Stargate Briefing: Cooper, Huffman, Phillips, Shanks

Robert Cooper Writing New TV Project Former Stargate executive producer ROBERT C. COOPER is writing for a new TV project! Here’s what Deadline posted: Lifetime is developing a period drama series about The Hollywood Reporter founder William Wilkerson, which is being produced by Johnny Depp’s Infinitum Nihil and Graham King’s GK TV. The project, written … Continue reading “Stargate Briefing: Cooper, Huffman, Phillips, Shanks”

Stargate Universe: Robert Carlyle Wins Gemini Award

Congratulations go to Stargate Universe star Robert Carlyle who won the 2010 Gemini Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Dramatic Role for the first season episode “Human”. The episode, written by freelancer Jeff Vlaming and directed by Robert C. Cooper, centered on Carlyle’s character Dr. Nicholas Rush as he navigated … Continue reading “Stargate Universe: Robert Carlyle Wins Gemini Award”

Cooper Wins Writers Guild Award for SGU's "Time"

The Canadian Press has just released this “breaking news” report: The Canadian Press – ONLINE EDITION ‘Trotsky,’ ‘Stargate Universe,’ ‘Less Than Kind’ win writers guild awards By: THE CANADIAN PRESS 19/04/2010 9:02 PM TORONTO – Writers who penned episodes for the TV shows “Stargate Universe” and “Less Than Kind” – and the script for the … Continue reading “Cooper Wins Writers Guild Award for SGU's "Time"”

“Across the Universe” Interview with Cooper, Wright

Stargate Universe creators Brad Wright and Robert Cooper talked with Matthew Hays of the Canadian Screenwriter magazine, and their interview is published in the article “Across the Universe,” which is to appear in the Fall/Winter 2010 issue. In the interview, excerpted on the magazine’s website, Wright explains the demise of Stargate Atlantis and the beginnings … Continue reading ““Across the Universe” Interview with Cooper, Wright”

Cooper Speaks Up On SG-1, SGA Movies

Stargate executive producer Robert C. Cooper gave an interview over the weekend about the prospects for new SG-1 and SGA direct-to-DVD movies. In this exclusive interview, he cites the current economics of DVD sales as the major stumbling block: “We’re ready to go,” Cooper said in an exclusive interview over the weekend in Pasadena, Calif., … Continue reading “Cooper Speaks Up On SG-1, SGA Movies”

Wright and Cooper Spill on Stargate

Today at the Vancouver Creation Stargate Convention, Executive Producers Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper gave a very informative, interesting, and at times quite intellectual talk to an enthusiastic audience. A more detailed report will follow, but here are news tidbits of immediate interest to Stargate fandom. ** NOTE: minor spoilers for SGU and SG-1 … Continue reading “Wright and Cooper Spill on Stargate”

Cooper, Wright to Receive Special Leo Awards

This announcement from British Columbia’s Leo Awards website: Leo Awards 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award Recipients Announced! April 1, 2009: Vancouver — Robert C. Cooper and Brad Wright, creators of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis have been selected to receive a LEO AWARDS 2009 Outstanding Achievement Award. … All recipients will be honoured on May 9 … Continue reading “Cooper, Wright to Receive Special Leo Awards”

Cooper Gives More Universe Hints

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, … Continue reading “Cooper Gives More Universe Hints”

Cooper, Woeste Talk About "Ark" Challenges

In the final part of the Ark Angel – The Ark of Truth series at MGM’s official Stargate website, writer/director/producer Robert C. Cooper and director of photography Peter Woeste talk about the challenges that they faced in putting together the first direct-to-DVD movie for the Stargate franchise since the cancellation of the ten-year-old series Stargate … Continue reading “Cooper, Woeste Talk About "Ark" Challenges”