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Stargate Planner: Week of August 22-28

We’ll update this article if something comes to our attention during the week. Also, if you’ve got more to add, please don’t hesitate to announce them in the comment section below.

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Monday, August 22	MICHAEL SHANKS‘s Red Riding Hood comes out on DVD and Blu-ray today in the UK!
Tuesday, August 23
Wednesday, August 24
Thursday, August 25	FanExpo Canada – August 25-28 – Toronto – MICHAEL SHANKS, LEXA DOIG, MICHAEL ROOKER, and MARINA SIRTIS.
Friday, August 26	Salute to Supernatural – August 26-28 – Vancouver – CORIN NEMEC, CHRISTOPHER HEYERDAHL, COLIN LAWRENCE, STEVEN WILLIAMS.
Saturday, August 27	Trek-Gate To Your Star – August 27-28 – Dusseldorf, Germany – TORRI HIGGINSON and ROBERT PICARDO. Today is Stargate co-creator DEAN DEVLIN‘s birthday! He can be reached @electric44 on Twitter. (Thanks, IvanovVA.)
Sunday, August 28	Today is AMANDA TAPPING‘s birthday! You can send your happy birthday wishes to her Twitter: @amandatapping.

Solutions Features and Brief Updates

For news as it happens, make sure to visit the STARGATE TWITTER SUPERFEED for tidbits directly from the Stargate stars and production crew. And our feature BEYOND THE EVENT HORIZON consists of “home pages” with dynamic feeds from our LJ and Blog for the stars of SG-1, Atlantis, and Universe.

Daniel Jackson monitoring the Stargate in 'New Order' — Daniel Jackson among SFX's Top 100 Sci-Fi Icons

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. Some of our recent posts in this LJ, as well as from the related SGU DESTINY, a Universe-specific community, include:

Our new COMING SOON feature gives you advance notice as to when our Stargate actors will be making appearances in movies and television productions. For the latest in convention appearances, which are subject to change, make sure to visit Stargate Actor Appearances.

Jason Momoa’s "Conan the Barbarian" Opens Tonight!

Opening Tonight!

JASON MOMOA
in
CONAN THE BARBARIAN
USA: Wide Release

We’ve finally reached August 19, 2011, and the opening night of JASON MOMOA’s Conan the Barbarian!

Here in our Blog and also in our LJ Companion, we’ve been reporting Jason’s interviews and appearances, as well as presenting trailers and posters, that have centered around this break-out role for our Stargate actor (you can see the most recent of these posts on Jason’s page in our Beyond the Event Horizon feature). We’re proud that he’s made such an impression that he was chosen as Rising Star of 2011 and through it all has remained firmly grounded.

Conan the Barbarian will be showing in both 2D and 3D. Before that happens in New York, Momoa will have the honor of ringing the Closing Bell at NASDAQ! There are lots of ways to witness this event, so visit Market Watch for the details.

The movie has two major Internet pages that are rich in extras: the main website at ConanTheBarbarianIn3D.com and the Facebook page.

Here’s a brief summary of the movie’s plot, taken from the Facebook info page: “A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.”

Momoa himself has written a script for a sequel, which will be made, he says, only if this movie is a success. Here’s hoping that fans of Conan will join us and become fans of Jason and that all of us will see his star rise even higher!

Tonight: Alaina Huffman in Syfy’s "Alphas"

Tonight!

ALAINA HUFFMAN
as
*Guest Star*
ALPHAS
“Bill and Gary’s Excellent Adventure”
Syfy 10/9c

Stargate Universe star ALAINA HUFFMAN guests in Syfy’s new show Alphas tonight at 10/9c! The episode’s name is “Bill and Gary’s Excellent Adventure,” and according to a press release, PETER WINGFIELD also guest stars.

Alphas centers around “five ordinary people [who] are brought together to form one extraordinary team of Alphas — people with the unique power to stretch the capabilities of the human mind giving them superhuman physical and mental abilities.” You can visit their homepage at Syfy, which includes a preview video of Alaina’s episode. The storyline: “Bill and Gary pursue an outside case, putting their Alpha powers to the ultimate test.”

Huffman has been busy with her MTV comic book series Agent Mom, attending conventions, and expanding her family: She revealed in an interview with Curt Wagner of the Chicago Tribune that’s she due with her fourth child in December! This interview was done along with JULIA BENSON, Lt. Vanessa James on SGU, wherein they talked about the end of Universe, their current projects, and how much they enjoy meeting with the fans at the conventions.

Speaking of meeting the fans, Huffman is looking forward to her trip to Australia in October (Armageddon Expo, October 22-23, 2011, Melbourne). “In the meantime,” she told Curt, “I’ll be doing laundry…a lot of laundry.”

