Robert C. Cooper Nominated for Directors Guild Award

Robert C. Cooper has been nominated for an award from the Directors Guild of Canada for his direction of the Stargate Universe episode “Human”.

Robert C. Cooper and Robert Carlyle BTS for HUMAN (MGM)
Director Robert C. Cooper works with actor Robert Carlyle in HUMAN (MGM)
Here are the details from their website:

2010 DGC AWARDS

Comedian Dave Foley will host the 9th annual gala on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at the regal Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.

Ticket sales for DGC members open Wednesday, July 7, 2010.
Ticket sales for industry open Wednesday, July 28, 2010.

2010 DGC Awards Nominations
*** nominees may be subject to change***

[…]

BEST DIRECTION – TV SERIES
Presented by Gold Sponsor, William F. White

Adrienne Mitchell for Durham County – “Little Lost Children”
Robert C. Cooper for Stargate Universe – “Human”
Helen Shaver for The Bridge – Eps. 110
Holly Dale for Flashpoint – “Perfect Storm”

[…]

If you have any questions regarding the DGC Awards, please contact Lisa-Marie Bruzzese, Events & Communications Coordinator, at awards@dgc.ca or 416-482-6640 x228.

Stargate Atlantis fans might recognize Dave Foley, host for the awards gala, as Dr. Rodney McKay’s rival Dr. Malcolm Tunney in Season Five’s “Brain Storm”.

Additionally, Amanda Tapping’s Sanctuary has been nominated in the Best Television Series – Drama category for their Season Two finale “Kali Part 2”.

Make sure to visit the website for the complete list.

Congratulations to all the nominees!

[Thanks to wraithfodder for the tip!]

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.

Brian J. Smith's "Poirot" Movie Premieres July 11

Back in November, we got word that Stargate Universe star Brian J. Smith landed the role of Hector MacQueen in Murder on the Orient Express, part of the Hercule Poirot series filmed in London. Now, through some tweets and re-tweets, we’re informed that the movie will premiere on PBS (USA) on Sunday, July 11, at 9 PM (ET).

If you visit the PBS.org webpage for the Masterpiece Mystery! Hercule Poirot Series X selections, you’ll get to play a 30-second Flash video that previews the movie.

Here’s the description from the website:

EPISODES OF HERCULE POIROT: SERIES X
July 11, 2010 at 9pm

Murder on the Orient Express

Hercule Poirot solves the greatest case of his career aboard the world’s most glamorous train, the Orient Express. Star David Suchet is joined by a first-class rail car full of great actors, including Eileen Atkins, Barbara Hershey, Hugh Bonneville, Toby Jones and David Morrissey.

The PBS.org website has a link for you to “check local listings” (right under the Hercule Poirot Series X heading) for the exact date and time for the premiere in your area.

Stargate Planner: Week of June 28-July 4

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, June 28
Tuesday, June 29
Wednesday, June 30 Encore: Stargate Universe “Water” on New Zealand’s Prime TV at 10:30 PM.
Thursday,   July 1 Canada Day

Stargate Universe “Earth” on New Zealand’s Prime TV at 8:30 PM.
Friday,   July 2
Saturday, July 3 Lou Diamond Phillips will be hosting Stadium of Fire at America’s Freedom Festival in Provo, Utah.
Sunday, July 4 Independence Day (USA)

News Notes

Stargate Universe press:

  • Joseph Mallozzi – He bids farewell (until September) to executive producer Robert C. Cooper in his June 25th entry in his weblog.
  • Lou Diamond Phillips – Eat Sleep Celebrity has a picture of him and a spoiler about his character Col. David Telford in Season Two. Visit that site only if you wish to be spoiled!

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.

First Images, Video of Joe Flanigan by Martin Firrell

As we reported here in May, the modern artist Martin Firrell has done a study of Joe Flanigan (Stargate Atlantis) as part of his Sci Fi series exploring the deeper significance of popular science fiction. Martin has just posted “a glimpse of a work in progress” of his study of Joe, including still images and some particularly stylistic video in which Joe speaks about the effects of action heroes on women, John Sheppard’s feelings, and the impact on a man of having kids. Definitely worth a visit for all Joe Flanigan and John Sheppard fans!

Visit Martin Firrell’s Joe Flanigan Page

Pick Your Favorite Episodes of Stargate

Now that we’ve been given all of the episodes for Season One of Stargate Universe, it’s time to select our favorites. Pick your Top 5 favorites from the poll below. You can visit this poll anytime by visiting our SGU Hiatus Page.

If you’re looking for polls for Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, visit our Polls Archive. These polls are from our 13-4-13 feature that we did at the start of this year, and the links to each article are included with the polls for the sake of completeness.

Shanks' "Arctic Blast" Hits Australia in August

The Australian is reporting that the movie Arctic Blast, which stars Stargate‘s Michael Shanks, will be making its premiere in Australia in August. Here are the details:

THE Tasmanian film Arctic Blast will have its premiere at the fifth Canadian Film Festival in Sydney in August. The sci-fi action thriller, directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith, is an Aussie-Canadian co-production starring Canadian Michael Shanks (Stargate SG-1) and Australia’s Indiana Evans, Alexandra Davies and Robert Mammone. The eco-thriller, about a solar eclipse blasting super-chilled air towards the Earth, is Trenchard-Smith’s first Australian film in more than a decade. “I am proud to have made a movie with a climatologist as the hero,” he says. “Shooting in Tasmania with a crew of young enthusiasts and fellow old lags was a blast, an Arctic blast in fact.” Sydney’s Canadian Film Festival runs from August 2 to 8.

Possible Worlds Blog, the go-to site for the Canadian Film Festival, reports that the movie will premiere Wednesday, August 4, at Dendy Opera Quays, 9/2 East Circular Quay, Sydney. The night’s festivities include “a welcome drink at 6:00pm, followed by the screening at 6:30pm. Tickets are $14 and available from Dendy Opera Quays from July 1st (phone 02 9247 3800 or visit www.dendy.com.au).”