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Ausiello spoiler about season 4 premiere

Question: Please give me a scoop on the new season of Chuck! —Joy

Ausiello: And the title of the season 4 premiere is…”Chuck vs. the Anniversary”! What does it mean? Hit the comments with your theories!

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Chuck Teen Choice Awards 2010 Nominations

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Diseny's Tangled trailer- Zachary Levi and Mandy Moore

"I have to say that I'm really excited to see this film! It's looks excellent and it's looks like Zac have done a smashing job"

Ausiello Spoilers

Ask Ausiello:
Question: I love the idea of Lynda Carter playing Ma Bartowski on Chuck. Do you know if she’s seriously being considered for the role? —Andy
Ausiello: I asked Josh Schwartz that very question and here’s what the boss man had to say: “I’m a big fan of women with lassos. [Lynda's] an icon as an actress and is someone who fits the show’s universe…but not necessarily for this role.” Translation: It’s a long shot. So what kind of actress is he looking for to play Chuck’s MIA spy ma? “I don’t want to shed too much light on the character,” he hedges, “but we need someone who can kick ass.” Okay, let’s go with my second choice then: Jamie Lee Curtis. Who’s with me?

Q + A interview: Zachary Levi, the Most interesting Christian in Hollywood

The title character on NBC’s Chuck is a normal, decent guy thrust into the back-stabbing spy world. He’s a computer tech who accidentally downloads a program, called the Intersect, into his brain, granting him instant access to a database of bad guys and, starting this season, an array of useful skills like kung-fu and mariachi guitar playing. (It makes more sense if you just watch it.) As we have mentioned before, the show is a good time, with episodes tossing in savvy pop culture homages, surprisingly decent ass-kicking, loads of pretty ladies, and Josh Schwartz-style repartee. Like the character, the show’s star Zachary Levi is finding himself dealing with all the world is throwing his way, be it snarky XBox Live opponents, a fickle fanbase, and people giving his religion a bad name. Before the show’s post-Olympics return tonight, GQ.com writer Steve Heisler called Levi to discuss all three.

GQ: The “quotes” section of your website has this one: “There’s nothing like going to the emergency room at 2am and telling the doctor you’re there because of a video game.” Care to explain?
Zachary Levi: The first night I hooked up my Wii, me and a couple of buddies were playing Wii Sports, and I was killing it. I might as well have been Andre Agassi–great forehand, great backhand. I go for this overhead smash, and I put my hand through the light fixture above me in my living room. I’m a tall guy, my arms are Stretch Armstrong long. You know, there’s this warning screen that says to make sure you have enough room around you to play, but they don’t bother saying to make sure there’s nothing above you. I won that battle, and I won 14 stitches because of it. I wanted to tell the doctor it was a bar fight, but no.

GQ: What did the doctor say to you when you came in?
Levi: He didn’t say anything, he just looked disapprovingly at me, silently judging.

GQ: Are you a notoriously intense gamer?
Levi: Yeah, I guess. I’ve been a gamer since I was a kid. But before the Wii—what did you have before that, Track & Field? There was nothing that was up and active… I won’t taunt [my opponent], but I will play general, like “Left, left!” But I keep it classy, San Diego. I don’t try and make remarks about people. I’ll leave that for all the 13 year old kids who have no parents.

GQ: Zing, orphans.
Levi: Well, not orphans, but kids whose parents clearly don’t know what they’re doing online. They are some of the meanest little fuckers I’ve ever played video games with—and racist, sexist, they say the most horrible shit. I’m in shock. I wish I had a button on the XBox that would release a punching… punch… wow, if I could use my boy word… like a boxing glove would pop out of their TV and punch them in the face. Just to prove a point. But like a cartoon one, nothing that would do personal damage.

GQ: Ever dropped one of these: “I’m Zac Levi from Chuck”?
Levi: Oh, absolutely not. That’s the last thing I need, is someone knowing they beat me and taunting me about it. I’m supposed to be the Intersect, I should be able to beat anybody at anything.