Stargate Planner: Week of August 15-21

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Monday, August 15	ALAINA HUFFMAN guest stars on Syfy’s Alphas tonight at 10/9c. The episode is called “Bill and Gary’s Excellent Adventure” and also guest stars PETER WINGFIELD, SG-1’s Goa’uld Tanith. The storyline: “Gary and Bill take an outside case, which puts their powers to the test.”
Tuesday, August 16
Wednesday, August 17
Thursday, August 18
Friday, August 19	JASON MOMOA’s break-out role as Conan in Conan the Barbarian can be seen today as the movie makes its wide release premiere in American theaters, in both 2D and 3D! The storyline: “A quest that begins as a personal vendetta for the fierce Cimmerian warrior soon turns into an epic battle against hulking rivals, horrific monsters, and impossible odds, as Conan realizes he is the only hope of saving the great nations of Hyboria from an encroaching reign of supernatural evil.” AMANDA TAPPING’s Sanctuary should be wrapping its principal photography today, according to the BC Film Commission. This is Season Four of the hit show, which will consist of 13 episodes and will air on Syfy this fall. The Official Stargate Convention in Chicago starts today and runs through the weekend. Stargate guests include CHRISTOPHER JUDGE, JOE FLANIGAN, DAVID HEWLETT, PAUL McGILLION, BEN BROWDER, ALEXIS CRUZ, KAVAN SMITH, J.R. BOURNE, GARY JONES, ALEX ZAHARA, DAN PAYNE, and DAVID DeLUISE.
Saturday, August 20	Today is JAMIL WALKER SMITH’s birthday! You can send your happy birthday wishes to his Twitter: @limajamil.
Sunday, August 21

Solutions Features and Brief Updates

Michael Kenmore in THE KINDRED II For news as it happens, make sure to visit the STARGATE TWITTER SUPERFEED for tidbits directly from the Stargate stars and production crew. And our feature BEYOND THE EVENT HORIZON consists of “home pages” with dynamic feeds from our LJ and Blog for the stars of SG-1, Atlantis, and Universe.

Tonight: Jewel Staite in "Doomsday Prophecy"

Tonight!

JEWEL STAITE
in
DOOMSDAY PROPHECY
Syfy 9/8c

Tonight, Stargate star JEWEL STAITE saves the world from the Doomsday Prophecy, along with CSI: NY’s A.J. Buckley, on Syfy at 9/8c!

Staite and Buckley did a conference-call interview about the new movie, which was filmed back in May 2010 and was originally titled The Doomsday Scrolls. The transcript from that interview has appeared on the participants’ websites, but here’s the one that reached us first: Newsarama: Firefly Alum Fights DOOMSDAY PROPHECY in Syfy Movie.

The movie centers on the Staite’s character, “an archeologist who teams up with A.J. Buckley…, a book editor, to hunt down the mysterious author of novels predicting the future; it turns out the author has a device enabling him to see the future…and the end of the world.”

Jewel shared, “I play Brooke (Calvin) who is a young Archaeologist — emphasis on young. She is very much out of her element on this crazy journey that she’s going on, and is really excited. And that’s kind of what I wanted to play the most, was how there’s disaster going on all around her and the world’s falling apart, but she’s really excited about everything that she’s discovering. It’s her passion. It’s her passion in life. So yes, she’s a lot of fun to play.”

Make sure to visit Newsarama for the rest of the interview, but be aware that they talk about certain scenes in the movie. Maybe it’ll be best to wait to read it until after the world gets saved!

Reminder: Beau Bridges Guests in "White Collar" Tonight

Tonight!

BEAU BRIDGES
as
Agent Kramer
WHITE COLLAR
Mid-season Finale, “Countdown”
USA 9/8c

Tonight is the mid-season finale of USA’s hit show White Collar and Stargate star BEAU BRIDGES has the guest role as Agent Kramer in it!

The episode is titled “Countdown,” an ominous title for a story thread watchers of the show are majorly concerned about—”Neal and Mozzie must stay one step ahead of the the FBI while appearing to work with them in order to keep them from discovering that they possess the treasure.” It doesn’t sound good for someone, and true to the half-season arrangements we are now getting in our television shows, it’ll end in a cliffhanger that won’t be resolved until its return several months from now—most likely in January 2012!

TV Guide announced Bridges’ guest role in an exclusive, giving us background on Agent Kramer: he is “a well-decorated federal officer and art expert who instructed Peter (Tim DeKay) when he trained at Quantico. Kramer has been Peter’s mentor ever since, and his paternal nature offsets his intimidating presence.”

Tune in tonight at 9/8c for the mid-season finale, and here’s hoping that we’ll get to see more Bridges as Kramer when the show returns next year!

Stargate Planner: Week of August 8-14

We’ll update this article if something comes to our attention during the week. Also, if you’ve got more to add, please don’t hesitate to announce them in the comment section below.

