Comic Con gallery

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So I finally go the CC gallery up! 94 pics there so far.

- July 29, 2010

One more video from Comic Con

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Thanks to Jon for finding these videos uploaded by CBS!

- July 29, 2010

New video from Comic Con

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Thanks to Ted for finding this new video from the red carpet at Comic Con!

- July 26, 2010

E!Online Comic Con Video

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E!Online has a video up of Grace and Daniel being interviewed on the red carpet of Comic Con.

- July 26, 2010

Hawaii Five-0 promo image

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Thanks, GrumpyOldFan!

- July 25, 2010

Comic Con pictures

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- July 25, 2010

More Comic Con pictures

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(Some of these were found by Mizzoh)

- July 25, 2010

More videos of Grace

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Thanks Jon!

- July 24, 2010

Grace talks Hawaii Five-0 and the

auditioning process

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CinemaBlend has a great video interview with Grace.

- July 24, 2010

Can you read this now?

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I changed the title and date font from a yellow to more of a green and it's a bit darker. Still too light? I also darkened up this font to a deeper brown. Let me know if you guys are still having trouble.

- July 24, 2010

Comic Con report

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I found a brief write-up of the Hawaii Five-0 clips shown at CC. If you don't want to know, skip this update!

The team is rounded out by Kono, now played by the young and hot Grace Park, instead of the fat guy on the original. Her first appearance comes in the form of a close-up on her ass in a bikini, so while Park is a talented actress and the character may be fantastic, we know why they made the switch. She’s Dae’s cousin, about to graduate from the police academy after an injury killed her pro surfing career. She and Danno will have a long, drawn-out, will-they-or-won’t-they relationship fraught with sexual tension. Or at least that’s what the 30 second clip I saw seemed to imply.

- July 24, 2010

Live blog of the CC panel

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DigitalSpy has a live blog of the panel up. Here are the bits with Grace:

10.25am: Dae Kim is brought out to much applause. Orci explains the choice of Grace Park as the new Kono (for the unaware: the original Dano was a big burly guy). "We decided it's what's on the inside that counts," he jokes. "When we first meet Kono, she's training at the police academy, a little bit before graduation."

10.27am: Grace Park is brought out. On her casting: "I think we got used to watching a lot of men on television growing up. Women were either the mom or the girlfriend or the prostitute. So when you remake an old show it's nice to make a change."

10.38am: Grace Park talks about how much she loves everything to do with the show. "After I watched the pilot, I was like 'I'm doing this'."

10.44am: Same question for Park, RE her Battlestar alterego. "The experience I had on that show was amazing. When Boomer died, I was shooting The Cleaner at the same time, so it was fine. But it was a very emotional episode. When she died, I thought I can't feel sad about that, because I'm dead."

10.47am: Dae Kim says that he just started watching Battlestar and scolds Park for spoiling the end.

10.53am: Park recalls a scene they've recently shot lying on concrete in the sun. "I turned around, saw all this stuff burning [for the scene] and it was amazing. I was like 'let's shoot this!!'"

10.57am: Floor opened up for questions. Park asked if she'll be seen in bikinis more often. "I don't know if I have much of a choice in it," she laughs.

11.09am: Park jokes that she drinks a lot of mai tais on set.

Hollywood Reporter also covered the event:

The producers said that, unlike in the original series, the characters played by Kim and Park will have plenty of screen time, including stand-alone episodes built around their characters.

One fan asked Park: "Will we see you more in bikinis?"

"I don't know if I have a much of a choice," she said. "I want the guys in bikinis."

- July 23, 2010

EW's coverage of CC

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Not much about Grace, but they had that pic, the video I posted below and just a few interesting tidbits:

People Are Already Excited About Hawaii Five-O: The ballroom was packed—totally rare for a show no one has seen! And the promo we saw gave further to credence to my sneaking suspicion: Five-O is likely going to be a new fan favorite.

The Theme Song Is Still Awwwesome! "When you tell people you're doing Hawaii Five-O the first thing they say to you is, 'Don't mess up the theme song,' " director Peter Lenkov says. After initially doing a modernized version of Five-O's iconic ditty, producers revealed they recently hired members of the original Five-O band to reunite and rerecord the exact same song! Seriously, check out this video and tell me it doesn't get you just a little excited for this show. It's pretty infectious...

