I spoke with Wright about how the project came about, his relationship with The Companion, and how he came to choose the specific actors.
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"I've been working with The Companion for some time and we were exploring some way of doing some sort of reunion[...]
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Led by TV franchise creator Brad Wright and Google AI's Laurence Moroney, the collaborative project produced a comprehensive script that will be read by stars from SG-1 and Atlantis, which ironically enough are two of the more scientifically driven characters from both series.
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That leaves her two main co-stars Michael Shanks, who plays scientist Daniel Jackson, and Christopher Judge, who played Jaffa defector Teal'C In the series' final seasons, Beau Bridges' Major General Hank Landry replaced the late Don S Davis' Major General George Hammond as head of Stargate Command and Farscape stars Ben Browder and Claudia Black[...]
Some of his co-stars and crew across the franchise posted tributes on social media like Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Michael Shanks, Claudia Black, Tony Amendola, Torri Higginson, EP Joseph Mallozzi, Simone Bailly, David Blue, Jewel Staite, and Peter Kelamis.
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"So incredibly sad to hear of @cliffmsimon passing away," Tapping, who played Major Samantha Carter,[...]