Not that I had my doubts, but it's great to hear that the studio is going ahead with a third SG-1 DVD movie. The first two were pretty solid examples of where Stargate can go (given time and money). I especially enjoyed the character development that happened in Stargate Continuum.

Executive Producer Brad Wright confirmed to Gateworld.net that the movie would most likely begin this year and would continue to be a RDA-centric storyline. Which is exactly what the people want.

But don't worry, Atlantis fans: Producer Joseph Mallozzi promises that the Atlantis movie will also be made. In fact, he's hard at work on the script right now, with Paul Mulli, and hopes to have the draft done this April with a potential production in the fall. So thank goodness for that - I need a McKay fix.

All that's left is settling on a title, which I leave in your hands.

[via Gateworld]

Stargate Universe co-creator Brad Wright told Gateworld that Anderson will be appearing in multiple episodes of the new show. He described their relationship with Anderson as "always ongoing" - suggesting Jack O'Neill has plenty of reappearances in his future. Wright mentioned that the actor was on set this Wednesday, where the episode "Earth" is currently filming (there's some discrepancy as to whether this is now the fifth or sixth episode of the series). Anderson's Jack O'Neill has been promoted to a three-star general since his last appearance.

Richard Dean Anderson's return is the latest in a flurry of reports, rumors, and speculation regarding SG-1 and Atlantis characters appearing in the new show, despite the fact that Universe's premise of a stranded crew with no way of getting back to Earth would seemingly make guest appearances a bit tricky. Indeed, most of the current reports of returning stars have clustered around the first episode "Air, Part 1" before the Universe cast gets stuck on the alien starship Destiny and in "Earth", where they use an alien communications device to briefly return home.

Michael Shanks and Gary Jones, SG-1's Daniel Jackson and Walter Harriman, will appear in "Air, Part 1", and Jones has also mentioned he is appearing with Anderson at some point, so either Jones is also in "Earth", Anderson is also in "Air, Part 1", or both. Robert Picardo, who played Richard Woolsey on SG-1 and Atlantis, has also been asked to appear early in the show's run, according to an interview from a while ago.

Then there's the report that both Michael Shanks and Samantha Carter actress Amanda Tapping's appearances at this week's Stargate convention in Vancouver have been moved from Sunday to Saturday in order to accommodate some early Monday morning filming - which may or may not be for Stargate Universe.

There was also an offhand mention, a while back, that Ona Grauer, who played the alien Ancient Ayiana, shares a scene with Justin Louis, Universe's Colonel Everett Young. It just goes to show you - the more things change, the more they stay the same, even when you're trapped on an ancient alien probe traveling to the furthest reaches of the cosmos.

[Gateworld]

You could be seeing the recut Stargate pilot in the next few months. "I was at the final mix the night before last," Wright revealed. "It's an MGM thing now, [as to] when they want to release it."

So why did Wright feel that the SG-1 pilot needed a re-cut? "The reason I did it was because I was watching the pilot...and I thought, 'Man we can do better than this.'" The visual effects some of them were kind of shaky. And I wanted to get rid of some of the bad dialog I wrote 12 years ago. So I did. And mainly it was to incorporate Joel Goldsmith's score, brought back the way it should be. Hopefully the fans won't kill me for it, I think it's going to be great."

Besides talk of possibly destroying classic scifi there was a Stargate party going on, atop of the San Diego Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum. Many of our favorite 'gaters were there, and we got to pester them with the things you all wanted to know, like if Richard Dean Anderson thinks Colonel Samantha Carter looks hotter with short hair or long hair.

Cliff Simon (Ba'al):

Have you given any thought to the new character you're going to have to become, the person that Ba'al has been living in for 2,000 years is now free?

I've given it a lot of thought. I hope Brad Wright does. He could be a very interesting character. He could be worse than Baal, as far as being a bad, bad human being. He could be a really great guy. We don't know. I've thought about it for down the road and the future.

What's the attraction to Qetesh? She's so vicious. I would have hoped Ba'al was smarter than that.

She's beautiful. What else can I say? He's vicious too. Can you imagine them together? I've been saying, Guys, let's write an alien love scene, come on, come on. No, she's evil and she's actually a real adversary for Ba'al.

Ben Browder (Lt. Colonel Cameron Mitchell):

Continuum gives you a lot of screen time, what did you think when you read the script?

I called Brad Wright and I thanked him. I said thank you, you've given me some great things to do.

I have a lot of fun stuff to do. I get to put on prosthetics, I get to go to the arctic, I get a few quiet character moments. I just thought Brad did a great job with the script.

What did you think of yourself in all that make up?

Wasn't me. That was my grandfather. I actually thought they did a really nice job with the prosthetics.

Chris Judge (Teal'c):

Do you think you could be reappearing on Stargate Atlantis any time soon?

I really don't know. The time depends on what goes on with my other projects. It's just the timing issue. If I'm available I'd love to go there. I think there will be — I don't like to rehearse anything. I don't like to rehearse dialog or fight scenes or anything. But we rehearsed this fight scene, and it just showed me that Jason's in his mid twenties and I'm not.

Do you ever catch yourself saying indeed?

Ummmm, no because... You just want me to say, "indeed." Well, um, no....indeed.

Richard Dean Anderson (Major General Jack O'Neill):

What was your favorite part of being in Continuum, being with the cast or the plot?

Filming in Antarctica. Getting a chance to go to the Arctic. I've never been North of Alaska.

Samantha Carter: short or long hair?

Whatever she feels is appropriate?

Seriously...come on?

You want to know what I think? I guess whatever she feels most comfortable in. I'm stepping into a trap [laughs]. As a guy if I pick a side suddenly..oooh chauvinist. What about a buzz cut?