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	On June 29, 2007, [[User:~~RyanGibsonNegro~~\|~~RyanGibsonNegro~~]] held an '''interview''' via phone with ''[[Heroes]]'' casting director, [[Jason La Padura]].		On June 29, 2007, [[User:RyanGibsonStewart\|RyanGibsonStewart]] held an '''interview''' via phone with ''[[Heroes]]'' casting director, [[Jason La Padura]].

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	On June 29, 2007, [[User:~~RyanGibsonStewart~~\|~~RyanGibsonStewart~~]] held an '''interview''' via phone with ''[[Heroes]]'' casting director, [[Jason La Padura]].		On June 29, 2007, [[User:RyanGibsonNegro\|RyanGibsonNegro]] held an '''interview''' via phone with ''[[Heroes]]'' casting director, [[Jason La Padura]].

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	'''And it's only getting bigger with ''[[Heroes: Origins]]''. Are you involved in ''Heroes: Origins''?		'''And it's only getting bigger with ''[[Heroes: Origins]]''. Are you involved in ''Heroes: Origins''?

	We will be. Nobody is at the moment except for Tim. [''laughs''] It's all in Tim's head at the moment. But yes, we will be involved with that. We've been working with Tim for--this is like seven? No, six years now. We did ''Crossing Jordan'' for Tim as well.		We will be. Nobody is at the moment except for Tim. [''laughs''] It's all in Tim's head at the moment. But yes, we will be involved with that. We've been working with Tim for--this is like seven? No, six years now. We did ''[[Crossing Jordan]]'' for Tim as well.

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	Okay, Ryan. Sure, no problem.		Okay, Ryan. Sure, no problem.

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	'''That's great. So ~~would~~ would you say would be your proudest moment in casting for ''Heroes''?		'''That's great. So what would you say would be your proudest moment in casting for ''Heroes''?

	Our proudest moment in casting. Well, I don't know, I guess just the way that it's taken off. I mean, everywhere you look, the cast in on the cover of this magazine, that magazine, and the other magazine, you know? It's pretty nice to know that those are the people you helped put on television, and that people are responding to them so well.		Our proudest moment in casting. Well, I don't know, I guess just the way that it's taken off. I mean, everywhere you look, the cast in on the cover of this magazine, that magazine, and the other magazine, you know? It's pretty nice to know that those are the people you helped put on television, and that people are responding to them so well.

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			'''When you were talking about Hayden, I think the chemistry between her and [[Jack Coleman]], of course--that to me is the essence of ''Heroes''.

			Yeah. Right.


			'''I know that chemistry also helped bring Jack Coleman on as a series regular.

			Yeah. Jack is somebody that Natalie and I have been big fans of. He's part of what we call the "La Padura and Hart Players." Our little core group of actors that we always go to. And Jack has been the lead in Disney movies that I've done. I've brought him in just last year on a movie for the Disney Channel called ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0489007/ Cow Belles]'' that had the Michalka sisters in it--he played their father. He was in ''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118618/ Angels in the Endzone]'', which was a Wonderful World of Disney movie that we did--he played the dad in that. I mean, Jack's one of those guys that I always go to because he's so reliable and so good and I just--I love him.

			When we had this role, the character was called [[HRG]]. It was just a guest role. We knew that the role was important, but it wasn't even a series regular. It was just a guest. And Dennis Hammer is also a fan of Jack's. When we talked about Jack for this, it was like, "Oh yeah, he'd be perfect for this. So let's just cast him."


			'''Well he has such a presence, too.

			Yeah. Jack's great. Jack has great respect for Hayden, and they get along great. He has great respect for her talent. He's in awe of what she can do. He's talked to me about that.


			'''That's great. So would would you say would be your proudest moment in casting for ''Heroes''?

			Our proudest moment in casting. Well, I don't know, I guess just the way that it's taken off. I mean, everywhere you look, the cast in on the cover of this magazine, that magazine, and the other magazine, you know? It's pretty nice to know that those are the people you helped put on television, and that people are responding to them so well.


			'''And it's only getting bigger with ''[[Heroes: Origins]]''. Are you involved in ''Heroes: Origins''?

			We will be. Nobody is at the moment except for Tim. [''laughs''] It's all in Tim's head at the moment. But yes, we will be involved with that. We've been working with Tim for--this is like seven? No, six years now. We did ''Crossing Jordan'' for Tim as well.


			'''Well Jason, thank you so much for your time. One last question: I'm not sure what you can tell me, but can you give me any [[Season Two spoilers\|information about Season Two]]?

