Primeval: New World updates

Niall Matter has spoken about his role in Primeval: New World.

The North American spinoff from ITV's Primeval will air in late 2012 on Watch in the UK and Space in Canada.

Eureka star Matter - who plays hero Evan Cross - told SciFiNow that New World has a "harder edge" than the original series."

Our moments with the dinosaurs are going to be a lot more real and higher stakes," he suggested.

"It's got a harder edge that we walk on, because every time we see these creatures it affects us in a huge way and we're never getting used to that. I feel like the original Primeval knew a lot more about the world that they were dealing with than we do."

Matter revealed that his character Cross will first discover one of the show's anomalies by accident.

"He's not really sure what it is but he does know that it's creating radio interference so he goes to search for the source," explained the actor."He stumbles across one of these anomalies. In doing that, though, he loses the most important thing in his life."

Sara Canning (The Vampire Diaries), Miranda Frigon (Heartland), Geoff Gustafson (Once Upon a Time) and Danny Rahim (Young James Herriot) will also star in Primeval: New World, while Stargate's Amanda Tapping will direct.

info from: Digital Spy

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Primeval: New World Casting

As filming begins on Primeval spin-off, New World, the first batch of casting has been announced.
The new team set to encounter prehistoric creatures includes Niall Matter (Eureka, 90210) as the enterprising inventor and visionary hero Evan Cross, and Sara Canning (Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, Smallville) as Dylan Weir, predator attack expert and specialist in animal behavior.
New World will also star Miranda Frigon (Heartland) as Ange Finch, Geoff Gustafson (Hot Tub Time Machine) as Ken Leeds, Danny Rahim (EastEnders) as Mac Rendell.
Andrew-Lee Potts will reprise his role as Connor from the original series for a guest spot in the opener.
Stargate and Sanctuary director/executive producer Martin Wood has been brought on-board as one of the directors. Other directors who will helm various episodes include Andy Mikita and Amanda Tapping. Also confirmed is Mike Rohl, who has been involved with shows such as The Outer Limits, Smallville, Sanctuary and Eureka, Supernatural.
The 13-episode series will premiere on Canadian channel Space this Autumn. In the UK, Watch have picked up the show for broadcast late 2012.

Source: Cultfix

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