Latest News about Michael Shanks

NEW Sumuru - World TV Premiere and DVD Release - UPDATED!!
Wedding Congratulations
Sci-Fi Online Chat Re-scehduled
Fan Odyssey Con Appearance
New BOBW Appearance
Online Chat with Michael Shanks
Michael to appear at French SG convention
More on Sumuru
BOBW Appearance Cancelled
Latest: Sumuru
UK Appearance Confirmed
Michael Returns to SG1
New Project: Sumuru
BOBW Appearance Confirmed
SG5 Sound Bites
Possible BOBW Convention appearance
Gemini Awards Nomination
Confirmed SG Appearances
Stargate SG-1: More Appearances
TV Show Appearance: The Chris Isaak Show
Film Role: Children of the Monsoon
Stargate Guest Appearance

News Archives
August - October 2001
November 2001 ~ January 2002

Sumuru - World TV Premiere and DVD Release

Updated and Corrected

The world premiere of Sumuru will be on March 5th 2004 (not 7th as originally stated) on the German network RTL2 at 8:15pm.

RTL2 is available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment will release it on Video and DVD on the same day in all German-speaking territories. An English-language track and a making-of with interview material will also be included on the DVD.

Many thanks to Tim Halken (executive producer) for the information.

27/02/04

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Wedding Congratulations

UMS would like to congratulate Michael and his long-term partner, Lexa Doig, on their marriage that took place earlier this month.

Best of wishes to you both.  May you have a wonderful life togther.

23/08/03

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Sci Fi Online Chat Re-scheduled

The chat the Sci-Fi Channel scheduled for March 20th had to be postponed due to unknown reasons. This chat has now been re-scheduled for Wednesday, April 16th, 6pm PT, 9pm ET (2am GMT, but please remember that time zones are changing and the UK has just changed to BST)

More information: http://www.scifi.com/chat

31/03/03

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Fan Odyssey Con Appearance

Michael will be appearing at Fan Odyssey, June 6-8, 2003, in Culver City, California. Due to scheduling, Michael will only be siging autographs on the Saturday. This means that attendees will only be able to get two items signed, and one of them must be bought at the event.

More information: http://www.fanodyssey.org/2003con.html

31/03/03

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New BOBW Appearance

Latest from Adele at BOBW is that Michael will be attending BOBW 20, which will take place on November 15th and 16th 2003 in Canberra City, Australia.

It's not up at the site yet, but keep checking out http://www.bobw.com.au for information.

07/03/03

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Online chat with Michael Shanks

Sci-fi.com are hosting a live chat with Michael Shanks on Thursday, March 20th at 9pm ET (6pm PT, 2am GMT). It's in their IRC chat room. More details at http://www.scifi.com/chat

02/03/03

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Michael to appear at French SG Convention

Michael has been confirmed as a guest at the next SG convention in France - Site Alpha 2, set to take place on November 22nd-23rd, 2003. More details at http://www.frenchcitycon.com

02/03/03

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More on Sumuru

Latest from Tandem: Release dates are being negotiated and the German TV premiere is expected to be in the late Summer, 2003, on RTL 2. Tandem are also hoping to make a DVD release possible. Since Tandem only hold the German, French and Eastern Europe rights, releases outside this area are unknown at the moment.

The director's cut of the film is complete, with special effects and other post-production activities in progress. The film also has its own website under construction at www.sumuru.com

Finally, many thanks to Tandem for the following wallpaper:

Wallpaper courtesy of Sumuru.com

29/01/03

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BOBW Appearance Cancelled

The organisers at BOBW received two phone calls from Michael's agent yesterday (at what would have been the early hours of the morning in Vancouver). Michael has had to cancel his appearance in Sydney this weekend due to a "major family emergency". There are no more details available at this time.

UMS would like to send Michael and his family our best wishes for whatever they may be facing at this time. Our thoughts are with you.

Related link: BOBW site.

07/01/03

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Sumuru: Latest

Latest is that principal photography is wrapped and the production is going "full steam into Post Production".

