Star Force

Billy Mouse is the first of the Star Force cast to be announced for After Ever After in a guest role for three episodes as King Philip, yes, the same prince of Sleeping Beauty fame. 

Given the recent announcement that his wife Gwen is five months pregnant, it’s no surprise that Lance Camelot revealed on Twitter that he’s not planning any major commitments for the next year or so, as he’s probably going to have more than enough to keep him occupied at home! All the same, he hasn’t ruled out guest spots in series or films that don’t require him to travel. 

Mary Margaret Blanchard and David Nolan are co-starring once more. A pilot episode for a show entitled Supers has just been announced, and although little is known about it apart from the fact it involves superheroes, we’re super-excited about it, and Blanchard tweeted her glee at being able to play a villain for the first time in her career. 

Zelena West  has landed her first film role in her native London in the upcoming drama The Many Shades of Brown, playing a young woman determined to achieve her dream of becoming an interior designer despite her severe colour-blindness. She also recently announced her intention to write a tell-all memoir chronicling her time on the Star Force set, full of scandalous gossip about our favourite stars...

Tina Bell is heading off to Scandinavia as the latest actor to join the cast of critically acclaimed live-action/CGI mashup sci-fi series The Sixth World. She’ll be providing voice and motion-capture work for a new character to be introduced partway through the show’s second season. “I’m really excited about doing motion capture,” Bell said in a recent interview. “It’s always fascinating to watch how the little dots become a person on the screen, and it means I don’t have to spend any time in hair and make-up!”

Elsa Snow will be starring alongside her sister for the second time, returning to her home in Canada for a supporting role in Anna’s first major film. She’s confirmed that they will be playing sisters, and that hopefully the comedic fare will be easier to work with than their last time starring together in The Snow Queen. A title and synopsis are expected next month. 

As for the characters back on Force Base, Fae Blue is returning to her roots in horror, announced as part of the line-up for a new indie slasher flick to be released later this year, although whether as victim or villain remains to be seen. (Personally we think she’s angling for a tenth on-screen death...) George King is set to make waves guest-starring in long-running political drama A House Divided, with the view to creating a new version of the show set in London for UK audiences that will tie in to A House Divided’s continuity. King’s adopted son and his family live in England and he has previously expressed a wish to move there to be closer to them. 

Finally, whilst Astrid Star has not announced any upcoming roles, we want to wish her warm congratulations on her engagement to Storybrooke Studios security officer Leroy Short. Perhaps a future in epic romances is around the corner? 

We’ll keep you posted as we find out more!

Antagonist main cast, clockwise from top left:

Robin Locksley as LORD MORTIMER: Rising as the self-styled ‘Lord Protector’ of the former kingdom, he rules with an iron fist, determined to stamp out the influence of magic and crush the royal family.

Brienne Tarth as GRETEL: Never quite recovered from her ordeal in the gingerbread house, Gretel is the Lord Protector’s Witchfinder General, as brutal and bloodthirsty as she is beautiful. 

Ana Lucia Cortez as THE GHOST: Silent and deadly, the Ghost is Mortimer’s personal assassin, responsible for the deaths of King Philip and Queen Aurora. A master of disguise, she could be anywhere...

Lawrence Wargrave as CHAOS: With magic in such turmoil, Chaos’s demons are free to roam the lands, intent on returning the world to the darkness from whence it came. Naturally, Chaos has no interest in stopping the purge of magicians. 

Shannon Rutherford as THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY: Stripped of her wings and her wand by the fae sisterhood after dabbling in black magic, the Sugar Plum Fairy is out for revenge by any means necessary, including an alliance with Chaos to restore her powers.

Sidney Glass as THE SHADOW MAN: Intent on using his powers for dark and evil purposes, the Shadow Man serves whichever master pays the highest, and is loyal to only himself. [Mod note: Yes, he is based off Dr Facilier in the Princess and the Frog.]

The king and queen are dead, assassinated as they slept, and the royal family is on the run. In the wake of the toppled monarchy, a grim dictatorship arises, intent on wiping out all traces of magic in the land. With magic in such disarray, demons and dragons run rampant and wars are fought on all sides.

In the shadows of this depressive time, a resistance arises, ready to take back their land from the hands of their oppressors and restore peace and magic to the realm. 

Protagonist main cast, clockwise from top left:

Rob Stark as PINOCCHIO - Now a man with a family of his own, Pinocchio is spurred into action after the murder of his father Gepetto, and he will not stop until justice is served.

Sayid Jarrah as THE GENIE - Freed from his lamp but still possessed of immense power that he must keep hidden, the Genie uses his centuries of experience granting wishes to help the resistance in their aims. 

Ingrid Andersen as THE DARK FAIRY - Once a villain responsible for the vanishing of the Princess Aurora, the Dark Fairy now works with the resistance to prevent her fae sisterhood from being wiped out.

Harry Kennedy as THE BEAST - Kept from aging by the lingering enchantments placed on his castle, the Beast is mourning the early death of his beauty, and inspired to rejoin the world by the terrible events occurring around him.

Tara Castle as TALIA - A peasant living with her grandmother in Pinocchio’s village, she is one of the first to join the resistance, but is there more to her than meets the eye?

Kate Austen as JACQUELINE - Daughter of the famed giant slayer Jack, Jacqueline struggles to live up to her father’s fame and heroism. Perhaps joining the resistance is her chance to break out from under his shadow. 

Stay tuned for more news - specifically the villains!