GQ: Before the Olympics, there was a huge fan outcry because Chuck and new girl Hannah were together, and Sarah, the other spy you’re on-again-off-again with, is now with über-spy Shaw. What do you make of the hubbub?
Levi: I didn’t know what was happening, and people were on my Twitter asking me if I had any response. I just thought it was incredible. This is a television show. [Laughs] This is make believe. More than that—c’mon. Like we haven’t done this same kind of thing on the show before. To assume based on one episode that it’s what’s going to happen for the rest of the season is a little narrow-minded.

GQ: It was surprising because there was such support for the show during season two, to get it renewed, and now there’s a call to boycott the show.
Levi: It kind of blew my mind. I love people’s passion about the show, but it seems like the most bass-ackwards logic—we fought so hard to save the show, now there’s a boycott cause we aren’t giving you what you want? What was really funny is that if people took two seconds to read IMDB, they’d see how many episodes Kristin [Kreuk] is doing, and they’d know they’ll be just fine in that regard.

GQ: This season, Chuck has a lot more spy skills and finds himself at the center of way more missions. How does that change the way you approach the character?
Levi: I try to make conscious decisions about the way that Chuck is affected by certain situations. He can be less fazed by things because he’s seen it. He’s had to diffuse bombs and had guns pointed at his head many times… Listen, killing people is dark. [But] we’ve been doing it long enough where I read through the scripts and there aren’t a lot of curveballs. And I’m certainly not mocking the show, but it’s not Chaucer. It’s pretty self-explanatory.

GQ: You were recently on the cover of Relevant Magazine accompanied by a huge profile detailing your faith and Christianity. First of all, I gotta say, when I first saw “Zachary Levi,” I assumed you were Jewish.
Levi: Oh, everybody does. I’m an honorary member of the tribe. You know, Levi is actually my middle name, and Pugh is my last name.

GQ: Why is Pugh so bad?
Levi: Well, you know, Pugh. Like Pepé Le Pew.

GQ: Hollywood is such an areligious place, but you devoted a lot of your time talking about your religion.
Levi: You know, Hollywood is a very interesting town—always has been, always will be. There are a lot of people who consider themselves “spiritual” but that can mean a lot of things to a lot of people. I don’t really talk about it that often, because there’s too much talk in the world. Especially with Christians, there’s more proselytizing than there is actual living proof of it. That’s kind of sad. I don’t not talk about it for fear of repercussions, but people have been burned by Christians or religion in general—I know I have, so I know the kind of taste people have in their mouths with that word. On both sides of the fence, people who preach open-mindedness and tolerance are the most close-minded, intolerant people I’ve ever met. I’m like, “Do you even see the hypocrisy?” If I can feel like I can have a respectful, spirited debate about religion, then rock and roll, but Christians especially love throwing who they are on other people. Why? They think they’re doing God’s work, but God never asked them to do that…

People don’t talk about religion a lot in Hollywood because it’s not an incredibly safe place to do it. There are a lot of people who want to go toe-to-toe with a Christian just for being a Christian. If I ever have to do that, I can hold my ground. I don’t approach religion with, like, putting the blinders on and, “Blah blah blah I believe! I believe!”…

All I know is, I’m here right now. There have been millions of people, lives lost, wars fought… I went and saw 300, and then the Discovery Channel had this thing about the story behind it. I was glued to the TV because a) it was fascinating, and b) this shit happened so long ago. [More excited] And it was monumental! These 300 Spartans and thousands of… the other guys, I can’t remember! It was huge! Imagine if that happened now! And it’s all forgotten. What does everyone care about now? Brad and Angelina and all their kids. It’s sad… Then I go, “I’m a speck. I’m on a television show, who fucking cares?” How many stars are on the Hollywood walk of fame, and you don’t know who they are?…

A lot of people, especially Christians, want to put you in this box of being a Christian actor, and I don’t believe in it. You do yourself and everyone else a big disservice when you start thinking about it as “Christian art.” That’s why most Christian art is bad. They don’t put a premium on the “art.” They’re banking on it being Christian art, which I think is abusing faith.

