Brian Smith

Red Faction : Origins is a new Syfy Original Movie based on video game publisher THQ's popular Red Faction game franchise. Red Faction: Origins follows the children of rebel hero Alec Mason, set during a period between the critically acclaimed Red Faction Guerrilla video game and the recently announced, highly anticipated Red Faction Armageddon video game, also scheduled for release in May 2011. Twenty-five years have passed since Alec Mason (Robert Patrick) led the Martian Colonies to freedom? and 12 years since vengeful enemies killed his wife, kidnapped his daughter Lyra (Tamzin Merchant), and left a broken hero in their wake. Jake Mason (Brian J. Smith), Alec's last surviving son and an officer in the Red Faction Militia, has his world turned inside out when he discovers that now, 12 years after her kidnapping, his sister is still alive. As a powerful new enemy swarms across the planet, Jake goes out to find her, only to learn that his lost sister is one of them?a cold-blooded soldier sworn to destroy the Red Faction. Jake must now battle the relentless regime and somehow reunite a family torn apart by war. The Red Faction: Origins screenplay was written by notable writer and producer Andrew Kreisberg (Warehouse 13, Fringe, Eli Stone), based on a story developed by Paul DeMeo (The Rocketeer, The Flash, Viper), THQ Director, Fiction Development.

It's been nearly a year since U.S. Olympic equestrian hopeful Boyd Martin's Pennsylvania horse barn burned down which almost cost him his Olympic dream and his star horse his life. NBC's Harry Smith reports on the pair's triumph over tragedy. Watch the full report, 'Horse Power,' Wednesday, May 9 at 9/8c on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams.

Neville Bardos is a horse that has cheated death not once, but twice. The racehorse was destined for the slaughterhouse until his Australian turned American trainer, Boyd Martin, rescued him at the age of three. London 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of equestrian events at the Olympics and the pair are strong contenders to make the US team. Rock Center s Harry Smith reports. Watch the full report, 'Horse Power,' Wednesday, May 9 at 9/8c on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams.