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STARGATE ATLANTIS cast announced

By: Patrick Sauriol
Date: Tuesday, March 02, 2004
Source: The Sci Fi Channel, Anonymous

With the first week of filming already complete, Sci Fi Channel has unveiled the cast for its upcoming spinoff series STARGATE ATLANTIS, scheduled to debut on the cable network in July 2004. Among the cast are:

Torri Higginson (Dr. Elizabeth Weir), the civilian leader of the Stargate Atlantis team and a specialist in diplomatic relations.

Joe Flanigan (Major John Sheppard), the Air Force leader of the group described as having "go-with-your-gut bravado" and a gifted pilot.

Rainbow Sun Francks (Lieutenant Aiden Ford), Sheppard's second-in-command, a young officer eager to prove his courage.

David Hewlett reprises his role as Dr. Rodney McKay, an astrophysicist that was introduced in the fifth season of STARGATE SG-1. He will be the group's main scientist.

Rachel Luttrell (Teyla), a member of a primitive human civilization discovered in the Pegasus galaxy by the Atlantis team.

Additionally, former X-FILES cast member Robert Patrick will guest star in the two-hour pilot episode as Colonel Marshall Sumner.

If you're curious about the differences between the Atlantis Stargate and the Stargate used to travel our galaxy, what new technology the Atlantis team uncovers in the lost city and what the show's primary bad guys look and act like, Gateworld has published additional information about this aspect of the show. They use blue chevrons over in that Pegasus galaxy, huh?

[Thanks to anonymous with the Gateworld tip.]

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