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Monday, August 8	We thought that ALAINA HUFFMAN‘s guest appearance in Syfy’s Alphas was this week, but all of the online schedules have been updated and her episode has been placed to air next Monday, August 15.
Tuesday, August 9	BEAU BRIDGES guest stars in USA’s hit show Blue Collar tonight at 9/8c. He plays Agent Burke’s mentor, Agent Kramer, in the show’s mid-season finale. Season 1 of JAMIL WALKER SMITH‘s animated series Hey, Arnold! is being released on DVD today. Also being released on DVD and Blu-ray today is Steve Austin’s Tactical Force. You’ll get to see several Stargate alum in this one, including MICHAEL SHANKS, LEXA DOIG, STEVE BACIC, PETER BRYANT, PETER KENT, and MICHAEL EKLUND. Stargate stunt double DAN RIZZUTO also does stunts and has a “thug leader” role. It’s no surprise that so many of our Stargate actors appear in this movie since it was filmed in the Vancouver area.
Wednesday, August 10
Thursday, August 11	Wizard World’s Chicago Comic Con is this weekend, and several Stargate actors are due to appear: ALAINA HUFFMAN, MORENA BACCARIN, JULIA BENSON, SEAN PATRICK FLANERY, and LOUIS GOSSETT, JR. Also this weekend, Star Trek is having an incredible celebratory convention in Las Vagas! There are several of this 45-year-old franchise’s actors who will be in attendance who also guest starred in Stargate: RENE AUBERJONOIS, NICOLE DE BOER, JOHN DE LANCIE, ALAN SCARFE, ARMIN SHIMERMAN, CONNOR TRINNEER, MUSETTA VANDER, and GWYNYTH WALSH.
Friday, August 12
Saturday, August 13
Sunday, August 14

Solutions Features and Brief Updates

Falling Skies poster — Two Stargate vets have starring roles in TNT's FALLING SKIES, which has its 2-hour season finale tonight at 9/8c.

It's a Double-Feature Night for David Hewlett

Today, August 5, is the day that two movies in which Stargate star DAVID HEWLETT has roles are opening on the big screen!

You’ll see him in The Whistleblower in a limited release (in California) in which he plays UN representative that’s involved in a sex scandal! The movie’s description at Yahoo! Movies: “Inspired by actual events, Kathy is an American police officer who takes a job working as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Her expectations of helping to rebuild a devastated country are dashed when she uncovers a dangerous reality of corruption, cover-up and intrigue amid a world of private contractors and multinational diplomatic doubletalk.” If you’re in California, make sure to check out the times at the Yahoo! site.

In wide release is the highly-anticipated reboot of the Planet of the Apes franchise. We’ve posted an extended trailer that features Hewlett in his Apes role, so we won’t spoil it here just in case you’d like to go into the theater spoiler-free. Yahoo! Movies has an extensive feature page for the movie, including clips and photos. Their brief desciption: “A single act of both compassion and arrogance leads to a war unlike any other — and to the RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES.”

OPENING TODAY, AUGUST 5, 2011

Now Screening

DAVID HEWLETT
in
THE WHISTLEBLOWER
USA: Limited Release

Now Screening

DAVID HEWLETT
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RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
USA: Wide Release

Coming Soon: Levesque, Luttrell, Shanks, Staite

We’ve updated our new COMING SOON feature recently with the addition of projects for ELYSE LEVESQUE, RACHEL LUTTRELL, MICHAEL SHANKS, and JEWEL STAITE. Additionally, we’ve discovered some more details for projects done by BEAU BRIDGES, BEN BROWDER, ALAINA HUFFMAN, and ROBERT PICARDO.

So, without further ado, here are the announcements and updates!

NEW PROJECTS

ELYSE LEVESQUE was mentioned in an interview with Twilight Saga‘s Tinsel Corey at Celebuzz.com about a new project she’s just finished called Fishing Naked. “It’s a comedy, I’ve been looking to do more comedic stuff. It’s called Fishing Naked, and I know the title sounds a little risqué but it’s more like your connection to the earth. Bronson Pelletier is in it, and also Elyse Levesque from Stargate Universe. And it is sort of like American Pie with a little bit of a supernatural twist. Its hilarious – I was reading it last night again and I was cracking up! It is a really funny movie.” The movie is being released in September 2011, but we don’t have a poster for it yet, so Elyse’s Coming Soon placeholder image sits in its place.

Way back, we reported that RACHEL LUTTRELL got a guest spot in Stevel Seagal’s new show True Justice. Since that report, Rachel said that it was a recurring role as a police officer, but we don’t have the names of the episodes in which she appears. The show debuted in the UK on 5USA on July 6 and it is still airing on Wednesday nights. The police action drama takes place on the dangerous streets of Seattle, Washington. While it was being produced, the show went through some name changes, and there’s talk that it will be released in the United States as a series of DTV movies. We’ll see, but in the meantime, Rachel’s recurring role status has been added to COMING SOON.

