Month: July 2010

New Projects for Staite, Hewlett

Stargate stars Jewel Staite and David Hewlett have been cast in new movie roles!

Jewel Staite – The latest from her official website’s RSS feed: “Jewel has just been cast in Hallmark Channel’s holiday movie Call Me Mrs. Miracle, starring alongside screen legend Doris Roberts! Shooting is slated to start next week!” The Hollywood Reporter describes the film: “It’s Christmas in New York City, and Mrs. Merkle (Roberts) is a saleswoman in a family-owned department store and works her magic on those around her.” Executive producers are Dan Wigutow, Michael M. Scott, and Debbie Macomber.

Additionally, it was just announced that Staite’s Warehouse 13 episode will air on Tuesday, July 13, on Syfy at 9 PM ET.

David Hewlett – He’s been tweeting about his new film that in its early part of principal photography this week: “Wow! Looks like I just got a nice little role in a HUGE movie…but I’m not allowed to say anything…following me sucks! ;-)” … “Wardrobe fitting today…it’s a little worrying how easy it is to make me look like an uptight prick!” … “Day one on my latest primate movie 😉 Currently holding the key to a great performance: coffee and the ubiquitous breakfast burrito!” … “Very tempted to call Flanigan, just to run him through what I’ve eaten today on set! ;-)” … “Day 2 on the big movie that shall not be named…causing chaos on the streets of vangroovey as only Hollywood can!”

We’re still waiting to hear officially what the film is, but in the meantime, some fans have already concluded that it’s Rise of the Apes, which began shooting in Vancouver July 5 (to correspond with Hewlett’s Day One) and is scheduled to wrap on September 17. We’ll be sure to report it when we have more details.

[Thanks to vida_boheme and wraithfodder for taking the time to investigate the Hewlett project.]

Ask Lou Diamond Phillips Your Questions

Col. David Telford (MGM)
Lou Diamond Phillips as Col. David Telford (MGM)
Once again, executive producer Joseph Mallozzi is opening his weblog up to fan questions directed to someone attached to the production of Stargate Universe. This time, you’re invited to ask Lou Diamond Phillips (Col. David Telford) your questions:

Next – another big guest blogger announcement! Today, I start gathering questions for the one and only…

Actor, foodie, twitterer, and occasional Iron Chef judge Lou Diamond Phillips! Start posting your questions for one of the nicest guys in the biz!

To submit your questions, do the following:

  1. Go to this entry in Mallozzi’s weblog: Lou Diamond Phillips Wants to Hear from You!
  2. Scroll all the way down until you get to the comments section.
  3. Fill in the form. Make sure to proofread your entry because you won’t have a chance to edit it after you submit it.
  4. Click on “Submit Comment”.

Mallozzi reviews all comments before they get posted, so it might take a little while for your entry to make it through.

Stargate Planner: Week of July 5-11

You might be interested in these news tidbits and announcements that have been noted on this editor’s calendar and notebook for this week. If you’ve got more to add, please don’t hesitate to announce them in the comment section below. We’ll update this article if something comes to our attention during the week.

Calendar

Monday,   July 5
Tuesday,   July 6
Wednesday, July 7 Encore: Stargate Universe “Earth” on New Zealand’s Prime TV at 10:30 PM.
Thursday,   July 8 Stargate Universe “Time” on New Zealand’s Prime TV at 8:30 PM.

Gatecon 2010 begins today and runs until Sunday, July 11. The list of guests includes Paul McGillion and Corin Nemec from the main casts of SG-1 and SGA. There are also several supporting actors making appearances, so check the website for the complete list.

Friday,   July 9 Shore Leave 32 begins today and runs until Sunday, July 11. Torri Higginson will be there. Check the website for the latest schedule.

Word is that principal photography of Season Two of Stargate Universe will end today so that the actors and crew can take their annual summer filming hiatus. Word also is that they’ll return from their month-long vacations the week of August 9.
Saturday, July 10
Sunday, July 11 Brian J. Smith appears in the PBS Poirot movie Murder on the Orient Express tonight at 9 PM ET. Check your local listings for times and dates in your area.

News Notes

Stargate Universe press:

It should be noted that whenever spoilers come out for SGU, they are placed in the episode guides in the Stargate Wiki without much fanfare here in the News Blog. To keep on top of such updates, visit the main page of the Stargate Wiki to see the “Recent Updates” list of links.

Our News Blog posts since the last Stargate Planner (most recent listed first):

Last week, we posted a few background articles in our LJ Companion that you might be interested in. The articles listed in this section don’t have a companion piece in our News Blog here:

Reminders

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 and Atlantis.

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.

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

"Red Riding Hood" Gets New Release Date

Michael ShanksCollider has just announced that Warner Brothers has changed the release date for the Gothic Red Riding Hood in which Stargate star Michael Shanks portrays Adrien Lazar:

Warner Bros. has done a little release date shuffling with two of their upcoming films. They’ve moved Catherine Hardwicke’s Red Riding Hood up from April 22, 2011 to March 11, 2011. The gothic-horror starring Amanda Seyfried will now go up against the Aaron Eckhart sci-fi horror Battle: Los Angeles, the family film Mars Needs Moms, and a new adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre.

Taking Red Riding Hood’s April 22nd date is the Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling comedy Crazy Stupid Love. …

The movie is being filmed in Vancouver, where principal photography is due to begin July 22.