According to Chevronine, samandjack_sg1 website and Dreamwatch Issue No. 116 Joseph Mallozzi is Interviewed about the production on 'Atlantis'.
Joseph Mallozzi: The early footage looks great. It’s a young and enthusiastic cast – and we have the added bonus of a cross-over character in Doctor McKay, who was a great character in the ‘SG-1 verse’. It’s just great having him to write for, and the other characters are great as well.
Paul Mullie: I think Atlantis is going to be great. It’s weird, because the casting process was difficult. They looked at a lot of people. This is the first time I’ve been part of casting a new show, and it’s hard! It’s about finding this really indefinable quality – and you’re not just looking for it in an individual, but you’re looking for it in a team. They have to play off each other and have a chemistry. Sometimes you’ll get an actor who does a great audition but just isn’t right for the part based on who he or she has to play against. It was so crazy in the end, so last-minute.
Joseph Mallozzi: Bits and pieces were falling into place, and there was one final little piece – Dr Ingram. We found some very good actors out there, but we just didn’t find anyone who really responded to the role or really gave us what we were looking for in the character that Brad [Wright] and Robert [C. Cooper] had created. And when it looked like we weren’t going to find anyone, I remember someone mentioning, “It’s too bad we don’t have someone like McKay on the team!” And we thought, well, why not? So we contacted [former Stargate SG-1 guest star] David Hewlett.
Paul Mullie: It’s early days, and we’re just getting the dailies from the first couple of weeks’ shooting. There is always going to be some elements of finding the characters and they’re going to change at first. I’m looking forward to seeing a cut, because dailies are so disjointed. But I think the show’s going to be fun. The set is awesome, a monumental thing and beautifully decorated. I think it’s going to be pretty cool.
What does everyone else think.
Joseph Mallozzi: The early footage looks great. It’s a young and enthusiastic cast – and we have the added bonus of a cross-over character in Doctor McKay, who was a great character in the ‘SG-1 verse’. It’s just great having him to write for, and the other characters are great as well.
Paul Mullie: I think Atlantis is going to be great. It’s weird, because the casting process was difficult. They looked at a lot of people. This is the first time I’ve been part of casting a new show, and it’s hard! It’s about finding this really indefinable quality – and you’re not just looking for it in an individual, but you’re looking for it in a team. They have to play off each other and have a chemistry. Sometimes you’ll get an actor who does a great audition but just isn’t right for the part based on who he or she has to play against. It was so crazy in the end, so last-minute.
Joseph Mallozzi: Bits and pieces were falling into place, and there was one final little piece – Dr Ingram. We found some very good actors out there, but we just didn’t find anyone who really responded to the role or really gave us what we were looking for in the character that Brad [Wright] and Robert [C. Cooper] had created. And when it looked like we weren’t going to find anyone, I remember someone mentioning, “It’s too bad we don’t have someone like McKay on the team!” And we thought, well, why not? So we contacted [former Stargate SG-1 guest star] David Hewlett.
Paul Mullie: It’s early days, and we’re just getting the dailies from the first couple of weeks’ shooting. There is always going to be some elements of finding the characters and they’re going to change at first. I’m looking forward to seeing a cut, because dailies are so disjointed. But I think the show’s going to be fun. The set is awesome, a monumental thing and beautifully decorated. I think it’s going to be pretty cool.
What does everyone else think.
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