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Shooting on Stargate Universe will begin at Vancouver's Bridge Studios in February of 2009.

The third Stargate show will air on The US SCI FI Channel in the upcoming Northern Hemisphere summer.

Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper, who collaborated on Stargate SG-1 and co-created Atlantis in 2004 will be writing the pilot.

Several episode ideas have also been pitched, casting is well underway. The lead character will be named Colonel Everett Young.





Joseph Malozzi, Stargate executive producer and writer, has noted details on his blog:

"Brad pitched us the series and its first five episodes and, I have to say, it's a far cry from the shallow confection many fans are imagining. In fact, in many ways, it's a much more cerebral and mature addition to the franchise. While firmly entrenched in pre-established Stargate mythology, Stargate Universe definitely strikes out in an exciting new direction. It's a series that will delight veteran fans, but also appeal to newcomers who may not necessarily know the difference between an Alteran and an Asuran."

"In spite of what the indicators may suggest, this will definitely not be a Voyager: 90210. The assortment of characters that make up the character breakdown are certainly an atypical collection of heroes, far-removed from the skilled likes of Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, John Sheppard, and Rodney McKay -- but there's a damn good reason for that."

Universe will follow a young team of explorers who find themselves on board the Destiny, an Ancient exploratory vessel set on a pre-programmed course millions of years ago. The ship was sent to follow up on another Ancient ship sent to automatically seed Stargates across multiple galaxies.

When the team arrives on the ship, they find that they cannot get home and cannot change the Destiny's course.