- July 23, 2010

Video of Grace at the CC panel!

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She's so cute!

- July 23, 2010

Pics of Grace at Comic Con

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- July 23, 2010

Video of Grace at Hard Rock cafe

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Thanks to Jon for finding this:

- July 23, 2010

Grace at Comic Con!

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Here are the first images from Comic Con!

- July 23, 2010

Small poster for HFO

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This Comic Con website has up a lot of booth images, and this is the one for Hawaii Five-0:

- July 22, 2010

Win HFO memorabilia at Comic Con!

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Surf's up at Comic-Con! HAWAII FIVE-0 brings its island flavor to fans in San Diego with an exclusive array of giveaways available throughout the convention.

H50: Aloha Earth Panel (Friday, July 23 @ 10:15am, Room 6BCF)
Fans who attend the H50 panel session will not only get to interact with series stars Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park, they will also have a chance to take home :

o One of three surfboards, signed by the entire HAWAII FIVE-0 cast;
o Limited-run, not-available-for-sale, Comic-Con edition "I got lei'd at Comic-Con" t-shirts.
 

CBS Booth – Autograph Signing (Friday, July 23 @ 12pm noon, booth #4129)
Fans who join the cast at the CBS booth during the autograph signing session will receive limited collector edition H50 posters.

H50 Hula Girls
Conventioneers should also be on the lookout for the HAWAII FIVE-0 Hula Girls. The girls will say "aloha" to Comic-Con fans while modeling the limited-run t-Shirts and giving out ringtone cards featuring the show's iconic theme song.

Additionally, all visitors to the CBS booth can enter to win a vacation getaway to the filming location of H50 on the tropical and vibrant island of Oahu.

Thanks to seat42f for the info!

- July 22, 2010

New layout

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I wanted something bright and cheerful. Either you like it or you think it looks like a Hello Kitty exploded on the site. Let me know if anything is wonky, or if the yellow links are too bright for you guys. There's a new section to the right, Highlights, just to keep track of upcoming events.

- July 22, 2010

Grace in new EW poll

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Thanks, Guest! Grace is featured in a EW poll called Who is the Ultimate Sexy Beast? You can vote for Boomer/Athena here, she's up against Anna from V. She's at 49% of the vote vs Anna's 51%.

- July 20, 2010

Grace in EW

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Entertainment Weekly has an article up for Grace as Kono in Hawaii Five-0. (Thanks, GrumpyOldFan!)

Grace Park takes a man-made role on 'Hawaii Five-0'
by Jennifer Armstrong

You know you’ve broken into the boys’ club when you can’t seem to stop taking roles originally played by guys. Grace Park first gained attention while playing Lieut. Sharon “Boomer” Valerii in Sci Fi’s remake of Battlestar Galactica. (Boomer from the 1978 series was portrayed by Herbert Jefferson Jr.) And now Park will be pulling the sex swap all over again this fall, as Det. Kono Kalakaua in CBS’ reboot of Hawaii Five-0. (Kono was played by the burly actor Zulu in the 1968 original.)

Park attributes all the gender bending not to her special brand of gravitas, but to Hollywood’s zeal for remakes and the need to inject them with modern sensibilities. “Back in the day, we used to have much more male-centric shows,” she says. “You still have male-heavy shows, but having a woman in there adds a new dimension.” That said, she sees plenty of ways to exploit this trend: “My next goal is to do J.R. from Dallas. Then maybe Larry from Three’s Company.” Note to network executives: Please make this happen.

- July 20, 2010

Hawaii Five-0 filming video

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Thanks Jon! Here's the video from KITV Honolulu.

- July 19, 2010

More from the blessing ceremony

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Thanks, GrumpyOldFan! We have this article from the Honolulu Star Advertiser:

Of all the stars in the remake, the sprightly Park, who had a regular role in Syfy's "Battlestar Galactica," will be creating the biggest character makeover. Her role as Kono was originally played by Zulu, a burly former Waikiki beachboy.

"I feel the pressure is not really on me," she said before filming began. "I can only do what I do. But there seems to be a lot of hype and a lot of excitement."