MICHAEL SHANKS has been busy going back and forth between Vancouver and Toronto lately because he’s working on projects that are being filmed in both locations. Not long ago, he filmed a pilot called Saving Hope in Toronto, then he returned to Vancouver where he shot The Pastor’s Wife. Then, back in Toronto, he filmed a guest spot in Flashpoint, and is now back in Vancouver filming a small role in the Matt Damon movie Elysium (aka Baja Dunes), which is “…a sci-fi story set 100 years in the future, with Matt Damon playing an ex-con and Jodie Foster playing the head of state of an alien race. A colonization plot thread has been rumored as part of the movie,” according to SlashFilm.com. The release date currently set for this movie is March 1, 2013! All of these projects, except the pilot, have now got posters in COMING SOON.

JEWEL STAITE just revealed via her Twitter that she has a role in Stargate alum MARTIN GERO‘s new six-part, hour-long series for CTV called Highland Gardens (working title). Details for this project can be found at the Bell Media PR website, which describes the series: “Set in and around an apartment-style hotel that draws aspiring performers from Canada, the U.S. and all over the world, HIGHLAND GARDENS is a no-holds-barred, character-driven relationship drama that follows the exploits of six young hopefuls in search of celluloid and stardom in Hollywood. Full of heart-rending moments, salacious temptations and hilarious escapades, HIGHLAND GARDEN’s coming-of-age dwellers grapple with life’s defining moments as they deal with the unreality of the show-biz industry.” Jewel plays the “street-smart Haligonian Raquel, who’s frightened of becoming yesterday’s news.” They’ll be moving their filming from Toronto to Hollywood in the fall. There’s no premiere date set.

UPDATED PROJECTS

We reported that BEAU BRIDGES will be in the Family Movie Night special Home and Away, and now we’ve got an update on that project: It’s title has been changed to Game Time: Tackling the Past and it will premiere on September 3 on NBC at 8/7c. If “Family Movie Night” sounds familiar, it’s because JOE FLANIGAN starred in one of its installments, Change of Plans. The Family Movie Night website has not been updated for Beau’s movie yet, but we expect that to happen soon.

We also reported that BEN BROWDER got a role in Bad Kids Go to Hell, but inadvertently left his Coming Soon poster out of the feature’s launch! We also knew about ROBERT PICARDO‘s role in The Legends of Nethiah, but we left out that poster, too! We’ve now corrected our errors of omission!

Syfy put out a press release about their new show Alphas (posted by TV By the Numbers), so now we have the name of the episode and its premiere date for ALAINA HUFFMAN‘s guest spot. Her episode will be airing this coming Monday, August 8, at 10/9c, and another Stargate alum, PETER WINGFIELD, will also be guesting in the same episode.

THAT’S IT FOR NOW…WE THINK

As our Stargate actors move on from the franchise into new roles, we’ll do our best to keep up. You’ll see all that we’ve got in the COMING SOON feature. We’ll do our best to give you a “heads-up” for the coming week in our regular STARGATE PLANNER feature that’s posted each Sunday. And then after the movie and television spots have been screened or aired, we’ll add images of the actors in their new roles to their galleries on their profile pages in our ACTORS…BEYOND THE EVENT HORIZON feature. Even with all of this research, we’re bound to miss something, even though we’re monitoring their Twitter accounts in our STARGATE TWITTER SUPERFEED, and that’s where you come in. If you hear of a new role or a release date or anything like that, please contact us so that we can update our readers. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy our actor-specific features.

Stargate Planner: Week of August 1-7

We’ll update this article if something comes to our attention during the week. Also, if you’ve got more to add, please don’t hesitate to announce them in the comment section below.

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Monday, August 1	HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JASON MOMOA! You’ll be seeing Jason soon in US movie theaters on August 19 when Conan the Barbarian is released! He’s been talking sequels, too, but before that, he’ll probably be seen next in the new action-crime-thriller film starring Sylvester Stallone, Bullet to the Head, currently slated for a 2012 release. The MICHAEL SHANKS starrer Arctic Blast is being released on DVD in the UK today! Story: “When a solar eclipse sends a colossal blast of super chilled air towards the earth, it sets off a catastrophic chain of events that threatens to engulf the world in ice!”
Tuesday, August 2
Wednesday, August 3
Thursday, August 4
Friday, August 5	Attention, fans of DAVID HEWLETT! Today is a double feature day as two of the films that he’s in make their US theater debuts! First, there’s the reboot sci-fi film Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which is being released nation-wide. Then, there’s the limited release of The Whistleblower. Check out both films from our new COMING SOON feature.
Saturday, August 6
Sunday, August 7