'Firefly Online' will feature the return of the TV show's original cast members
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Fans of the canceled Fox science fiction TV series 鈥淔irefly,鈥� your favorite cast is reuniting.
The original 鈥淔irefly鈥� ensemble will be back together for an online 鈥淔irefly鈥� video game that will find the actors reprising their roles (and some more than that 鈥� according to the website 听鈥撀烬肠迟辞谤 Alan Tudyk, who has starred in multiple Disney animated films, is playing more than one part).
According to聽, the project will be titled 鈥淔irefly Online鈥� and will be an MMO, or massive multiplayer online game. In addition to the crew of the Serenity, the ship on which the 鈥淔irefly鈥� characters live, appearing in the game, actor Michael Fairman will lend his voice as well, presumably reprising the role of criminal Adelai Niska, whom he played on 鈥淔irefly.鈥� In the game, the player is a ship captain and works to get a crew and carry out tasks while also having the opportunity to explore other planets.
The game will be available for mobile devices, Macs, and PCs, according to PC Gamer.聽
"Firefly Online" is currently billed as "coming soon," according to the , but users can register at the game鈥檚 .
The new trailer gives a peek into the game and also includes a cameo from what will be a very familiar face to 鈥淔irefly鈥� fans 鈥� check out the full clip.
鈥淔irefly鈥� was created by 鈥�The Avengers鈥� director Joss Whedon and debuted on Fox in 2002. Only 14 episodes were filmed (some aired after the show was canceled in 2002). However, a movie titled 鈥淪erenity,鈥� directed by Whedon and featuring the original cast, including Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Tudyk, and Summer Glau, was released in 2005.
Tudyk鈥檚 voice work since starring in 鈥淪erenity鈥� includes playing characters in the 2012 movie 鈥�Wreck-It Ralph鈥� and the 2013 movie 鈥淔rozen.鈥� He is also lending his voice to the upcoming Disney movie 鈥淏ig Hero 6,鈥� which is set to be released this November.