She hasn't spent enough time in the islands to duplicate believable pidgin, but figures she'll create a back story for her character. For example, maybe she spent a few years on the mainland away at college.

"I like things to make sense, and people who live here are going to know she doesn't have the accent," Park said.

And these new pics:

And another article, this time from KHNL Hawai'i News Now:

The cast just moved to Oahu this week. They'll be busy shooting at least 12 episodes, but they're also eager to explore their new home.

"I'm looking forward to surfing. I'm right by the water so it's like every morning you see people surfing" said Grace Park who portrays Kono Kalakaua.

- July 17, 2010

Hawaii Five-0 blessing ceremony

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Thanks to GrumpyOldFan for finding this newspage from KITV Honolulu! The have a write-up of the event as well as a video of the event, which unfortunately I can't embed here.

Here's a much larger version of that video.

- July 16, 2010

Hawaii Five-0 blessing ceremony

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Here's another picture:

- July 15, 2010

Hawaii Five-0 blessing ceremony

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The show kicked off filming today with a blessing ceremony:

The producers, cast and crew of Hawaii Five-0 gathered for a Hawaiian blessing this morning before beginning work on the new version of the television series in Hawaii ("hana ho" means "to do again"). The lawn of the Hilton Hawaiian Village was filled with crew members, reporters, photographers and a few tourists who slipped in to snap photos of the event.

Before the blessing, Honolulu Police Chief Louis Kealoha and other officers welcomed the production to the islands. I asked Chief Kealoha if he would be making any guest appearances in the series; his “No!” was both swift and emphatic. He smiled, saying the series is most welcome to Hawaii but he’s not planning to join the actors on camera.

The series stars Alex O’Loughlin as Steve McGarrett and Scott Caan as Danny Williams. Daniel Dae Kim keeps his Hawaii location, moving from “Lost” to “Five-0” as Chin Ho Kelly. One character has a sex change in this “re-imagining” of the classic series, which aired originally from 1968 – 1980 on CBS. The character of Kono Kalakaua was originally played by Hawaiian actor Zulu (Gilbert Kauhi), who was born on Hilo and died there in 2004. In the new series, the part of Kono is played by Grace Park, seen recently on Battlestar Galactica.

The series stars were relaxed, attentive during the blessing, and joined in a group hug immediately after. Then they faced a line-up of television cameras for brief interviews before beginning the day’s shooting. At the conclusion of the ceremony, someone shouted that the crew had five minutes to get in place. As I walked back through the hotel property, trucks full of props and crew were maneuvering in front of the registration area and cameras were setting up their shots. As always, the beautiful weather and scenery of Hawaii were ready for their starring roles.

There are also a few pictures from the event:

Thanks Ted!

- July 15, 2010

Hawaii Five-0 films

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So today, as it turns out, is the day the begin filming what is technically the second episode of the season. (It's being billed as 1x01, as the pilot is being considered a standalone. Or something?) Anyway. Filming begins today in Honolulu and ends on the 26th. Hopefully we'll get some candids soon. I'm gonna put in a lighter text color the name and description for this episode below, just highlight it:

1x01 "Ohana": The Hawaii Five-O crew investigate the kidnapping of an ex-NSA agent, ROLAND, who's in possession of a piece of valuable and dangerous technology that's been sold by a group of Serbians to the highest bidders: the Koreans...

Over the next two days I'll be changing the site to the new layout. It's colorful.

- July 15, 2010

Metracritic looks at Hawaii Five-0

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Metacritic wrote up a feature for the new fall shows and here's what they had to say about Hawaii Five 0:

What it is: CSI: Honolulu, with explosions.

A less campy, more action-filled remake of the 1970s-era police drama with the famous theme song (which returns here), Hawaii Five-0 stars Alex O’Loughlin (Three Rivers), Scott Caan (Ocean’s Eleven), who are supported by Daniel Dae Kim (Lost) and Grace Park (Battlestar Galactica). The writing team of Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (Fringe, Transformers) also serve as producers. The show looks like it could be slightly less of a standard procedural than other CBS crime series — there are some story arcs that may continue throughout multiple episodes — and critics generally were impressed by the well-produced, movie-like, big-budget pilot, while worrying about the show’s ability to replicate that success weekly with less money and time to play with.

