Unfortunately, according to an article from ToonZone.net, Tricia Helfer will not be attending any of the events at the ongoing San Diego Comic Con in California due to scheduling conflicts. According to Helfer, she is currently filming in Bulgaria and unable to attend:

Timm then ran a video introduction from actress, Tricia Helfer, who portrays Boodika in the movie to address the fans. Helfer apologized to the fans for not being there since she was filming in Bulgaria. But she said she’s actually in the audience in costume as Green Lantern, so fans should stop looking. The joke which wasn’t all that great fell flat on the audience, but hey, appreciate the attempt I suppose.

Sorry! Bulgaria sounds exciting, though. Wonder what she’s filming there?…

We have a very special treat for you today! Thanks to the lovely Daphne, the gallery has been updated with more than 1,300 site-exclusive DVD screen captures of Tricia Helfer as legendary American actress Farrah Fawcett-Majors in the 2004 NBC TV movie, Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of ‘Charlie’s Angels’. As some of you will know, the iconic Farrah Fawcett recently passed away after a lengthy battle with cancer.

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• Film Work > ‘Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of…’ (2004) Screen Captures

As we reported/speculated earlier, Tricia Helfer is indeed in Los Angeles filming the upcoming indie thriller, Open House. Tricia’s official site confirmed the news earlier yesterday. More information on the film is available at the Internet Movie Database. Congratulations on another new project, Tricia!

Tricia has another new project coming up for her! At yesterday’s 2009 NHL Awards in Las Vegas, NV, Tricia Helfer chatted with MaximoTV about hockey and recent projects, the interview which you can watch below. Towards the end of the interview, Tricia mentions some of her upcoming TV projects as well as a new film we haven’t heard of before — an independent film called Open House. Here’s what Tricia had to say about this upcoming movie of hers:

“I’m about to start an independent movie this week. [...] It’s filming in Los Angeles, which is why I’m going back tonight instead of enjoying the festivities. It’s called Open House.”

As of yet we have no additional (confirmed) information to offer on the film, however a quick Internet Movie Database search for movies by the name “Open House” returned among other things an upcoming 2010 horror/thriller movie starring Kris Wheeler and Brian Geraghty, produced by Sycophant Films with Los Angeles, CA listed as a filming location. Maybe, yes? Hopefully, we’ll have more official details for you soon.

Update Jun 21: We’re still waiting for official confirmation of Tricia’s involvement in this film. Meanwhile, daphne sent in the plot outline for the movie from IMDbPro:

A wealthy couple in a strained marriage hosts an open house in order to sell their palatial home. They are horrified to find out days later that one potential buyer never left their house.

Interview courtesy of MaximoTV:

Some new movie pictures today! The gallery has been updated with 860+ photos of Tricia Helfer as Leila Cole in Mark Leiren-Young’s fictional forest documentary film, The Green Chain, currently showing in select Canadian theaters and co-starring Brendan Fletcher, Babs Chula and Tricia’s Battlestar Galactica co-star Tahmoh Penikett. The new material includes medium-res screen captures, posters and promotional photos; check them all out at our gallery!

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• Film Work > ‘The Green Chain’ (2009) Posters & Promotional Photography
• Film Work > ‘The Green Chain’ (2009) Screen Captures

We have an update on Tricia Helfer’s involvement in Philippe Gagnon’s upcoming TV thriller, Hidden Crimes in which Tricia stars as Julia Carver opposite Jonathan Scarfe, Kristen Holden-Ried and James Gallanders. According to The Movie Network, Hidden Crimes premieres in Canada May 22 2009! Synopsis courtesy of The Movie Network:

When a ranger goes to jail for a robbery, his accomplices apply pressure to his sister and son to retrieve the missing money, forcing her to go on a desperate treasure hunt while time runs out on the boy’s life.

“Yeah, I paid them to say that. I’m paying a little bit under the table.”
- Tricia Helfer on her Chuck co-stars’ compliments to her

Entertainment Tonight Canada recently visited Tricia Helfer on the set of NBC’s spy series, Chuck, on which Tricia is set to guest star as Special Agent Alex Forrest in episode 2.18 of the series. Although the episode has no confirmed airdate, unfortunately, it’ll be a while until Tricia’s stint on the show debuts on TV, as e.g. episode 2.12 doesn’t air until February 2 2009. Chuck stars Zachary Levi, Adam Baldwin, Yvonne Strahovski and Sarah Lancaster. Levi and Tricia previously worked together on the 2007 thriller, Spiral. Check out ET Canada’s behind the scenes-video at Zachary-Levi.com!

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• Zachary-Levi.com > ET Canada On the Set of ‘Chuck’ with Tricia Helfer

Awesome project news, if this is confirmed! According to Entertainment Weekly, Tricia Helfer has been cast as Special Agent Alex Forrest for one episode of the hit NBC comedy series, Chuck, a guest role which will reunite her with her Spiral co-star Zachary Levi. That’s fantastic, Tricia! From EW.com:

Piping hot Battlestar Galactica toaster Tricia Helfer has been cast on Chuck as Special Agent Alex Forrest, a by-the-book ass-kicker and — here’s where things get a little frakked up — a potential replacement for Yvonne Strahovski’s Sarah.

Here’s the deal: According to my Chuck mole, General Beckman — who has been growing increasingly concerned about Chuck and Sarah’s intensifying bond — considers bringing in a new G-woman to work alongside Chuck. Enter Agent Forrest, who shows no fear, no remorse and, much to Agent Casey’s delight, is very easy on the eyes.

But Helfer isn’t moving in on Strahovski’s turf permanently, is she? Actually…no, she’s not. Helfer’s only booked for one episode (No. 18), and Strahovski’s got, well, an ironclad six-year contract.

Her character sounds a lot like Burn Notice’s Carla, no? As always, we’ll keep you posted if anything new regarding this turns up, and of course, we’ll do our best to provide you with coverage of the episode. Stay tuned!

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Tricia’s official site reports Tricia is currently shooting a brand new project — indie film Hidden Crimes, co-starring TNT’s Raising the Bar-star, Jonathan Scarfe. I have yet to find any additional information on this new project of Tricia’s, but will keep you posted, as always. Congratulations on another new film, Tricia!

I have some more movie screen caps for you today! I’ve just uploaded ca. 100 medium-res screen captures of a beautiful Tricia as Sasha in Joel David Moore’s thriller Spiral (2007), co-starring Moore, Amber Tamblyn and Zachary Levi. Unfortunately for us, Tricia’s role in the movie is rather small; you have to wait for her appearance for over an hour, and even then she only gets a few minutes of onscreen time.

Personally, I quite liked the film. Spiral is a fresh and almost personal approach to a thriller with great performances by the main cast, including Tricia; despite the role of Sasha being rather small, Tricia once again delivers a genuine and believable performance. I’d check it out if I were you!

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• ‘Spiral’ (2007) Movie Screen Captures