Great news for Robert Carlyle fans! Just days after the actor bid his farewell to the Destiny as Stargate Universe‘s Dr. Nicholas Rush, ABC has picked up his newest project, sending Once Upon A Time to series.
Carlyle plays the fairy tale character of Rumplestiltskin in the show’s pilot (story). No word yet on whether he will have a full-time role in the ongoing series.
The show alternates between the fairy tale world and a small town in Maine. It stars House‘s Jennifer Morrison as Anna, a newcomer to the town who discovers that, here, fairy tales might be real. Ginnifer Goodwin (Big Love) and Lana Parilla (Swingtown) also star.
“He’s absolutely, totally insane,” Carlyle said of his character in a video interview for With Kids. “What’s happened is that in fairy [tale] land there is an evil queen, and the evil queen has put a curse on the fairy tale characters because she’s fed up with happy endings. No more happy endings! So Snow White tries to do something about it.”
“They build a jail in fairy [tale] land just for him,” Carlyle laughed.
The show is created by Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis, who previously served as producers on LOST.
We’re also awaiting word on whether Once Upon A Time will be a part of ABC’s fall schedule, or set for midseason. That should come when ABC officially announces its 2011-2012 schedule at its upfront presentation this coming Tuesday.
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This is great news, ABC really believes in its ex-LOST writers. I hope the show is good, but I will watch it for Carlyle alone anyway! Big fan here!
I also read elsewhere (from industry insiders) that Carlyle is also set to star in an indie drama film, titled "California Solo". It's the story of an ex-rocker who lived in LA for 20 years and he's now deported out of the US.
Heh. Now i'm intrigued by it... definitely check it out when it premieres.
Souds good
I'll check out the pilot just to see Robert. As expected, he doesn't seem to have any trouble finding work. Good for him.
Found a bit more info about Carlyle's new movie I mentioned above: it shoots in LA this June. Plot-wise, he is to be deported back to Scotland following a DUI bust.
In other TV scifi news just today, ABC canceled "V" and "The Ordinary Family". NBC canceled "The Event". Last night it was made known that "Wonder Woman" won't see a series pickup. I hope the new season brings more new scifi shows, and that "Once Upon a Time" is successful. Sounds like a good idea for a show.
I'll be checking the show out too.
A female character goes to a little town in Maine where unusual and paranormal things happen that resemble fantasy? Isn't this already a show on SyFy?
Will definitely check this one out. Sounds really good.
I will check this show out, bobby didn't take long to get another gig lol.
So how long do you think it will be before they start marketing it as the next Lost.