Fillion's Drive

TV Genius Tim Minear - a writer and show-runner for Firefly and Angel, and the creator of the perfection that was Wonderfalls - has a new show, called Drive, that's probably hitting our screens in the Spring on FOX, which I already spoke of here.

But today AICN is floating the rumor now that one Capt. Mal Reynolds (aka Captain Tight Pants) - that's actor Nathan Fillion to those less geeky than I - is going to replace Ivan Sergei as the show's lead! Eee! From AICN:

"We’re getting reports from a couple of untested sources suggesting that Nathan Fillion, “Firefly’s” Capt. Mal Reynolds, is about to sign on as the male lead in “Drive,” the brilliant “Lost”-ish, “Amazing Race”-ish new action-suspense-comedy-drama from “Firefly” writer-producer-co-showrunner Tim Minear.

One gathers Fillion would play Alex, which means he would replace “Charmed” hunk Ivan Sergei, who starred in the original pilot.

We’ve been told in the past that Fox could begin airing “Drive” as early as spring."

Fillion should be a major movie star, but seeing as how both Serenity and Slither tanked a wee bit, well, this (i.e. him still working) is the next best thing. I want him all the time!
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