![]() Nathan approached the table and purportedly requested to play as. Con-goers pass around a story where a few friends sat down for some Firefly pen-and-paper action. He has a Twitter account and is very good at making Memetic Mutation Catch Phrases such as "Bam, said the lady" and "Feed the birds." Both have had cameos on his hit show Castle (as well as "Double Rainbow", a meme that he didn't start.) Needless to say, he loves the show as much as any of the fans do. When asked at a convention what Fox would have to do to make the cancellation up to him, he said Fox would have to buy a private island, get a cruise ship to take a bunch of Firefly fans there, and build a life-size replica of the ship so he and the fans could act out scenes on it. This being the internet, a brief but passionate movement sprang up to help him do such a thing, but it fell apart due to a lack of official support from Fillion himself and/or Joss Whedon. Regarding Firefly, he said in a interview that if he had $300 million, he'd buy the rights to Firefly and make it his own. He began a Viral Marketing campaign to get himself the role of Nathan Drake in an Uncharted movie, which he did not get, but the fan film shows us how that would've played out. However, he did end up playing a superhero (well, a satirical one anyway) known as The Holy Avenger in Slither director James Gunn's second film Super. Similarly, he was in talks to play Captain America, but the role went to Chris Evans. ![]() He reprised the role in Justice League: Doom, Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox and The Death of Superman, before going on to play Guy Gartner in the upcoming Superman Legacy. He wasn't actually cast in Green Lantern (2011), but he was cast as Hal in the 2011 direct-to-DVD Green Lantern: Emerald Knights. He was also used as Hal Jordan in a fan trailer for the proposed Green Lantern film, which he thought was awesome. Reynolds after the Captain, as was his more major role in Halo 3: ODST as Gunnery Sergeant Edward Malcolm Buck, a role which he also reprised for Halo: Reach and Halo 5: Guardians. And quite a comedian.ĭespite its short run, his role as Malcolm Reynolds in Firefly earned him most of his recognition, and many of his roles in Halo have referenced this in some way - his first part in Halo 3 was named Sgt. ![]() A few of his characters can be morally questionable or bordering jerkass territory, but he's a really nice guy in person. Since then, he's moved on to a number of famous roles. Nathan Fillion (born Main Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian TV and movie actor who started off in the soaps. I've memorized the dialogue of every crappy sci-fi movie there is, but I still haven't seen Schindler's List. My likes and dislikes are those of a geek. I'd rather be at home on a Friday night playing D&D than hanging out in some loud, overcrowded club. ![]()
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