Roar

Episode Title: "The Chosen"
Original Fox Air Date: 07/28/1997
Sci-Fi Air Date: 04/16/2003

TV Guide On.line

Conor and his band step in when the new spiritual leader, a child named Glas (Carl Snell), is targeted by assassins. Furbaide: Desmond Kelly. Goll: Wayne Pygram. Slana: Alyson Standen. Conor: Heath Ledger. Fergus: John Saint Ryan. Longinus: Sebastian Roche.

Sci-Fi Channel's Roar Site

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Conor and his band agree to escort a boy named Glas to Cathbad – Glas is the new Druid king and must go to Cathbad to be crowned. Sinsar, a man from Glas' village, attacks the group and grabs the boy, claiming Glas belongs to the village. Then Queen Diana appears with her Roman soldiers and takes everyone prisoner. Desiring the boy's power for herself, she decides to escort him to Cathbad personally.

Conor devises an escape plan for Glas; he and his friends hide in Glas' tent with the boy, waiting until Diana's soldiers leave to search for them before finally sneaking away. Glas wants to return home, not realizing that Diana's men have torched his village and killed his father. Instead, Conor takes the boy to Cathbad.

Once there, however, Furbaide, the head Druid, sends Conor's band away, insisting that non-Druids may not witness the coronation. Then he orders his henchman Goll, who has attacked Conor's group several times, to follow the band and kill them. Furbaide wants Glas killed, because if the boy is crowned Furbaide will lose his authority. Diana learns of the murder plot and is furious – she wants the boy's power, so she has Furbaide executed for interfering with her. Meanwhile, Glas' mother Slana finds Conor and accompanies him back into Cathbad.

During the ceremony, Goll tries to kill Glas but is stopped by Diana. Glas kills Goll and accepts his destiny as King of the Druids. Glas invites his mother to live in his castle where she'll be safe, and thanks Conor for teaching him how to be a leader.

Heath Ledger                            [Conor]
Lisa Zane                               [Diana]
Sebastian Roche                         [Longinus]
Vera Farmiga                            [Catlin]
John Saint Ryan                         [Fergus]
Alonzo Greer                            [Tully]

                         Created By
                        Shaun Cassidy
                              &
                         Ron Koslow

                            ROAR

                         Guest Stars
Desmond Kelly                           [Furbaide]
Wayne Pygram                            [Goll]
Carl Snell                              [Glas]

        Music By                        Jon Ehrlich
        Co-Executive Producer           Michael Nankin
        Co-Producer                     Lawrence Meyers
        Co-Producer                     Brian Chambers
        Consulting Producer             Jefery Levy
        Producers                       Paul Barber
                                      & Larry Barber
        Produced By                     Howard Grigsby
        Written By                      John Kirk
        Directed By                     Ian Toynton


                     Executive Producer
                         Ron Koslow

                     Executive Producer
                        Shaun Cassidy

        Associate Producer              Todd London

                            With
Ric Anderson                            Cu Roi
Tony Bishop                             Centurian
Winston Cooper                          Novice
Ronald Falk                             Councillor #2
Mark Fitzpatrick                        Sinsar
John Gregg                              Councillor #1
Barry McMahon                           Druid #1
Grahaem Neil                            Dermat
Nikki Price                             Druid Woman
Michael Roughan                         Slavemaster
Alyson Standen                          Slave

        Director of Photography         John Stones

        Production Designer             Bernard Hides

        Edited By                       Craig Ridenour

        Unit Production Manager         Gina Black

        First Assistant Director        Peter Fitzgerald
        Second Assistant Directors      Angella McPherson
                                        Vera Biffone

        Casting by                      Megan Branman, CSA (L.A.)
                                        Maura Fay
                                        Lynne Ruthven (Australia)
        Set Decorator                   Ken James

        Art Director                    Michael Rumph
        Supervising Sound Editor        Charlie Crutcher
        Music Editor                    Eduardo Ponsdomench
        Visual Effects Supervisors      John F. K. Parenteau
                                        Branden L. Smith

        Production Services             Village Roadshow Pictures
        Sound Mixer                     Bob Clayton
        Panaflex(R) Camera and
                        Lenses by       Panavision (R)

        Costume Designer                Jean Turnbull
        Make-up/Hairstylist             Viv Rushbrook
        Set Designer                    Jacinta Leong
        Stunt Coordinator               Danny Baldwin

Filmed at
Warner Roadshow
Movie World Studios,
Queensland

The characters and events
depicted in this photoplay
are fictitious.
Any similarity to actual
persons, living or dead,
is purely coincidental.

Copyright (C) 1997
Universal Roar Productions, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
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