Milo Ventimiglia News (Page 4)

We've never heard of the magazine Zink before today.

But there's a good chance we'll pick up a copy of the upcoming issues featuring a slew of Milo Ventimiglia photos.

As you can tell by the images below, the shoot is especially artistic, with the man who portrays Peter Petrelli shown gazing into a mirror, pondering life outside a car and lots more.

Also in the article, Ventimiglia says the following about Heroes: "What really shows me how successful the show has become is the range of fans: anyone from an 80-year-old woman to a little kid who can barely even open his mouth because he thinks I can fly."

Zachary Quinto and Milo Ventimiglia have established worldwide fan bases after just a year on Heroes.

For the former, however, this wasn't the first role that got him excited. Aside from a recurring gig on 24, Quinto also appeared on the Tori Spelling quasi-reality show, So NoTORIous. Here's how the actor described his initial reaction to the role:

"When I first got the script for So NoTORIous, I was like, ‘I can't believe that in the middle of pilot season when I'm juggling like three auditions a day, my agents expect me to go in on a Tori Spelling show. This is ridiculous!"

After a quick read through, however, Quinto did a complete 180. He loved it:

"I couldn't put it down! I laughed so hard. I called them back and said, ‘I'm sorry! I can't believe I was so snotty!'"

The versatile actor's turn as Spelling's gay pal kept viewers laughing, but failed to actually keep them glued to the TV. Of course, the show's cancellation paved the way for Quinto to land Heroes' Sylar. We think it was a good trade-off.

For Milo Ventimiglia, meanwhile, his path to Heroes was carved as soon as he read the script.

"They had these extraordinary abilities, but what really drew me in was the human story behind these characters, the fact that they have to go through their daily lives with this stigma for being different and just how that makes you live your life," Ventimiglia said.

We couldn't have put it better ourselves.

The Heroes cast is has already filmed a few episodes of season two, but many of them also spent part of the summer or past year starring in movies that are about to hit the big screen.

Ali Larter, for example, will be in Resident Evil: Extinction.

Meanwhile, Milo Ventimiglia will appear in Pathology. The film is about a group of medical school students who play a game to see which can commit the perfect murder. Sounds intriguing, as Milo stars as one of the students.

Here's the movie poster for it:

Hey, it worked for Zachary Quinto.

That Heroes star began lobbying for the role of Spock in the next Star Trek film - and he's now fortunate enough to have landed that important part.

So, what long-time, well-known comic book character does Milo Ventimiglia wish to play? The answer may surprise you.

During a recent interview to promote his upcoming thriller Pathology, the 30-year-old actor could barely contain his excitement for Quinto's recent appointment as Mr. Spock. Remembering an early conversation they once had on the Heroes set, Ventimiglia marveled at the fact that Quinto has a chance to portray his dream role.

So, who would Milo be dying to play?

"Robin," he grinned, referring to the embattled Batman buddy most recently seen in the person of Chris O'Donnell in the late 90s.

When reminded that Dick Grayson typically signals the downfall of a Batman franchise, Ventimiglia insisted that current Dark Knight mastermind Christopher Nolan could bring enough of an edge to the character to make him worthwhile.

The Heroes star told MTV Movies that he was a big fan of Nolan's Batman Begins - and that if the writer/director ever put out a casting call for a Robin in a future Batman flick, he'd move faster than The Penguin at an umbrella sale.

"They've never done it right," he added, explaining why Robin has always seemed so dorky in the past. Asked how he'd change the Robin story, Ventimiglia offered up a single word that speaks chapters to comic fans: "Nightwing."

For those unaware of the storyline (i.e. most of us) "Nightwing" is a moniker Robin takes on as a tribute to Superman, then uses while trying to escape from Batman's shadow. Clad in black, the acrobatic hero is typically associated with The New Teen Titans, and is considerably traumatized when Batman hires a new Robin that is seemingly killed by The Joker.

Sounds interesting. But, as far as we know, there are no plans to hire a new Robin any time soon. So, fear not, Peter Petrelli is going nowhere for awhile!

A trio of actors from Heroes recently talked about the pressures of filming season two, following such a successful inaugural campaign:

Milo Ventimiglia: I think there's always going to be pressure no matter whether it's the first, second, third fourth or fifth season. But I think you have to strive to better yourself and better your characters.

And you look at going into a second season as you are familiar with what the workload is going to be, but then again, this show is always going to be a big one to make. So I think, if anything, it reminds us not to slow down and not to slack off, to do better and to grow.

