In a new story by Sharon Gosling for MGM, Robert C. Cooper gives a status update and a (very) few additional details on Stargate Universe.
On casting very young actors, he points out that Michael Shanks and Amanda Tapping were in their early 20s when cast for SG-1. (Actually, they were about 25 and 30, respectively, in 1996 when they were hired). He goes on to say:
“One of the things I’m really excited about is that we’re looking for people who are a little more identifiable and contemporary,” he explains. “I always thought one of the things that was attractive about the original series was the ‘everyman on the street’ point of view that O’Neill had to science fiction. It made the characters identifiable. They were more like we would be in a science fiction situation, and how we would react. And that’s what we’re trying to do with the new show – create characters that are going to be challenged by the situation…”
He also says they are not ready to announce any casting news yet, but are looking for a well-known actor to be one of the leads. The others will be new faces or actors we know from other work. No existing Stargate characters will be carried over to the new show, except in potential special appearances.
They are working to start production in early February and air the first episode in July of 2009.
Read the entire article here at MGM. Thanks to Elyse at sg1_spoilme for the tip!
“more identifiable”
Yeah to young people.