Zachary Quinto, who rose to fame playing Spock in the hit 2009 ‘Star Trek’ film, has revealed that he’s gay, the New York Daily News is reporting. The actor publicly opened up about his sexual orientation for the first time, saying his most recent role portraying a gay man in the off-Broadway play ‘Angels in America’ encouraged him to get in touch with himself. Quinto, who can next be seen in the financial thriller ‘Margin Call,’ said the play was a challenging and rewarding experience. “As a gay man, it made me feel like there’s still so much work to be done, and there’s still so many things that need…

Read our exclusive interview with actress Brea Grant, who portrays lab intern Ryan Chambers in the upcoming sixth season of Showtime’s hit drama series ‘Dexter’ co-starring Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter. Grant, who was excited to audition for the role because she’s a fan of the serial killer-based show and is a horror enthusiast, has also appeared in ‘Halloween II’ and TV’s ‘Heroes.’ The actress discusses with us, among other things, how she prepared for the role of Ryan, and why she decided to write a zombie series called “We Will Bury You” with her brother Zane. ShockYa (SY): You’ll be appearing as Ryan Chambers in three episodes of…

Read our interview with Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who directed, produced and stars in the upcoming documentary ‘Pom Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.’ The movie, which is set to be released in select theaters on April 22, 2011, follows Spurlock as he explores product placement, marketing and advertising in such outlets as films and television shows. In the film, he details what goes on in pitch meetings and marketing presentations, and how even the smallest ads affects people’s everyday lives. Spurlock discusses with us, among other things, why he decided to make ‘The Greatest Movie Ever Made,’ and whether he was able to keep final control over…

Three new live-action television series are in the works at Marvel Studios, Slashfilm.com is reporting. After Disney acquired the studio, Jeph Loeb, who has previously worked on such shows as ‘Lost,’ ‘Heroes,’ ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ and ‘Smallville,’ was appointed to run the television division. He decided to bring the three series, based on Marvel superheroes, to the small screen. It’s believed that ABC is already developing a show based on ‘The Incredible Hulk.’ While the other two haven’t been publicly discussed as much, Slashfilm is also speculating that Marvel is going to adapt ‘Cloak & Dagger’ for ABC Family. It’s also rumored that ‘The Punisher’ is also going to…

Zachary Quinto (“Heroes”, “Stark Trek”) is slated to portray the famed composer and pianist George Gershwin in an upcoming DreamWorks Pictures biopic, one of three projects on the calender that Steven Spielberg is looking at directing. Shooting on the film could begin as soon as April 2010, based on a script by Doug Wright that Marc Platt and singer/pianist Michael Feinstein are producing. Gershwin was 38 when he passed away in in 1937 due to complications from what is considered to be a tumor. During his time as a pianist he composed for both classical productions as well as Broadway musicals and showtunes. His music has been used in both…

While many Hollywood celebrities are donating money to Haiti after last week’s 7.0 earthquake, which is the greatest earthquake recorded in the world in 200 years, actor Jimmy-Jean Louis traveled to his native country to visit his parents and family.  While they are having a hard time coping with the disaster, Louis told RadarOnline.com his family is safe. The “Heroes” star also said that initially he feared his family was dead.  But when Louis discovered they were indeed alive, they made peace with the fact that he was going to visit them.  When they reunited, it was very emotional, he said, but also very nice that they could be together….

Variety is reporting that 20th Century Fox has begun overhauling the “Fantastic Four” movie franchise for a “reboot” over the two films that were released in 2005 and 2007. Akiva Goldsman has been hired to produce the reboot, and Michael Green, (co-exec producer, “Heroes”) who co-wrote the script for the upcoming “Green Lantern”, will write the script. It is unclear if any of the cast from the previous films will be returning for the new film. “The Fantastic Four” first appeared in 1961 from Marvel Comics and were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The title follows Reed Richards, his wife Sue, Sue’s brother Johnny, and Reed’s childhood friend…

Toxic Shock TV has recently had the pleasure of being introduced to a great little Comcast-spinoff website, Fancast.com. If you’re not familiar with Comcast, they’re the largest cable provider in the US as of 2008 and their online media arm, Comcast Interactive, has recently brought Fancast.com online to allow for free viewings of a variety of TV shows, movies and movie trailers. With network information as well as blogs, TV listings, and even on-demand guides, Fancast.com is aiming for providing a well-rounded service that I’m liking a lot. Upon hearing about the site, initially I figured that it’d be a “too-good-to-be-true” sort of deal, requiring a subscription for full viewings…

Looks like Wizard World LA is going to have some really cool programming this year, here’s a press release from our friends at Wizard World Los Angeles. Congers, NY (February 25, 2008) – Wizard World Los Angeles, the family friendly comics and pop culture extravaganza at the LA Convention Center March 14-16, has locked a weekend full of amazing programming and panels. Highlights include Lucasfilms, NBC’s hit show “Heroes,” multiple panels on screenwriting, an “Incredible Hulk” retrospective with Lou Ferrigno the latest inside scoop at a Wizard-hosted Mega Movie Panel, plus so much more! STAR WARS AND INDIANA JONES: WHAT’S HOT FROM LUCASFILM Lucasfilm’s Steve Sansweet will showcase the exciting…

Check out the latest television poster for “CNN Heroes – An Allstar Tribute” which aires on December 6th at 9pm E/T.