Helen Mirren, who most notably received an Oscar for her performance in the 2006 film The Queen, is confirmed to guest star on Glee. According to Michael Ausiello of TVline.com, Mirren (or at least her voice!) will make an appearance in the first episode back from the hiatus as a character’s conscience. An unnamed source revealed:

“Helen came in and secretly recorded several long and hilarious monologues two weeks ago,” says the source. “Then she visited the kids on set, and they had no idea she was coming; they were stunned.”

Like many of the other roles on Glee including Lea Michele‘s Rachel Berry, this role was specifically “was written for Mirren.” There is no word yet on which character Mirren’s voice will play inner monologues to, but personally I think it could be Ms. Emma Pillsbury. The episode is Wemma-centered with the episode titled “Yes/No.” Also, I believe Ms. Pillsbury is one of the only characters who has yet to have an inner monologue. Who do you think her voice will guide? Sound off in the comments below!

Source: Glee Exclusive: Oscar Winner Helen Mirren Set to Guest Star as [Spoiler Alert]

It looks like Trouty Mouth has definitely been working hard while away from Lima! A behind the scenes video of Sam Evans‘ return to McKinely was just released on Glee‘s YouTube channel. Sam is back and he’s brought some super skimpy shorts with him as he is now a stripper going by the name White Chocolate. Chord Overstreet also discussed his first performance back saying that “Red Solo Cup” by Toby Keith is a really fun and funny to perform. Check out the behind the scenes video below:

What’re your thoughts on Sam’s return and new profession?

Here’s a lesson on being cool, Gleeks, from McKinley’s hippest guidance counsellor…

Source: GLEE -- A moment of Glee: Jayma Mays… on Being Cool

A long time ago, in a galaxy state far, far away…

Chewbacca visits Lima, Ohio?

As a huge Star Wars fan, I was excited to check my GLEEonFOX Twitter list and find a Twitpic from Chord Overstreet revealing Chewbacca as the special guest for Season 3′s Christmas episode. Soon after Chord’s twitpic of Chewie in the middle of the Choir Room hit the web, the rest of the cast took to their Twitter’s to broadcast their excitement.

For Kevin McHale, Dianna Agron, and Jenna Ushkowitz the visit greatly impacted their lives.

Kevin tweeted:

So far this has been the best day ever.

Dianna, on the other hand, tweeted:

OK. Day made. Week made, actually.

Jenna took it one step further by saying it:

made my life!

Damian McGinty was equally excited and showed his geekier side:

Just had a serious fan boy moment this morning with @chordoverstreet …can’t believe who i just met!! @druidDUDE is in heaven!!

Check out Chewbacca’s photos with Kevin, Harry, Dianna, Chris, Jenna, and Mark as well as this awesome group photo.

What do you think Chewie is doing in the choir room? How are the writers going to be able to pull it off? Post your theories below!

Source: GLEEonFOX Twitter List

He’s baaack! Cory Monteith went to the recording studio today to record some songs for an upcoming episode, and he was greeted by a familiar face, non other than Trouty Mouth himself, Chord Overstreet! He tweeted the photo on the left, welcoming the star back.

As we previously posted, Michael Ausiello of TV Line recently reported that Sam will be back in December, just in time for Sectionals!

Are you excited for Trouty Mouth’s return and his upcoming song!? We definitely are!

We are so close! After surviving three grueling weeks without our beloved show, only a few more days seperate us from being reunited with our favorite TV show, and it feels so good! To hold us over, Fox posted a new video introducing us to Rory Flanagan, the foreign exchange student played by The Glee Project winner Damian McGinty.

In the video, Damian discusses his time on The Glee Project, singing in front of the cast for the first time, and working on the show, which he says is “a dream.”

We already know that Rory is a foreign exchange student living with Brittany and that causes some tension between the Irishman and Santana. It’s safe to say that we can get ready for some hilarious one-liners from the queen of mean.

We are so excited for Tuesday! Are you excited for Damian’s arrival?

Music producer Alex Anders was busy today! Shortly after tweeting about his studio session with Lindsay Pearce, he tweeted, welcoming The Glee Project winner Samuel Larsen to the studio.

We haven’t heard much about Samuel since the show’s finale (other than a cryptic tweet about potentially cutting his hair, likely for his role on Glee), but it’s good to see he’s making headway in the studio, and we are excited to see where the writers take his character.

What would you like to hear Samuel sing on the show?

According to a tweet from music producer Alex Anders, The Glee Project winner Linsday Pearce hit the studio earlier today to record a song for Glee. We currently do not know what character Lindsay will portray for her two episode arc on the show. Her good friend and fellow Glee Project winner, Damian McGinty, was also recently in the studio.

As Glee: The Complete Second Season is nearing a release on DVD and Blu-ray, videos of the extras have surfaced. View the hilarious extras we found below:

Glee Season 2 will be released on September 13th and can currently be pre-ordered on Amazon.com for only $34.99.

