Smallville Star Slated to be Flash Gordon

Eric Johnson, former cast member of the series Smallville, will continue his attempt to become a heroic icon with his latest venture with SciFi. The American cable television channel specializing in fantasy and paranormal programming is cooking up a new series, Flash Gordon, for which Johnson will be playing the title character.

Johnson, a 27-year old native of Edmonton, Alberta, played the character Whitney Forman on the first season of Smallville, and made guest appearances on season two and season four. He played a quarterback of the Smallville High School football team and Lana Lang's boyfriend. Prior to his inclusion on Smallville, he worked in movies like Legends of the Fall, Heart of the Sun, Night Man, Road to Saddle River, Bear with Me, and Children of Fortune.

Flash Gordon, for those who are not familiar, is a science fiction character originally from the 1930s comic strip drawn by Alex Raymond. The comic strip eventually evolved into a movie, as well as a television series. Now, the SciFi channel will take a shot in reviving the heroic character through the acting expertise of Johnson.

Flash Gordon is actually just one of the network's forthcoming shows. During last year's broadcast of its show The Lost Room, the network made public of what was to come in 2007. Apart from Flash Gordon, the network will also feature a new series Painkiller Jane, also a comic book heroine, as well as new episodes of Battlestar Galactica and The Dresden Files.

The said show, which is scheduled for broadcast in August 2007, will consist of 22 one-hour episodes. Peter Hume, Charmed producer, will write the first two installments, and will work with Ric Rosthenal, who serves as the director. Produced by Robert Halmi Sr. and Robert Halmi Jr., Flash Gordon will include Dr. Hans Zarkov, Dale Arden and Ming, though the actors playing these characters are yet to be cast and revealed.

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