The good news: Every critic who has seen the pilot compares it to an action movie, and a pretty fun one at that. "It’s a somewhat dizzying, over-edited, slightly over-directed movie, but the Hawaii cinematography is breathtaking, the stunts are proficient and the explosions are fireball-tastic," writes Daniel Fienberg of HitFix. Several critics also praise Caan’s entertaining performance.

The bad news: The Futon Critic’s Brian Ford Sullivan finds a lack of chemistry between the two leads, while TV Squad’s Joel Keller complains that the pilot sets up the heroes as invulnerable "supercops," which won’t make for a very compelling series. And some storylines in the pilot were more interesting than others. And every reviewer seems uncertain of how the show will play out in subsequent episodes.

Thanks Jon!

- July 13, 2010

Grace on the set of The First Days

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Hulo Films, the company behind The First Days, has a write-up of the short and a link to their Flickr page which had these pictures of Grace:

- July 10, 2010

More BSG pics

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Yet again Daydreaming has come up with a bunch more BSG promotional images. Here are the ones featuring Grace:

- July 7, 2010

Comic Con

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I can't wait for Comic Con and all the goodies that will bring! Ted found some info about the Hawaii Five-0 panel:

- July 3, 2010

New role for Grace

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Grace is filming a short film in Regina, Canada:

Grace Park is starring in a short called The First Days.

Share An up-and-coming actress most known for her role as Sharon in Battlestar Galatica is in Regina this week to shoot a short film.

Grace Park is playing a young immigrant in the eight-minute short directed by Maurico Carvajal. The film, The First Days, follows the story of a young man in a new nation struggling to build a life for himself.

“I've always really wanted to do a short,” she said . “It's always nice to do Canadian projects.”

Park also stars in Global television’s newest crime thriller, the remake of the 1970s hit, Hawaii Five-0.

Park says the big-budget action adventure allows to afford quick trips around the country to shoot other things.

“I was surprised to be flown out to Regina,” she said. “I'm at the Hotel Saskatchewan, which is beautiful, and then we even had a per diem.”

First Days director Carvajal says while most of his cast is made up of local actors, he is happy Park said yes to play a role in his film.

Park landed the part because of a longstanding friendship with one of the directors and filming happened to fall during a gap in her schedule.

“Having Grace is a fantastic opportunity for me for sure, and for everybody,” Carvajal said.

GlobalTV also has a 2 minute video.

Thanks to Ian for the heads-up about The Border's season 3 release on dvd.

-June 30, 2010

Been quiet around here

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Nothing new has happened in weeks, unfortunately. We still have a month to go until Comic Con, but filming pictures will hopefully be coming out soon.

Anyway, MTV has compiled a list of actresses that could play The Wasp in the Avengers movie. Here's  what they had to say about Grace:

Grace Park: The "Battlestar Galactica" actress was one of the show's most versatile players thanks to her role as one of the earliest revealed Cylons. Equipped with that same flexibility as well as her take-no-prisoners demeanor during combat sequences, Grace Park would be a real winner as Janet. She's also an ideal physical match if "The Avengers" taps into the Ultimates version of the character.

- June 25, 2010

Grace interviewed about Hawaii Five-0

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IGN interviewed Grace and Roberto Orci:

Get Ready for Hawaii Five-O
Preview: Producer Roberto Orci and cast member Grace Park talk about the new version of the iconic series.
June 15, 2010


One of fall's most buzzed about new series, CBS's Hawaii Five-O stands out from other cop series thanks to its extremely geek-friendly participants. Two of the shows executive producers, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, are well known in fanboy circles, from their days working on Hercules and Xena to their time as Alias writers, to their recent credits - which include writing Transformers and Star Trek and co-creating Fringe with their frequent collaborator J.J. Abrams.

As for the cast, Alex O'Loughlin (Moonlight) takes on the lead role of Steve McGarrett (played by Jack Lord in the original), while his partner Danny Williams is played by Ocean's 11's Scott Caan. Rounding out the special police unit McGarrett leads are two characters played by well known actors to genre fans – Daniel Dae Kim (Lost) as Chin Ho Kelly and Grace Park (Battlestar Galactica) as Kona Kalakaua.

