Creator Tim Kring on Season 2, More

Heroes' creator Tim Kring was part of a conference call this past Thursday, discussing the upcoming season. From E! News comes the following:

"We can expect to spend a little more time this year on a few storylines per episode that will allow us to highlight certain characters each week," he said. "By extension, some characters will be left out of episodes each week."

The show's creator and executive producer also noted that several new villains are in the works, one of whom may be the "Boogeyman" haunting the dreams of little Molly Walker last season.

Kring also confirmed that Star Trek staple George Takei is returning as Hiro's father and revealed that producers are looking "for another face that will have a very similar impact" to Takei for genre fans.

Collins is now the second confirmed new cast addition. A character named Maya Herrera, played by Dania Ramirez, will emerge as a new hero from South America, although Kring is mum on her secret power.

Then there's the prequel/spinoff, Heroes: Origins, scheduled to air during the original's winter hiatus.

During Origins' six-episode run, fans will have the chance to vote online for their favorite new hero, who will then be added to the cast of the main series. At last week's Comic-Con, Kring announced that comic book-lovin' Clerks director Kevin Smith will write and direct an episode of Origins.

Meanwhile, Kring scuttled talk of a big-screen Heroes anytime soon. "The show is doing everything a movie would do," he said.

"I'm not sure what story we would tell."