Source: Balthasar von Weymarn @ Tandem Communcations.

03/12/02

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UK Appearance: SFX

Michael will be appearing in the UK on the weekend of May 17th/18th at the SFX Event in London, England.

More info at the SFX Event site: http://www.londonexpo.com

13/11/02

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Michael Returns to Stargate SG-1

Not only has Season 7 of Stargate SG-1 now been confirmed, but the latest news is that Michael will be returning to the show as a regular cast member.

Confirmation here: http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/art-main.html?2002-11/08/13.00.sfc

08/11/02

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New Project: Sumuru

"Sax Rohmer's SUMURU" is an action/fantasy film starring Alexandra Kamp and Michael Shanks. Sources say it was in pre-production in June/July.

More information can be found at http://www.kampalexandra.de/sumuru.PDF and http://www.tandemcom.de/.

31/10/02

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Michael will be appearing at the BOBW 17 Convention in Australia on the weekend of January 11th/12th 2003. Other guests include Christopher Judge (SG's Teal'c)

More Information.

31/10/02

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First stated by Bryan (Wolf Events Guy-In-Charge) and then shown in trailers at the recent Wolf SG5 Convention in Blackpool, UK, Michael Shanks will be back in the UK in May, 2003. Whether or not he will be appearing at the London Expo (or the Expo alone) is unknown. More info soon.

Also Stargate SG-1 Executive Producer N.John Smith made the following comments:

Mr Smith said that Michael had asked to leave the show, and then had later changed his mind, but by then it was too late.

Season 7 is 98.5% confirmed. Mr Smith said that the Sci Fi Channel had ordered a seventh season a while back and a deal with Richard Dean Anderson (Jack) had been made. Mr Smith also said that if Season 7 did go ahead then Michael would be back in some context.

Mr Smith later said that if Season 7 went ahead then there would be some cast changes that we (the audience) would be very happy about. Whether or not he was referring to Michael making a permanent return to the show is unknown.

31/10/02

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Gemini Awards Nomination

Michael's been nominated for a Gemini Award. The category is "Hottest Star" and it's a public vote. You can vote once per day per email address, at this site. So please, go vote!

12/10/02

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Michael is set to return for at least two more episodes this season (Season Six) - "Changeling", written by Christopher Judge (Teal'c), and the Season finale, "Full Circle". He also provides the voice for Thor in two more eps, one of which has already aired in the US.

22/09/02

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A recent interview states that Michael's agent has confirmed that Michael will return to Stargate SG-1 as the voice of Thor during the sixth and last season of the show, currently in production. The interview also states that their has been no discussion of further Daniel Jackson appearances yet.

Source: Cyberex Entertainment and Michael-Shanks discussion list.

09/07/02

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Michael is due to appear on The Chris Isaak Show: The Hidden Mommy on Showtime East (US) on Tuesday, June 18th at 10:00pm. For more information, check out http://www.sho.com/chris but please be aware that Showtime does not allow anyone outside the US to view its website, and even via a proxy server, I haven't managed to load Chris Isaak's page yet.

04/06/02

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During an online chat yesterday (28/02/02), Brad Wright stated that Michael will make his first guest appearance in the Season Six episode entitled Abyss, written by Mr Wright.

In addition to this, InfinitelyBetter.com have posted some news about Michael's return to Stargate SG-1, including the possibility of five more Season Six appearances and a part in the proposed feature film.

The full article can be found here: infinitelybetter.com (05/03/02)

Latest news is that Michael finished filming Abyss on March 20th. The Official SG Fan Club Newsletter stated the following:

NEWS FLASH from the set - Daniel Jackson Returns!
Tuesday, March 20 - Michael Shanks has finished reprising his role as Dr. Daniel Jackson in the sixth episode of season six entitled "Abyss". According to Brad Wright, this very emotional episode will reunite Daniel with the team as he helps Jack O'Neill through a harrowing ordeal. He was warmly received by cast and crew alike. Another guest appearance may be possible in the future.

Updated: 22/03/02

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