Whedons Obsession mit Battlestar Galactica gehört ja zu den Dingen, die ich rein gar nicht nachvollziehen kann, aber es dürfte für die Ratings wohl eine gute Neuigkeit sein, dass unter den wier neuen Namen ein bekanntes BSG-Gesicht dabei ist:

Tahmoh Penikett as Paul Smith: 30s, good looks hardened by a cynical distaste for most of humanity. An FBI field agent, he's been chasing the urban myth of the Dollhouse long enough to have lost any shot at promotion. Becomes obsessed with and a twisted romantic foil for Echo (Eliza Dushku).

Fran Kranz as Topher Brink: 20s, genius programmer who's articulate, nerdily attractive and blithely amoral. He's responsible for imprinting the Dolls—and making sure they stay unaware of anything. Is fascinated by the science and kind of digging the illegality. Fun to be around but might not be remotely trustworthy.

Dichen Lachman as Sierra: 20s, Asian (or certainly not Caucasian). Strikingly beautiful. A Doll like Echo, she has every personality in the world but her own. Is not as self-aware as Echo but is instinctively drawn to her as a friend.

Enver Gjokaj as Victor: 20s, handsome and fit. A Doll, and the other closest thing to a friend Echo has. Childlike when he's inactive, and everything from Errol Flynn to a young DeNiro when he's active.

Dies berichten heute alle. Manche sprechen sogar von "a spokesperson for Twentieth Television confirms" und geben dem ganzen somit faktische Relevanz. Und nochmal kurz zusammengefasst:

Echo - Eliza Dushku
Paul Smith - Tahmoh Penikett
Topher Brink - Fran Kranz
Sierra - Dichen Lachman
Victor - Enver Gjokaj

Wie vermutet, geht das Casting großteils in eine nicht-Whedonverse-Richtung, da schon hinter der Kamera eh nur teaparty sein wird. Irgendwoher muss der frische Wind ja kommen.