Ventimiglia Coy About "Heroes"

[MickBeth]

Milo Ventimiglia, who played Peter Petrelli in the first season of NBC's hit Heroes, appeared at Comic-Con International in San Diego over the weekend, raising the question: Didn't your character die in the first-season finale?

Speaking in an interview with SCI FI Wire, a newly shorn Ventimiglia remained coy when answering questions about the upcoming second season, which has already been shooting for six weeks.

"Yeah, we're already about six weeks in, five episodes in," Ventimiglia said, then adding quickly: "Yeah. Some of us, some of us. ... I mean, maybe not us."

Ventimiglia was referring to co-star Zachary Quinto, who joined him in the interview and played the villainous Sylar last season, a character who was last seen stabbed in the heart, but who appeared to disappear down a sewer manhole at the episode's end.

"Not us, not us," Quinto added. "Maybe. If we don't come back to the show."

"Yeah, it's a possibility," Ventimiglia said. "It's a factor."

Complicating the matter: Footage screened at Comic-Con featured a heavily bearded Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar). Nathan, fans may recall, was also last seen flying into the air with Peter before a massive explosion erupted, appearing to kill them both in the season finale.

Earlier, artist Tim Sale suggested in a separate interview with SCI FI Wire that his artwork would appear in the second season, though the original artist, Isaac Mendez, was killed in the first season. Fans will also recall that Peter absorbed Isaac's painting abilities.

Heroes was one of the big hits of this year's Comic-Con, with 4,000 fans lining up for hours to see a panel that included creator Tim Kring and cast members Quinto, Ventimiglia, Ali Larter, Greg Grunberg and others.

The show returns for its second season on Sept. 24 and will air in the same timeslot, Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

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