SCI FI Wire speaks to Tapping and Carlyle

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Amanda Tapping as Helen Magnus in Sanctuary.

Amanda Tapping, star and executive producer of the SCI FI Channel original series Sanctuary, told SCI FI Wire that viewers may get a glimpse into the events that helped shape her character, Dr. Helen Magnus—the 158-year-old scientist who leads the effort to protect/contain creatures of all kinds—when season two commences.

Tapping also talked briefly about her involvement in upcoming Stargate Atlantis and Stargate SG-1 DVD movies that are in the works.

SCI FI Wire spoke with Tapping, dressed head to toe in black and sporting raven hair, at SCI FI Channel’s upfront presentation for advertisers and the media last night in New York. The following  link is for the edited excerpts from SCI FI Wire‘s exclusive interview.

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Robert Carlyle set to play the lead in the Stargate spin-off Stargate Universe

Meanwhile Robert Carlyle, star of the upcoming SCI FI Channel original series Stargate Universe, told SCI FI Wire that the show will be more character-driven and feature fewer aliens than its Stargate predecessors. (Spoilers ahead!)

Stargate Universe follows the adventures of explorers who start off on a reconnaissance mission to the Destiny, a ship built by the Ancients, only to wind up on a never-ending mission when the crew learns the ship can’t return to Earth. The Destiny, her crew in tow but not actually in control of the ship, then traverses the universe, bringing them in contact with new worlds and various races, as well as potential allies and enemies.

SCI FI Wire caught up with Carlyle at SCI FI Channel’s upfront presentation for advertisers and the media on Monday in New York. The Scottish actor, whose credits include Eragon and 28 Weeks Later, spoke excitedly about Stargate Universe, which will premiere later this year and also stars Justin Louis, Brian J. Smith, Alaina Huffman, David Blue, Ming-Na and Lou Diamond Phillips. The following  link is for the edited excerpts from SCI FI Wire‘s exclusive interview.

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