Stargate Planner: Week of July 25-31 (Includes Actor Updates)

We’ll update this article if something comes to our attention during the week. Also, if you’ve got more to add, please don’t hesitate to announce them in the comment section below.

Calendar

Monday, July 25
Tuesday, July 26	Today is the release day of Stargate Atlantis: The Complete Series on Blu-ray! All five seasons—all 100 episodes—are included in this 20-disc set, and there’s plenty of room for loads of extras! For a complete table of contents, visit TV Shows on DVD: Stargate: Atlantis – Official MGM/Fox Press Release for ‘The Complete Series’ Blu-ray.
Wednesday, July 27	MICHAEL SHANKS‘s Red Riding Hood is being released on DVD and Blu-ray in Australia today!
Thursday, July 28
Friday, July 29	Cyphan 2 starts today and runs until the 31st. ROBERT PICARDO is scheduled to attend this convention that’s being held at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare in Rosemont, Illinois. CONNOR TRINNEER and GWYNYTH WALSH are scheduled to appear at Creation Entertainment’s “The Official STAR TREK Convention: The Celebration of the 45th Anniversary” that’s being held today through the 31st at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee. ARMIN SHIMERMAN had to cancel due to his receiving an acting job. TONY TODD and DON STARK will be at the Steel City Con this weekend at the Monroeville Convention Center, in Monroeville, Pennsylvania.
Saturday, July 30
Sunday, July 31

Reminders and Brief Updates

For news as it happens, make sure to visit the STARGATE TWITTER SUPERFEED for tidbits directly from the Stargate stars and production crew. And don’t forget our new feature BEYOND THE EVENT HORIZON, which consists of “home pages” with dynamic feeds from our LJ and Blog for the stars of SG-1, Atlantis, and Universe.

We’ve got a few updates from Twitter that we’ll be following up on when we get more details:

• CHRISTOPHER JUDGE – “I can finally confirm: I have been cast in ‘The Dark Knight Rises’.” — 22 Jul
• JOE FLANIGAN – “Nathan Drake thing still alive? Oh Hollywood. Working on Fringe right now. Trying to get my small head around their mythology.” — 21 Jul
• JEWEL STAITE – “Hair and makeup ready on Supernatural… About to go and _____ some ____ with _____. (I’m a jerk.) http://yfrog.com/kkc1iyj” — 14 Jul. Actually, we’ve got more on this one: She’s playing Amy in the Supernatural episode “The Girl Next Door,” which is airing third in the upcoming seventh season. The episode is currently scheduled to premiere Friday, October 7, at 9/7c on The CW.

MICHAEL SHANKS got a brief mention in Joseph Mallozzi’s Weblog: “Also, heard from Michael Shanks and he is shooting a film in Stages 5 and 6, the former homes of Stargate Command and Atlantis.”

DAVID BLUE caught up with ROBERT CARLYLE at the San Diego Comic Con and posted a picture to prove it! Visit twitpic for the picture.

And speaking of the San Diego Comic Con, AMANDA TAPPING took lots of pictures! Make sure to visit her Twitter account for all of the fun.

Our LJ COMPANION has news bites, polls, and glimpses into the lives of the actors that we don’t necessarily cover here in our more formal news blog. Make sure to visit the LJ’s feed on our front page or visit the site directly to see its mostly fun little tidbits. Some of our recent posts in this LJ, as well as from the related SGU DESTINY, a Universe-specific community, include:

• Christopher Judge Cast in “The Dark Knight Rises”
• More on the Casting for Shanks Pilot “Saving Hope”
• Photos of Jason Momoa in Madrid
• Brian J. Smith Interview – “I think time will be kind to SGU.”
• Lou Diamond Phillips to Guest on “Happily Divorced”
• New Video Clip Features Carlyle’s Creepy Rumpelstiltskin
• New Poster of Carlyle as Rumpelstiltskin
• Lou Diamond Phillips in Bio’s “Celebrity Close Calls” (as a follow-up, there will be reruns of this episode in case you missed it last night)

For the latest in convention appearances, which are subject to change, make sure to visit Stargate Actor Appearances.