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July 11 2008 03:37 AM |
McGillion On 'Star Trek XI'
While some <i>Star Trek</i> actors have appeared on <i>Stargate SG-1</i> and <i>Stargate: Atlantis</i>, it's much less common for a <i>Stargate</i> actor to appear on <i>Star Trek</i>.<p>As reported by <A class="link" HREF="http://www.sliceofscifi.com">Slice of SciFi</A>, <font color=yellow>Paul McGillion</font>, best known for his role of Dr. Carson Beckett on <i>Stargate: Atlantis</i>, will be appearing in <i>Star Trek XI</i>. Who he will play is not yet known. <p>Actors from various <i>Star Trek</i> shows have appeared in <i>Stargate SG-1</i> or <i>Stargate: Atlantis</i>, including: <font color=yellow>Robert Picardo</font> (EMH) who played Woolsey on both <i>Stargate SG-1</i> and <i>Stargate: Atlantis</i>, <font color=yellow>John de Lancie</font> (Q), who played Colonel Simmons on <i>Stargate SG-1</i>, <font color=yellow>Jolene Blalock</font> (T'Pol) who played Ishta on <i>Stargate SG-1</i> and <font color=yellow>Colm Meaney</font> (Miles O'Brien) who played Cowen on <i>Stargate: Atlantis</i>. According to McGillion, "I think Beckett's the first character to cross over into the Star Trek world from Stargate, if I'm not mistaken."<p>McGillion spoke recently about his work on <i>Star Trek XI</i>. "I can't speak a lot about that project [Star Trek XI] because I signed a confidentiality clause in that," he explained. "I read for the part of Scotty. I was up for that for a while. That went to Simon Pegg, who is a terrific actor. And then I had a the great opportunity to be able to read for the show and J.J. Abrams is such a great filmmaker and I can't say enough things about him. [He's] just a great guy and so inviting and just a real class act."<p>"It was a thrill to work on such a big budget feature and I think it's going to be really great," said McGillion. "I'm very excited to see it myself. I had the opportunity to work on it which was really nice to be part of a huge franchise like that. It was cool to be part of that, and like I said, to be able to work with somebody like J.J. Abrams who's done so much was a real pleasure for me and I'd do it again at the drop of a hat. It was a real thrill to work on it. But like I said, I really can't say much about it because we signed a lot of confidentiality clauses on it and they're keeping it pretty top secret. From my experience, from everything he has done, his track record, I think it's something the fans are going to be really excited about and I think he'll keep the integrity of Star Trek alive.<p>To hear the video, head to the link located <A class="link" HREF="http://www.sliceofscifi.com/2008/07/07/slice-of-scifi-interview-with-paul-mcgillion/">here</A>.<center></center>
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