Greg Grunberg: I think there's less pressure this year, personally, just because a pilot usually is never as good as the series, and this pilot was just extraordinary. And I think we have kept the quality. To me, at least, whenever I received the next script, it just got better and better. And I think we are in a group.

We are really a group on the show. Certainly, the scripts keep getting better for it. So it's just unbelievable, the stuff that's coming out.

Zachary Quinto: Also, I think that pressure, it comes from outside, and I think part of the thing that made this show so successful is that everybody that works on it, you know, from Tim all the way through the cast and the crew, is here to do the best job that they can do, and that has nothing to do with the outside reaction to the show. The work we do here is separate from that, and I think that's what we do as well.

So I think that sort of takes a little edge off, too, is that this doesn't seem to be a group that's too interested in plugging into all of this stuff because we know what we are working on is what really matters.

Milo Ventimiglia received the full support of his Heroes friends and co-stars at the premiere of "It's A Mall World" at the ArcLight Theatre on Tuesday in Hollywood.

Adrian Pasdar (with Dixie Chicks wife Natalie Maines), Masi Oka, Zachary Quinto, Greg Grunberg, Jack Coleman, and Hayden Panettiere all attended the event.

"It's a Mall World" explores the amusingly tortured lives and twisted relationships of two record store employees, a hot greeter at the American Eagle boutique, a slightly nuts sales chick from the scanties store and a bad-boy poseur from the mall juice bar.

The "webisodes" Milo directed will premiere on August 1st during Real World: Sydney and will also be available at AmericanEagle.com.

Milo Ventimiglia appeared on MTV's Total Request Live yesterday.

He answered questions from VJ Damian Fahey and American Idol guest co-host Katharine McPhee.

The Heroes hottie discused his cameo for Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry" music video, being Jay-Z's biggest fan and his directorial debut.

Ventimiglia has also developed a comedic mini web-series called It's a Mall World, as part of a marketing campaign for American Eagle Outfitters. The "webisodes" will premiere on August 1st during Real World: Sydney and will also be available at AmericanEagle.com

"I am excited to be working with American Eagle on its first original series," said Milo. "I am passionate about telling compelling stories and having the opportunity to partner with a brand that understands and respects creativity."

Not much news to report as the cast of Heroes embarks on its world tour. So we figured we'd bring fans a quick look at Milo Ventimiglia.

The young actor can't exactly absorb super powers like his alter ego, Peter Petrelli, but here are some interesting tidbits about him:

Milo Ventimiglia Fast Facts:

• Interned at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.
• Was onced asked by an agent to shorten his last name to Venti.
• Is an accomplished cook.

Milo Ventimiglia Relationships:

• Alexis Bledel - Ex-significant Other
• Rose Ventimiglia - Sister

College:

• Attended University of California, Los Angeles, CA

Here's a picture of Milo Ventimiglia about to blow out the candles on his 30th birthday cake over the weekend.

The actor and friends went to TAO Asian Bistro at the Venetian Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas to celebrate the occasion on Friday, July 6.

On August 26, FOX will air the Teen Choice Awards.

And young fans of Heroes will have plenty of chances to vote for their favorite show and cast members. Here are the categories within which various actors are up for awards:

Drama series: "Grey's Anatomy," "Heroes," "House," "Lost," "Kyle XY."

Dramatic actor: Hugh Laurie of "House," Jared Padalecki of "Supernatural," Matthew Fox of "Lost," Milo Ventimiglia of "Heroes," Wentworth Miller of "Prison Break."

Dramatic actress: Emily Deschanel of "Bones," Evangeline Lilly of "Lost," Hayden Panettiere of "Heroes," Jennifer Love Hewitt of "Ghost Whisperer," Katherine Heigl of "Grey's Anatomy."

Choice breakout show: "Ugly Betty," "Friday Night Lights," "October Road," "Heroes," "South of Nowhere."

Choice breakout: America Ferrera of "Ugly Betty," Matt Dallas of "Kyle XY," Taylor Kitsch of "Friday Night Lights," Hayden Panettiere of "Heroes," Masi Oka of "Heroes."

Choice villain: Michael Rosenbaum as Lex on "Smallville," Vanessa Williams as Wilhelmina on "Ugly Betty," Zachary Quinto as Sylar on "Heroes," Michael Emerson as Ben on "Lost," Robert Knepper as Theodore Bagwell on "Prison Break.