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Robert Carlyle is next 'Stargate' leader
Actor cast in third installment of the Sci Fi franchise
By Nellie Andreeva
Dec 15, 2008, 01:00 AM ET
"SGU," the third installment in the cable channel's "Stargate" franchise, hails from "Stargate SG-1" and "Stargate Atlantis" co-creators Brad Wright and Robert Cooper, who will write and executive produce the new series.
Sci Fi Channel is expected to give the MGM TV-produced "SGU" a 20-episode order.
Production on the series is slated to begin in February in Vancouver. It is targeted to launch in the summer with a two-hour premiere.
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"Robert Carlyle brings a depth, intelligence and complexity to his roles, which will fit perfectly with the fresh, new reinvention of this franchise," Sci Fi original-programming chief Mark Stern said.
Scotland-born Carlyle, best known for his roles in "Trainspotting" and "The Full Monty," recently starred opposite Kiefer Sutherland in Fox's "24: Redemption." He is repped by Gersh, manager Jon Rubinstein and the U.K.'s Christian Hodell.
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