Among them was Judi Shekoni, who plays Joanne, the wife of Luke (Levi).
They are on a mission to execute EVOs, people with powers.
Shekoni had a brush with a passionate fandom already as Zafrina inThe Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2.
I spoke with Shekoni about the darkness of hers and Levis characters inHeroes Reborn.
What can you tell us about this character?
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Judi Shekoni:I would describe my character as a vigilante.
Shes out for revenge and hopefully redemption.
He wasnt killed by people with power, was he?
And throughout the storyline, you find out more reasons why she would think that.
Isnt that like killing the messenger?
I think shes caught in the stages of grief and shes trapped in anger.
And in anger, youre just looking at someone else to blame.
I think when you lose a child, who you really blame is yourself.
But you dont want to deal with that so youll lash out and blame every other person around.
So I think its whomever she thinks is the most guilty at this moment in time.
Probably deep down she thinks its herself and shes looking for some sort of resolution and redemption.
What are the psychological challenges of this role?
I think it has to be very specific and it has to change and it has to graduate.
It cant just be generalized grief.
So shes developing an addiction to that and so wanted to do that more, it feels good.
What are the physical challenges?
But then other times theres a vulnerability to me thats not like the character.
I think some shows do mention it and its very valuable when they do.
What I really love about this is that its not the topic of conversation.
And that race and color are not the main talking point which I think is great.
The originalHeroeswas also multi-generational, with Hayden Panettiere as Claire the cheerleader representing the youth.
I spoke with Kay and got to hear his real British accent, which you wont hear onHeroes Reborn.
Heroeswas such a great vehicle for discovering young talent, like Hayden playing Claire.
When you got the role as a teenager character on the newHeroes, how did it feel?
Robbie Kay:Oh, it was really exciting.
I had known about the show beforehand.
I had never seen it.
Obviously after doing it, I had intense interest in watching it.
Where does your character begin?
Robbie:My character kind of begins in a small town in the midwest.
The trailer sets up the climate of the show which is that its a very dystopian present.
What people call EVOs now, people with evolved powers, are persecuted, treated as third class citizens.
Is coming out with a power very different now than when Claire was discovering it in the first season?
Robbie:Yeah, because in the original, there was no kind of a public form about it.
The general public had no idea that this was even going on.
So when Claire revealed it, it changed the entire dynamic of the world thatHeroesis in.
What are the physical challenges of this role?
Robbie:Not too much physically.
So far I havent had to do too many crazy stunts or anything like that.
But theres been a fair amount of running around and a lot of quick, pacey action scenes.
So theres been a lot of movement which has been great.
Id say its more of a mentally challenging thing.
Thats my next question.
What are the psychological challenges?
So to have that heightened sense of a power is weird to get my head around.
You grow into it.
Does your character go to school?
Its hard for everyone to fit in in high school.
How hard is it for him?
He can never truly be a normal person.
Does he get by?
Robbie:I mean, Tommy is an awkward kid.
Its very rewarding to see.
Robbie:I think its a very interesting way to look at it.
The fact that superheroes are kind of idolized.
Its completely the opposite.
If youre special then theres something wrong with you, or you seem to have something wrong with you.
Its all about these characters and their attitudes towards their powers and how they deal with them.
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