Rachel Luttrell, who plays Teyla in SCI FI Channel’s original series Stargate Atlantis, told SCI FI Wire that she’s a new mother in real life, as is her character in the coming fifth season, and that presents its own challenges. Speaking in an interview on the show’s set in Vancouver, Canada, last week, Luttrell said, … Read more
Robert Picardo, who joins the regular cast of SCI FI Channel’s original series Stargate Atlantis in the coming fifth season, told SCI FI Wire that he initially had doubts about playing the new base commander. (Spoilers ahead!) “When I got the phone call, there was a little voice going, ‘Wait a minute,’” Picardo said in … Read more
The upcoming fifth season of SCI FI Channel’s original series Stargate Atlantis will focus heavily on the Wraith–with a side trip to Las Vegas to commemorate the show’s 100th episode, producers told SCI FI Wire during a visit to the show’s sets in Vancouver, Canada, on May 16. (Spoilers ahead!) Other key developments: Teyla (Rachel … Read more
The upcoming fifth season of SCI FI Channel’s original series Stargate Atlantis will see the addition of a new regular cast member, the promotion of another and the departure of yet another, producers told SCI FI Wire on May 16 during a visit to the show’s Vancouver, Canada, production offices. One of the biggest changes … Read more
SCI FI Wire got a peek at new sets for SCI FI Channel’s original series Stargate Atlantis in Vancouver, Canada, and gleaned a few details of the ships that will appear in the show’s upcoming fifth season. On May 15, a group of reporters toured the main Atlantis sets, an “alien village” set where filming … Read more
Stargate Atlantis has undergone quite a few cast changes since it first appeared on our screens, and season five will prove to be no different. For one, Colonel Carter will be turning the City back over to civilian control in the dubious but familiar disguise of IOA member Richard Woolsey. For another – and this … Read more
ITV4 is to air a new stylised sci-fi series from the makers of Stargate SG-1. Sanctuary uses live-action actors with green-screen shooting and CGI to create a graphic novel feel along the lines of movie Sin City. A 13-part series is in production for the Sci Fi Channel in the US. Dave Fewings, ITV4 channel … Read more
Familiar and recurring actor Connor Trinner has landed a new lead role in Sci Fi Channel telepic “Termination Shock.†He’ll play a space smuggler with a mysterious and beautiful woman as his cargo. Trinner is well known for his appearances as Michael in Stargate Atlantis.
Erica Cerra, who plays Deputy Jo Lupo on SCI FI Channel’s original series Eureka, told SCI FI Wire that she’ll co-star in the upcoming SF film Dark Swarm. Dark Swarm follows a group of people who’ve survived an attack on Earth by carnivorous alien creatures and who prepare to make one last stand against them. … Read more
Amanda Tapping, star and executive producer of SCI FI Channel’s upcoming new series Sanctuary, told SCI FI Wire that the show will differ significantly from the Web series on which it is based. SCI FI Channel announced in late January that it had ordered 13 episodes of Sanctuary, which was created by Damian Kindler and … Read more