With the Glee premiere mere days away, clips of Episode 2x01 ‘Audition’ have begun to circulate through the Glee fandom! This all-new sneak peek features Sue getting up close and personal with the new football coach, Coach Bieste (played by Dot Jones), while in this clip Jacob Ben Israel interviews Rachel about being ‘hard to work with’ as well as her budding relationship with Finn. Take the first look and go behind the scenes below!

With the premiere of Glee‘s second season only weeks away, dozens of newly released photos and spoilers are throwing the fandom into a frenzy of anticipation! New York Times photographer Todd Heisler spent five days in August documenting the show at a studio lot and in two Los Angeles-area high schools.

His candid behind-the-scenes photos offer a window into the making of the highly anticipated season two, featuring the making of the Britney tribute episode. You can see Heather in her “Me Against the Music” video, Matthew busting a few dance moves, and even a full page of the episode script! Check out the photos below!

@DiannaGleeFans on Twitter has a close transcript of what the script page says. Go follow her!

Here’s a behind the scenes video of Glee‘s photo shoot for Season 2!

Photo courtesy of Jonathan Groff

Yup! You read right! Details.com, the geniuses that they are, gave Jonathan Groff a camera to run around wild with on the set. What was even more brilliant was the captioning that Jonathan Groff, himself, provided for each photo.

Photos include uncensored shots of Jonathan Groff with Lea Michele, Matthew Morrison, and Jane Lynch, as well as many behind the scenes views of Vocal Adrenaline’s numbers. It even includes some spoilers for the finale, so beware!

So go on, enjoy! Click the source link for more photos from your favorite Glee guest star and his commentary on each.

Source:  14 Exclusive Behind the Scenes Photos—Shot by Jonathan Groff! -Details.com

Check out this behind-the-scenes video from Episode 1x16, Home!

And the B-roll for this video:

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Aaaaand the full, individual interviews!

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Finally, here are two previews for the episode itself!

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Shelly recently got to go to the taping for the season finale, titled “Journey” – a reference to the show’s first hit single “Don’t Stop Believin’”. At the end of her report, there are scans of the programs that were given to everyone in the audience, so check that out before reading Shelly‘s highlights from the cast Q&A’s! Enjoy!

On Wednesday, April 21st, I went to the taping of “Journey,” the Season 1 finale of Glee! I’ve gotten a lot of questions about this, so just to clarify again, the taping was only for the performances at Regionals. As much as I wish I did, I have no idea what happens in the episode beyond that. However, there are some slight spoilers in this, so if you don’t want to know anything that happens at Regionals, stop reading! For those of you who do want to know, read on, and make sure you go all the way to the end for the Q&As with the cast.

The filming took place at Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills, which seats about 1400 people and is where the Glee PaleyFest screening and panel were last month. I arrived at the theatre at 9 am and was first in line, surprisingly. The next group didn’t show up until around 11, but going early was worth it because I got to see a lot of set pieces and props outside, as well the members of Vocal Adrenaline hanging around the theatre. And while I was waiting, Jonathan Groff hopped out of a van parked right in front of me! He was wearing – wait for it… a hot pink shirt with black suspenders and slacks, just like all of the other VA guys. Surprise surprise.

At around 2 pm, they started letting us in and seated all of the “invited audience” in the balcony. I managed to snag a program (scans at the end), and since I was first in line, I got to sit in the front row, center! (So look for an Asian girl in plaid when the episode airs. :P) Once we were in, we got to watch VA perform their number for Regionals. All six minutes of “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen. Their performance was full of crazy jumps, flips, throws, spins, etc. Believe me when I say that it was EPIC. As much as I love New Directions (more on their performance later), I have to say that they didn’t compare to Vocal Adrenaline. They filmed the audience waving glow sticks, rocking out, swaying, and giving a standing ovation. While they were filming, Jane Lynch was watching from the audience, and Ryan Murphy was directing from the side of the theatre. They announced that the four judges for Regionals would be Josh Groban, Olivia Newton-John, Sue Sylvester(!), and Rod Remington (played by Bill Jones), so that explains why Jane was there.

Soon after they finished filming VA, they announced that New Directions would be performing for us. They came out in black and gold outfits – simple, but sharp. After some more waiting (they had to set up the lighting and rehearse a bit), they were finally ready to start filming. They first did several takes of the audience reacting to the announcement of the winner of Regionals. This was all done very ambiguously so that we wouldn’t know who the winner actually was, which I definitely appreciated because I for one don’t want to be spoiled just yet. They did a couple of neutral shots, and then a “winning” shot, where the cast totally goofed off – it was hilarious. Kevin jumped out of his wheel chair and started running around, Cory was rolling on the ground out of joy, etc.
Click here to read the rest of her report, including scans of the program and a cast Q&A!