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Vancouver Con Teaser Pics

Your intrepid Solutions reporter has been on the scene in Vancouver all week for the 2009 Creation Vancouver Stargate Convention. In addition to sampling of of actor pictures below, stay tuned for many filming location images and our usual complete, illustrated con report. All the guests have been wonderful; they’ve kept up with the very long hours even better than some fans, who’ve been seen crawling to their rooms to rest or wait out the autograph lines. There hasn’t been major news to come out of the con so far, but plenty of smaller tidbits that we’ll share soon.

The actors have no information about the Stargate Atlantis movie. Hopefully something will be revealed by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper tomorrow. Stargate Universe remains strictly under wraps, and the set visit this year did not include any of the SGU ship sets. The Atlantis sets are standing, and the SGC set could be restored with two weeks of work, according to producer N. John Smith.

Click on the thumbnails to see full-sized images!

Richard Dean Anderson on Return to Stargate

Richard Dean Anderson sent a note to his official website to confirm his appearances in several episodes of Stargate Universe, as well as MGM’s green light for the third SG-1 movie. The site withheld the announcement until official news had been released.

March 2, 2009

I would have thought word had gotten out by now, but as I am informed, so shall ye be: the movie has been green lit. There are so few details beyond the ‘go ahead’, but I sat next to Charlie Cohen and across from Brad Wright at dinner two weeks ago (the cast dinner for the launch of Stargate Universe), and just an hour prior to sitting down to mediocre cuisine, Charlie had announced MGM’s intention to make the next Stargate movie. As I am led to believe, shooting may start this summer, most likely.

I was up there doing a snippet of a scene with Robert Carlyle and I’ll be going back March 17 for another scene in part 2 of the two-hour. I had told Brad that if he wanted help in the launch of Universe I’d love to be a part of it. (Truth be known, I missed those guys ‘n gals.) So I’ll make a few slim appearances in the first half-dozen episodes, or so. Again, details are sketchy, but I’ve already shot the first of my scenes so the ball is rolling. Andy Mikita is directing the two-hour, so we had a good hug and huge laugh.

Anyway, there you go.

Rick

Anderson just filmed scenes for “Earth”, and so now we know he’s also appearing in the premiere, “Air”.

Submit Your Questions to Peter DeLuise

Joseph Mallozzi is offering to host a fan Q&A with returning director Peter DeLuise (he’s directing Stargate Universe‘s “Fire”). He’s collecting your questions now, so visit the current entry of his weblog, scroll down to the comments section, and type in your questions. Mallozzi screens all comments, but once approved, your questions will appear for all to see.

Mallozzi said that DeLuise will get to these questions as soon as he’s finished with “Fire”. That should be very soon.

Reminder: “Continuum” on SCI FI Tonight

Stargate: Continuum will be making its US television premiere tonight at 9 PM Eastern on the Sci Fi Channel! This story, written by Brad Wright, centers on the plans of the last of the Goa’uld System Lords, Ba’al, as he alters the timeline such that the Stargate Program never existed. It will be up to SG-1 to set things straight!

Richard Dean Anderson returns as Maj. Gen. Jack O’Neill as he joins the Season Ten cast of Stargate SG-1. This movie also marks the final Stargate appearance by the late Don S. Davis as George Hammond.

In case you missed the US television premiere of Stargate: The Ark of Truth last week, the Sci Fi Channel will be showing it again at 7 PM. This means four hours of back-to-back SG-1 movie goodness! What a wonderful ride for SG-1 fans!

MGM and Sci Fi have been advertising that they’ll also be showing a sneak peek into Stargate Universe during Continuum. Now, they said that they were going to do that with The Ark of Truth last week, but instead only replayed the teaser that premiered during the series finale of Battlestar Galactica. But, hope springs eternal that they are actually going to show something new and exciting that will be of interest to Stargate fans!

