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FlashForward's Cho: Will he have to die for Sulu to live?
John Cho, who plays FBI agent Demetri Noh on ABC's hit sci-fi series FlashForward, faces a dilemma: He was also Hikaru Sulu in J.J. Abrams' hit Star Trek movie and looks forward to reprising the role in an expected sequel, but he's already got this full-time TV gig now.
There is one way he might be able to do both (spoilers ahead!):
In FlashForward, Cho's character is one of the few who doesn't have a vision of his own future, leading him to believe that his character may be dead by the time April 29, 2010—the date in everyone's future visions and, conveniently, the date of FlashForward's season-one finale—rolls around, relieving Cho of his commitment to the show.
Well, we know how those kinds of things play out.
"Yeah, I don't know," Cho told us in an exclusive phone interview on Tuesday. "Listen, all I know is that, ... First of all, I don't know when [a Star Trek sequel is] going, and if it's going. I'm pretty sure it's going, but I don't know for sure, and I don't know how long. I don't know if my character will live on FlashForward. There's a lot of question marks. The thing that I do know is that both sets of producers want the other project to happen. So you start from a place of good will. I'm pretty confident that we can work through whatever situation comes up. I think they feed one another."
Cho is contractually obligated to appear in the next Trek and, as a fan-favorite character, Sulu is sure to be in the follow-up. As for FlashForward, Cho is one of the main cast members, so who really thinks he's going to die?
Cho is coy.
"Well, I don't know if he's going to die, and it's an issue," Cho says, adding: "In features, typically you know the ending, and you work from the ending. You know where the characters starts and where the character ends, and you've got to figure out a way to connect the two. I only know the beginning at this point. I was worried about playing that, although it sort of solved itself. It's playing out very naturally, where we just sort of go with each development as it comes. ... Unless, of course, there's some big revelation. ... I've heard that people think I may be an evil mastermind behind it all. That would be confusing if it were a later development like that. So far, so good."
In Thursday's episode, "White to Play," airing at 8 p.m. ET/PT, Mark (Joseph Fiennes) and Demetri head to Utah to track down a suspect who may be connected to the global blackout. Olivia (Sonya Walger) comes face to face with the man from her vision (Jack Davenport), and Mark and Olivia's daughter, Charlie (Lennon Wynn), has trouble coping with the aftermath of her flash-forward.
By adayl8&a$short at 2:14 PM ON 09/30/09
TV actors get three or four months off a year from filming their TV series. I think he can find time to make a couple of movies. All the other TV actors seems able to do it if they want to.
By Imagica at 2:16 PM ON 09/30/09
Zachery Quento is Spock which is a bigger part in Heroes.
Sulu is a background character in the movie why make a big deal of this?
By The Maverick Monk at 2:21 PM ON 09/30/09
Cho's character, FBI agent Demetri Noh, could be injured and in a comma. That gives him an opportunity to return to the show after appearing in a Star Trek sequel.
By PJAvenger at 2:40 PM ON 09/30/09
His character didn't see the future because he didn't black out! He's a terrorist!
Honestly - how did he get a block away from Fiennes after he woke up?
By islesfan at 2:43 PM ON 09/30/09
With regard to Quinto, Heroes is well beyond done, having jumped the shark in season 2. I think it's safe to say that Zachary Quinto will have more time on his hands soon than Cho will.
By KatsuKaze at 3:40 PM ON 09/30/09
As "exciting" as this show has been hyped, it will probably be cancelled well in time for him to be in the next Star Trek movie...
By evsp15a at 4:17 PM ON 09/30/09
I hope Demetri doesn't end up in a comma. That would suck. Period.
@PJAvenger: Exactly.
By sjc1963 at 4:35 PM ON 09/30/09
Once this lame idea of a show is canceled then he can make all the movies he wants to.
What, after season one everyone faints again and has another "vision" of their future and the same for each new season afterward? Maybe a good idea for a miniseries or a movie, but not a regular TV show....
By tom 3691 at 5:19 PM ON 09/30/09
dear sjc1963, we are still waiting your tv show, your incredibile masterpiece. in the meanwhile, i get a bic mac menù, thanks.
By James Mc at 5:21 PM ON 09/30/09
Hey, don't forget A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas that Warner Bros. insist it will be released in November 2010.
By batman59 at 5:27 PM ON 09/30/09
Maybe he was asleep during the flash forward and thus didn't remember it.
By n1ate9111 at 6:20 PM ON 09/30/09
Another awful pointless column!!! Actor get three months off to make movies!
By InfiniteMonkey at 6:29 PM ON 09/30/09
LOL! I was more worried about the Gremlin that was with Scotty. How is that bloke going to juggle all the guess spots he's got. LOL!!
By Ummmm at 10:32 PM ON 09/30/09
He could just be blind, hence the no flash forward...
By SpaceFairy at 1:36 AM ON 10/01/09
The MILF guy can do anything!!
By Fanboy79 at 7:51 AM ON 10/01/09
They'll probably cancel this after people get hooked anyway.
By bond555 at 12:03 PM ON 10/01/09
THIS IS A REALLY STUPID ARTICLE AND A WASTE OF TIME TO LIST THIS. OF COURSE HE CAN FINDTIME TO REPRISE HIS ROLE IN STAR TREK IF HE IS DOING THIS SERIES.DUHHHHHH!!
I AM GOING BACK TO PLEASURING MY GIRLFRIEND NOW. APPARENTLY ONE HOUR IS NOT ENOUGH
By sj c1963 at 1:44 PM ON 10/01/09
Lame people like lame shows......
By BlueMein at 3:10 PM ON 10/01/09
Hey sj c1963 and bond555, I feel like smashing a pinata, take that to the bank.
By spartankick at 11:32 AM ON 10/02/09
hey bond 555 ,if you use a bicycle pump your girlfriend won't deflate and you can continue your excellent feedback
By kizer at 2:54 AM ON 10/03/09
@bond555
If you can't take of business in less than an hour you are not doing it right.
By shadow at 2:01 PM ON 10/05/09
Hey, since Trek rebooted it's timeline... did the mirror universe reboot also????
and it rebooted in kirk's time, so archer's time still exist... hahahahahah so they can do a GOOD season 5.
By shadow at 2:39 PM ON 10/05/09
Hey, since Trek rebooted it's timeline... did the mirror universe reboot also????
and it rebooted in kirk's time, so archer's time still exist... hahahahahah so they can do a GOOD season 5.
By Teamhair at 5:27 PM ON 10/07/09
Either way, does it really matter? I think he was an awful choice for both roles. If he is gone from Flashforward I won't be upset and they can keep his part as small as possible for Star Trek also.
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