GQ: This is a lot more interesting than talking about your turn in Alvin & The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel.
Levi: Uh, yeah. I’m sure that it is.

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Robert De Niro to join Killer Elite

In addition to Clive Owen, Jason Statham and Chuck's Yvonne Strahovski, Robert De Niro has been confirmed to play the role as Statham's character's best friend, Hunter.

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Zachary Levi interview on Chuck

Chuck season three – which kicks off tonight (Mon 31 May) in the UK at 9pm on Virgin One – was a game-changing time for the show. Chuck now has the Intersect 2.0 in his head, wants to be a spy more than ever before and “knows kung fu”. It’s a rollercoaster ride for the next 19 episodes and a ride you need board from the very beginning.

As the show’s star, Zachary Levi, knows all too well, the show has been near to death nearly as often as his character has. But in a historic moment for TV, Chuck has now become a show saved by a fan support not once but twice. Indeed it’s almost unheard of that a show that was brought back thanks to a fan campaign lasts more than one extra season, but Chuck has managed it, and deservedly so. It’s a show that developing and improving in unexpected an exciting ways.

SFX had the chance to chat exclusively to Levi, and he was incredibly candid about the problems the show faces and the opportunities it can embrace.

SFX: You must be please that Chuck has been confirmed for a fourth season

“Oh sure, I can’t thank the fans enough. Everyone was saying it would happen but you never can tell with the networks. In the time I’ve been in this industry, which is 10 years, I’ve seen crazy things happen. I’ve seen shows picked up and immediately cancelled after they’ve been picked up. Networks can be very fickle.”

Do you think the fans campaiging actually had an affect, or is it all down to numbers of people watching?

“I’ll tell you what, we’ve got some of the best fans in the world. I mean, our renewal the last two seasons just goes to show you. It’s amazing – when people rally behind something and they wanna fight for something, they go after it and they fight for it. Our fans definitely did. Between buying sandwiches and writing in and all that jazz it really did turn into quite a scenario. Something that you as an actor can only dream about: having a great job but on top of that having a job that people respond to so vehemently. They will fight for you. This year, they did flash-mobs. I don’t even know what a flash-mob is, but it sounds awesome. And they dressed up like us doing it! That’s just crazy.”

Season three is only just starting in the UK, so let’s talk about that. You get to be much more of a spy this time around. Was that fun?

“I quite enjoyed it. I know a lot of fans had issues. Look, some people are the type of fans who don’t want anything to change. And some people are the type of fans who want to see evolution, who want to see change.

“It would be interesting to see what the uproar would be if there was no evolution, if there was no growth. I believe, especially with a show like Chuck, where you have mythology, and you have larger arcs at stake, it’s important to keep things moving. And granted, had we been a giant success right out of the gate, our show would not have matured or evolved as fast as it has, because the network would have slowed that down and milked it for whatever it was worth, cos that’s what tends to happen, especially in American television.

“But I don’t think that’s the right thing to do. I’m quite a big fan of you do guys do things in the UK. I like shorter seasons. I think you should keep an audience wanting more. I think you should take your time to write your entire season before you start shooting it so that it all makes sense and it all ties up very well.

“In American television it’s about fashion over function, quality over quantity, sometimes. I’m not knocking anyone in particular, but by saying that, I guess on the other side of the coin I’m knocking everyone, including Chuck. I think that, you know, when you stretch out seasons and you do any more than 13 episodes, I think it becomes… well, you don’t necessarily have entire episodes that are crap, but you might have pieces of episodes that are crap, certainly. And I don’t want to do that. I want to make a lean, mean season of television where every episode counts, where every episode for the entire episode, means something.

