"Sweetheart Angel Jessica Alba joins 'Firefly' as the mysterious girl River."
With the announcement, the official website of 'Firefly' also unveiled the concept art for River's character. Major movie and entertainment websites quickly reposted the news. The art depicted a brunette girl in a white dress standing in front of a spaceship. With her long hair over her shoulders and an expressionless face, her right hand held a long revolver, while her left hand seemed to be in a defensive gesture, palm facing outward. Behind her, the spaceship bore the mark "Serenity."
"YES, YES! YEAH!! That's fantastic!" The happiest about this news weren't Jessica's fans, nor 'Firefly' fans, but Jeffrey Westhoff and the Hei Yang faction's critics. They all breathed a sigh of relief. Finally, there was something to look forward to.