I recently spoke to both Roberto Orci and Grace Park about the project, and Orci noted that he and Kurtzman were initially reluctant about being involved with Hawaii Five-0, in the wake of Transformers and Star Trek, "because we thought, well, we don't want to be known as 'reboot guys.'"

However, Orci explained that executive producer Peter Lenkov (24, CSI: NY), who wrote the pilot, "Pitched us a great story… and such a great kind of paradigm for the show and how to really get into the characters that he really talked us into it. And then we thought, 'This could be really fun.'"

As far as the tone they're reaching for on the series, Orci said, "The sweet spot for us was always like Lethal Weapon or 48 Hours," noting that while that may sound easy , "Everyone always tries to do the action buddy [cop] thing with real stakes and it's actually deceptively hard. This is our opportunity to take a stab at that kind of a classic tone, where the violence is real, but you can still have a lot of fun with it. It doesn't have to be totally grim, you know?"

One more bit of geek-bait in Hawaii Five-0 is James Marsters, known to Buffy and Angel fans for his role as Spike. Marsters plays the bad guy in the pilot, and I asked Orci if it was a one-off role or whether he could return to face Steve McGarrett again. Orci replied, "The editing room will tell! We still have much to decide how it will end. Until it airs, it's just a work in progress."

Amusingly, just as on Battlestar Galactica, Grace Park finds herself playing a character from a 1970s TV series who was male in the original version. Explaining the new show's take on Kona, Park told me, "Kona's fresh out of the academy, and she has quite a few skills under her belt which would make her an asset to the team. She's right at the beginning of the formulation of this elite task force which is developing in Hawaii."
Park noted that while, "Hawaii is not necessarily a place with a lot of crime," international criminals, "might be attracted to Hawaii for several reasons, and so that's where we come in."

"I play cousins with Daniel," added Park. "His name has kind of been dragged through the mud, and he's been set up. So his character thinks that mine doesn't have a hope in Hell because of the family name."

Hawaii Five-O looks to really deliver on the action front, especially when it comes to what we expect to see on TV. Remarked Park, "I'd read the script, but then watching the pilot really blew me away. To me, it looks filmic. I recently saw another huge budget movie, and it just lacked that pop, and Hawaii Five-O delivered."

Kona gets a big introduction, as the guys show up on the beach to find her surfing. While this is a natural skill for Kona, Park revealed, "I'd never surfed before!" Park mentioned that her reply to those telling her she looks great in the surfing sequence is, "Well it's actually not me! That's another chick." Park smiled, adding, "She's got a great body, thankfully, because that's supposedly me!"

Park noted she does snowboard, but "it's been awhile since I've been riding mountains." With some time off until Hawaii Five-0 begins production, she added, "I'm planning to head over to Tofino on the west coast of Canada for a few days. Freshen up [on surfing] a little bit, because I've only ever gone twice."

Hawaii Five-O debuts this fall on CBS.

-June 16, 2010

Grace at Comic Con

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Thanks to Ted for pointing out that Hawaii Five-0 is being presented at Comic Con!

The show's summer Con panel is hoping to lure the fanboy crowd with appearances from stars like 'Battlestar' Galactica' vet Grace Park, 'Lost' alum Daniel Dae Kim, and writer/producers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, the pair famous for penning the 'Star Trek' and 'Transformers' big screen reboots.

SDCC runs from July 22-25 in San Diego.

- June 10, 2010

Hawaii Five-0

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ETOnline has an article up about Hawaii Five-0. Grace contributes a small quote: "I used to be a guy. My character used to be a guy," Grace Park, who plays Kono, tells ET." There's also a video.

EDIT: Fixed link. Thanks Ted!

- June 8, 2010

More Upfront pics

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I've got 20 more pics from the CBS Upfront. (Thanks to GrumpyOldFan):

- June 4, 2010

Grace mentions Hawaii Five-0

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Canadian National Post did a write-up of upcoming tv shows, and Grace contributed a quote re: Hawaii Five-o:

"You're going to see some really amazing action. You're going to have McGarrett and Danno and the chemistry is amazing. You're going to be able to follow them through some international cases," says Grace Park, a Vancouver actress who stars in the series as Kono. "You don't have to have had a background to be able to enjoy this one. It's sort of an origin story. This is a beginning of, how did Hawaii Five-O get to be."

- June 1, 2010