“And I think that Chuck has a lot of that to offer for sure, but we could grow and be better like any other show can be better. It just seems easier to be a better show when you have less of a demand on the number of episodes that you have to do. It’s a difficult thing to do. The writers have to come up with different ways of skinning a cat, but at the end of the day, of you’re still skinning that same cat.”

In fact, season three was supposed to only by 13 episodes originally, wasn’t it? The network ordered six extra episodes quite late in the day. Do you think that affected the writing of those last six?

“I dunno. Everybody has a different opinion on it. It certainly would have been better for the network to have ordered all 19 episodes at the same time. It always makes it a little wonky and weird and difficult, particularly for the writers to do this 13 episode arc, and have basically already finished it by the time the network comes around and says, ‘Oh you know what? We want six more.’ Because then, what do you do with that? Do you try and shoehorn in six more episodes somehow into that arc? No. I think the writers were correct in making it its own little mini-arc. A whole season doesn’t all need to be one big arc. It’s tidier and it takes the audience on one clear journey, sure, but at the same time, on sit coms there’s no real arc, there’s no real journey. Even on shows like CSI or Law And Order, they’re very episodic. They may have some very general undertone big arcs, but for the most part they’re procedural. You can check in on any episode and you’ll understand, and it’ll make sense.

“So to do a 13-episode arc and then a six episode arc made sense. I wish we had more newcomers, but we don’t, and that’s been our biggest issue. The people who have come to know and love the show, know and love the show. They’re not newbies. There are very few people who are going to tune into episode 15 of this season and immediately get what’s going on and think, ‘I’ll start watching this.’ It won’t really make sense. We’re a very interesting hybrid of procedural and serial, and this season maybe even more serial, especially in the second half of the season. And I don’t just mean the last six. The last eight or nine episodes, really.”

So would you like to see the show become more episodic?

“I’d like to see if there’s a way we can be more accessible without losing what we already do well, and what the fans already love.”

You get to do a lot more action in season three. What’s the secret of faking kung fu?

“Good choreography. We don’t have much time to train or anything, so we learn the choreography a day or two before we do the fights. And fortunately for us we have an incredible fight choreographer, and all of our stunt department are excellent. They really help sell the fights a lot.

“I feel pretty confident about jumping in and doing it. I know I’m no Jason Bourne, but I certainly try my hardest and I get my choreography down pretty quickly, it’s just a matter of making it look as cool and snappy as possible, which, being six four and thin, doesn’t always turn out to be the snappiest, but I try.”

Part of the fun of the show, now, is seeing this geeky, lanky guy in the midst of the fights

“Ha ha. Yeah, it works within the show, but my own pride makes me want to look really badass and really cool. Maybe one day.”

You also got to direct an episode this season

“It was amazing. It really was amazing, I’ve wanted to direct for a long, long time. And I did direct some theatre, and I did direct a short film right before we started this season of Chuck, because I wanted to cut my teeth. And my used my whole crew from Chuck, so that we had all worked together at least once before when I came to do the episode. And it was an incredible experience. All the cast, all the crew were very supportive, they believed in me. I believed in me. I have seen a lot of directors come through and learnt a lot from them. I just tried to do my homework – have a plan and then be flexible with that plane, because any given day something can change or go wrong. Or you have differences of opinion. But the problem solving is part of the fun. It was incredibly rewarding.”

Does kissing Yvonne Strahovski ever become another day in the office?

“Ha ha ha! Oh, I dunno. I suppose in some ways. I don’t know what kissing your sister would be like, but… I know, it’s not really like kissing your sister, but it is like kissing a friend.

“She’s certainly a gorgeous girl. It’s not like I don’t enjoy doing it. Kissing a beautiful girl is always enjoyable. But when it‘s your job there’s always that little bit of a disconnect. It’s not going anywhere. It stops when they yell cut. But yeah, I still enjoy kissing Yvonne whenever we get to kiss.”

Zachary Levi promoting Chuck season 3 on Calle 13

" Looking a tiny bit uncomfortable, but cool as always! :P "