Movie projects for Hiro
He's got two movies coming up--one already finished, one in the works. *** From Hero to Card Counter: Oka Bets on 21 Posted Jan 2nd 2007 2:02PM by Erik Davis Filed under: Drama, Casting, DIY/Filmmaking, Newsstand Although I've never watched the show myself, according to its recent Golden Globe nomination for Best Television Series Drama, as well as the outstanding coverage provided to us by our sister site TV Squad, Heroes is a pretty popular program with you folks at home. And, part of that popularity is due to Masi Oka's performance as Hiro Nakamura -- a "Tokyo nonconformist computer/anime enthusiast who develops a way to pierce the space-time continuum and move back in time through sheer will power," so says the show's official website. Well, the CGI artist-turned-actor (did you know he was a CGI artist on films like Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and the Star Wars trilogy?) is now making his way to the big screen (and in front of the cameras for a change), as Oka is in talks to co-star in the Kevin Spacey-produced 21. Based off Ben Mezrich's book Bringing Down the House, film will tell the true story of how six M.I.T. whiz kids traveled to Vegas hell-bent on coming up with a way (mastering the art of counting cards) to take back with them as much money as they could. Robert Luketic will direct (now that he's officially done with Dallas) and Jim Sturgess will star in the lead role. Oka will also be featured in the upcoming big-screen comedy "Balls of Fury." The film about a former ping-pong champ the government enlists to go undercover in an underworld tournament also stars George Lopez, Jason Scott Lee and Christopher Walken.