Still catching up on bits of Comic-Con info... On Saturday, CW premiered the pilot episode of the spy drama Nikita, starring Maggie Q, to a packed crowd: COMIC-CON 2010: 'Nikita' debuts and Maggie Q says 'Dudes are gonna love it!'
Maggie Q and Fonseca were very complimentary toward one another when it came to the martial-arts and firearms training they had to endure. Maggie Q called Fonseca "annoying" because "she's good at everything."To be honest, the fact that they cast Maggie Q is the most interesting part about this character, which has seen several incarnations -- the original 1990 French film, the American movie remake and the USA network's TV show -- all played by Caucasian actresses. It's just nice to finally see this colorblind casting thing work the other way.
Maggie Q, a fan of the original film, was also grateful to be cast as an Asian actress in the role. "I am not the typical choice for this [and] am glad to be able to represent a group of people who are underrepresented [on screen]," she said.
Tying the show even further into Comic-Con, Silverstein believes that people will enjoy it because "it's Jason Bourne type of stuff. It's 'Nikita' by way of 'Batman Beyond.' "
Other than that, I'm not entirely sure what separates Nikita from other previous asskicking-hot-babe shows. But I'll give it a shot. The series premieres September 9. For more information, go to the CW website here.