Amanda Tapping Answers Fan Questions

Producer and writer Joseph Mallozzi has turned over his weblog to Amanda Tapping so that she could answer several pages’ worth of fan questions submitted by Mallozzi’s readers not too long ago. Tapping covered a lot of ground, including Stargate, Sanctuary, parenting, women in film, and on being a role model. Visit Amanda Tapping Answers Your Questions for a great read!

Reminder: “The Ark of Truth” on TV Tonight

Cover art for "Stargate: The Ark of Truth" DVD

The first direct-to-video movie produced after the cancellation of Stargate SG-1, Stargate: The Ark of Truth, will be making its US television debut tonight on the Sci Fi Channel at 9 PM.

Meant to wrap up the Ori story arc that was begun during Season Nine, this movie sees SG-1’s taking the Odyssey to the Ori’s home galaxy to locate a piece of Ancient technology, the Ark of Truth, that is believed to be able to stop the advance of the Ori’s destructive and deadly army. Having no confidence that SG-1’s mission will succeed, the IOA develops a dangerous plan of their own.

Stargate: The Ark of Truth was written and directed by Robert C. Cooper and stars the Season Ten cast. The Sci Fi Channel has also promised a sneak peek into the franchise’s upcoming television series, Stargate Universe, which is making its debut in the fall on their newly-renamed Syfy Channel.

Stargate SG-1 Season One on Hulu

Stargate SG-1 title

Start from the beginning of Stargate Command as they put together their first teams to explore the galaxy through the Stargate. Certainly, they needed to find advanced technology, but they also needed to form alliances with other races who could help them free the billions of slaves—of many species—who were at the mercy of the powerful Goa’uld System Lords.

HULU (US only) now has the first season of Stargate SG-1 so you can catch the story of how Colonel Jack O’Neill, Dr. Daniel Jackson, Captain Samantha Carter, and the Jaffa warrior Teal’c became the legendary SG-1 under the command of Major General George Hammond.

Tapping on Coming Back to Stargate

Stargate star Amanda Tapping was recently at the Sci Fi Channel Upfronts to represent her new show Sanctuary, but the subject of returning to Stargate is always at the top of interviewers’ lists of questions. When asked how eager she was to play Col. Samantha Carter again (for at least the third SG-1 movie being penned by Brad Wright and Carl Binder), Tapping said, “Oh, I love it. It’s such a comfortable place to go. We say this all the time with Stargate, but it’s such a family, and it’s just nice when the family gets back together. It’s very easy and it’s fun. You fall into that same crazy vibe, and it’s great.”

The last word on the movie has been that Brad Wright is currently reviewing the script that Carl Binder wrote based on their outline. They have been aiming to film the movie this spring or early summer, but it’s possible that this schedule has had to be revised due to the tight scheduling brought about by the production of Stargate Universe. This tight schedule has caused them to slide the filming of the first Atlantis movie until the fall, but it’s currently not known if it has affected the production of the SG-1 movie, which seems to be running on a different timetable than the Atlantis movie. The Atlantis movie’s script hasn’t been written yet, but is currently at the detailed outline stage.

Richard Dean Anderson and most of the Season Ten cast of SG-1 are expected to be included in the untitled O’Neill-centric story that Brad Wright pitched over a year ago to MGM. They’ve lined up Martin Wood to direct the film, but Wright said that MGM will not officially announce the movie until after certain deals have been made. It’s expected that this movie will be released directly to video like its two predecessors. The many months required to produce and market it probably mean that we won’t see this movie until 2010.

Peter DeLuise Returns to Stargate

Stargate Universe consulting producer Joseph Mallozzi confirmed in his weblog tonight that long-time fan favorite Peter DeLuise will be returning to Stargate to direct the fourth episode, “Fire”, written by Brad Wright.

DeLuise started with Stargate during Season Two of Stargate SG-1. His last episode to direct was Season Ten’s “Family Ties”. He was directing “Bad Guys” when the cancellation occurred, and he lamented in a video interview that he was out of a job.

