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July 17, 2007
Bionic Sister: Lucy Hale Is The New Becca Sommers
Many media outlets are reporting that Lucy Hale is the new Becca Sommers. The character has also undergone a radical transformation and will no longer be deaf. Instead, the character will be a computer hacker.
At Zap2It.com, producer Jason Smilovic talked about the change and the reason that Becca had been deaf in the first place.
“Without going into too much detail, it’s that we wanted to create an organic way for — Jaime was originally working in a lab,” Smilovic said. ”She was going to be assigned to these chimpanzees. The chimpanzees were going to Dr. Anthros, to this gentleman right here [co-star Chris Bowers], who was using them for experimentation. He would come down to get the chimpanzees and he would — you know, they sort of fell in love during that time. And we were looking for a — an organic way for her to be talking to the chimpanzees in sign language. Of course, the chimpanzees disappeared. The lab disappeared [in the version with Whitman]. The deaf sister stayed, but now she’s disappeared as well.”
Lucy Hale’s previous credits include The O.C., Drake and Josh, and How I Met Your Mother. Look for the pages within BionicWebsite.com to appropriately reflect the change soon.
(Thanks to Patrick for the tip!)
