Amanda Tapping has confirmed to Gateworld in this article that she did not sign a contract for Season 5 of Stargate Atlantis because of her commitment to her sci fi show, Sanctuary. From the interview:
It was a very difficult decision, not to say that I walked away from Atlantis, because I haven’t. I still want to be very much a part in as much as I can, but still be a part of the show.
They offered me a very nice contract with the caveat being that I had to make them my first priority, and I totally understood why in terms of timing and scheduling. But I couldn’t do it because I knew there was a good possibility that Sanctuary would get worldwide television broadcast.
Had I said Yes to what the folks at Atlantis wanted I would’ve essentially shut down Stage 3 Media and Sanctuary. So as much as we tried to make it work, and [executive producer] Joe Mallozzi and I were on the phone a lot trying to work things out, we just decided at the end of the day that the timing just was not going to happen. He was very cool. They were wonderful.
Tapping goes on to say she hopes her Stargate fans will not feel she has abandoned the show.
Joe Mallozzi has assured fans there will be an official press release about Season 5 on Monday, February 4. Hopefully the release will answer the questions of who the new commander of Atlantis will be (Mallozzi assures it is a familiar face), whether and how much Carson Beckett will be back, and news about guest appearances by Michael Shanks and others.
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