen (say it out loud with a Southern accent).

He was definitely one of those "oh, that guy" actors that you know, but can't place. Allow us to assist you.

Among countless other roles:
-He had a recurring gig as a Southern poet on Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.

-He was the obsequious country star Haven Hamilton in Robert Altman's Nashville.

-He played Thurston Howell, the creepy guy who hits on William H. Macy in the bar in Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia.

-He was the not-so-easily offended Father O'Neill in Wedding Crashers.

-He played a judge on Boston Legal for the last four seasons of the show's run.

Right, that guy. R.I.P.