			I can't. [''laughs''] I'm not allowed! ... I will say this: there are new [[evolved human\|heroes]] emerging that you will be seeing in the first few episodes.


			'''That's very exciting.

			Yes, through Episode Four, certainly.


			'''Alright. And honestly, Jason, thank you for your time.

			Okay, Ryan. Sure, no problem.

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	Oh, actually one of the easy ones was Masi. You know, because, there, again, I did not have a large group of actors to go to. Keri and I did not see dozens and dozens of actors for that. There weren't dozens and dozens of actors to read. We were very lucky in that Masi came through the door. We went, "Oh, he seems ideal." And when we brought him to our producers, they went, "This guy's terrific." [''laughs'']		Oh, actually one of the easy ones was Masi. You know, because, there, again, I did not have a large group of actors to go to. Keri and I did not see dozens and dozens of actors for that. There weren't dozens and dozens of actors to read. We were very lucky in that Masi came through the door. We went, "Oh, he seems ideal." And when we brought him to our producers, they went, "This guy's terrific." [''laughs'']


			'''Well, and he ''is'' terrific. And he's such a fan favorite--he was [[awards\|nominated]] for a Golden Globe, too.

			Yep.


			'''That's a nice payoff. And again, you've got that small pool of actors that speak Japanese.

			Yeah.


			'''And speaking of actors who speak Japanese, you've got [[James Kyson Lee]] who plays [[Ando]], but James is actually Korean and doesn't speak Japanese.

			Well, no, he's actually half Japanese, half Korean. And he does speak Japanese.


			'''Oh, I thought he said he used a language coach for his role.

			He probably does have a language coach, but he does speak Japanese.


			'''What would you say would be the most surprising story--something the fans would find out of the ordinary that perhaps you didn't expect, but it just seemed to work out.

			Oh, gee, I don't know, that's a hard question. [''laughs''] So much of it's a surprise, even to us. You don't know how--well, again, going back to Masi. We were very nervous about that because we knew we weren't going to have a lot of choices. So Keri and I started on [[Hiro\|that role]], and we saw pretty much everybody that had been submitted in three days. We were worried about it, but as soon as we saw Masi, it was like, "Oh. It's done. Here's a guy that can play this role." [''chuckles''] You know?

			I mean, another thing I guess would also be like what happened with [[Sendhil Ramamurthy\|Sendhil]] because Sendhil was supposed to be a much older man. He was supposed to be a man around the age of 50.


			'''He was actually supposed to play the part [[Chandra\|his father]] was playing.

			That's correct. But again, what happened there was we didn't find older Indian actors that were as charismatic as Sendhil. When Sendhil walked in the room, he was so much younger. But listening to him, he's got this beautiful voice and he's beautiful to look at, and it was like, "Well, he seems like he belongs on TV." So we brought him to our producers and we said, "Now don't think we're crazy when we bring this next guy in because I know it doesn't seem like what's on the page." But we brought him in an they went, "Oh! He's a TV star!"


			'''That's great, and another great role you cast there. Was there anybody you were really excited to cast, or excited to contact or to see audition?

			Uh, [[Hayden Panettiere\|Hayden]]. You know, Hayden is somebody that I've known over the years--I'd never met her, but I certainly knew who she was and had tried to get her in on projects. But she was pretty much based in New York or she was doing all sorts of things. She was doing features, she was doing the lead in a ''Lifetime'' movie, she was always unavailable. And then [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0386591/ Marc Hirschfeld] at NBC had said, "You know who just came in the office and is looking to do TV is Hayden Panettiere." And we brought Hayden in on the first session and we immediately went, "We've <u>got</u> to get to network for approval on this" because she seemed ''perfect''.


			'''Yes, and she brings such heart to [[Claire\|her role]].

			Yeah--as does [[Ali Larter\|Ali]]. You know, that's another thing. Because I don't think there anything honestly in Ali's past work that would give you the idea that she can do the kind of work that she's doing on this, which is just ''terrific''. She's warm. She's a mom. She's protective. She's hard-nosed. I mean, you know...


			'''She's a bear when she needs to be.

			Yeah! You don't see any of that in--I mean, I was not a big Ali Larter fan before this. I thought, ''Yeah. Nice looking, good. Got certain limitations.'' But here, she's just--I mean, she's just terrific.


			'''She's really grown into [[Niki\|that role]], hasn't she?

			Yeah, yeah. She's really good. She's ''really'' good in the role.