He also wrote and directed episodes of Stargate Atlantis. Season One’s “The Defiant One” was one of his episodes that he both wrote and directed.

In Hitchcock fashion, the director often made brief cameos in the episodes that he helmed. It also wasn’t unusual to see him in a distinct role, such as the younger version of Urgo, played by his father Dom DeLuise, or as the cursing replacement actor in “200”. DeLuise also scripted several episodes, earning him the title of “Living God” because he was not only a writer and director, but also a fan.

Currently, not much is known about the plot for “Fire” other than what Mallozzi has stated in his weblog. Since it is one of the first ten stories broken, we know that it doesn’t include a Vancouver forest. In giving a progress report, Mallozzi said, “Brad is working on Fire and, from what I hear, is very happy with the way it’s coming along. It’s a great story and, as I’ve already said, right up Brad’s alley. Looking forward to reading the first draft. This episode will see a certain fan favorite retake the director’s chair.” Since that time, Wright has probably completed his first draft of the script.

Production is currently focused on the three-part opener “Air”, written by Wright and Robert C. Cooper and directed by Andy Mikita. Since DeLuise was in the offices recently, prep work has probably already started on his episode.

Claudia Black Answers Fan Questions

A little while back, the Claudia Black Online Forum opened the floor to fan questions that the Stargate star would answer personally whenever she was able to stop by. So far, Black has answered well over half of the questions that range in subject from Aeryn to Vala, sushi to hobbies, and other works besides Farscape and Stargate.

Black’s life has changed since her days on these two television shows, including becoming a mother of two sons. Her family life is important to her, as was evident when she honestly answered a question about her plans to continue acting, “If the right jobs come up! I love acting, I love being creative, we’ll just have to see what this economy dishes up. I don’t want to spend the next ten years not seeing my children so fingers crossed the right opportunities will present themselves because the hours in TV can be appalling. …

“And in the event that I am asked to conventions my husband and I discuss how it will affect the family, if the timing is ok, etc., and if the money is right, I am there! I tend not to do too many each year as I only go when I have something new to talk about… I get bored of myself easily. 🙂 ”

Black talked about working on two projects: the new Uncharted 2 video game…

Let me first say that the team from Naughty Dog who are making this game are the nicest bunch of people ever. Gordon Hunt the director is also amazing to work with and the cast keep me laughing all day. Nolan [North] and I get on like twins separated at birth. When the guys at Naughty Dog told me how Chloe was going to look I asked if i was going to have nice boobs. That didn’t appear to be a problem 🙂 They say that they get inspired a little by what the actor looks like but she is way prettier than me and I love the way she looks. I love the way Nate looks! What a handsome dude! Pity he’s not real or I would introduce him to some of my friends 🙂

The character was very well conceived before I came along. The audition asked for Australian or English or South African accent and I asked , “Which one? I can do them all?” So Gordon just asked me to do my neutral accent.

And we do get to improvise. They are very willing to try things out if we have ideas. The body stuff is locked in but the lips and faces are done manually by them so it doesn’t matter what we say we can also ADR after as well. I can’t tell you enough how great it is to work with that whole group of people. I am a lucky girl.

…and an independent film:

As a matter of fact, I am just working on a project which may or may not see the light of day which involves music. I am working with a very talented young music producer on what could be a soundtrack for an indie movie I have involvement with. We are starting to raise funding for the film and in the meantime we want to get working on the soundtrack. I promise to keep you all posted if anything comes of it.

Concerning the third SG-1 movie in which writer Brad Wright said that Vala Mal Doran won’t be appearing, Black stated, “They certainly didn’t ask me to be involved but I am in no way upset about it. I never expect to be asked back to anything. 🙂 ”

To read all of the questions and answers, including Black’s take on the Daniel and Vala relationship, visit the Claudia Black Online Forum: Q&A with Claudia Black (February/March 2009).

[Read our follow-up article in our LJ Companion.]