Of Note:
December 23, 2008
We have news on a new project Christopher is working on, a movie called "Paradox". It's a sci fi thriller (but not being shown on the SciFi Network) based on an Arcana comic book title. The director is Brenton Spencer, and stars Kevin Sorbo, Steph Song, and Alan C. Peterson as well as Christopher. From the article on Comic Book Resources:
Paradox introduces homicide detective Sean Nault, a cop on a parallel Earth who is investigating a baffling series of murders committed by a means his Earth has never seen before: the power of science. Sean uncovers an apocalyptic plot that will lead him to another dimension and the realization that, unless he prevents it, both earths could well be destroyed.
No word yet on which part Christopher is playing. He reportedly started working on "Paradox" after his Lightspeed Charity Event appearance at the beginning of December, and shooting as about half way done at this time. Arcana Studios has five projects total planned off their comic book titles.
Thanks to Rage of Angels TV and Gate Crashers at LiveJournal for the heads up.
December 16, 2008
Christopher attended the 2008 Lightspeed Charity Event in Lake Forest, CA on December 6th. He helped to auction off a Staff Weapon, which apparently turned into quite a show:
When Chris Judge joined Marc onstage to auction off a Stargate staff (sorry..the actually name escapes me), little did we know that Chris is NOT as shy as he often seems to be. While Marc worked his magic, Chris decided to compete with Shanks' pelvis movements by making out with his staff to the goading of the audience. Marc followed with comments of man sweat and "Chris licking his staff" which ultimately brought the bidding to a feverish pace. Chris was a treat.
This and pictures of the event in general can be found at the event's Shutterbug page.
We've contacted some attendees and hope to get specific pictures of Christopher at the event to post here. Christopher has cut his hair, but not gone bald again, so check back later to see what he looks like nowadays.
They say that no news is good news, which is all we can hope for for Rage of Angels. Second hand rumors have Michael Shanks saying at the aforementioned Lightspeed event that the movie about Lucifer is on, probably going to film next summer as a backdoor pilot.
October 14, 2008
Early in September Christopher visited Stargate Worlds, the Stargate based MMORPG being developed by Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment. Christopher is a gamer himself, having lent his voice to such video games as Def Jam Vendetta and Def Jam: Fight for New York. While at Comic-Con, he let the Stargate Worlds Studio crew know he was up for a tour of the Studios. Some quotes from the developers that were able to meet Christopher:
"So yeah. I wouldn't have thought I was the type to get embarrassed and feel like a blushing teenage girl (no offense to blushing teenage girls) when meeting a star like Christopher Judge but apparently I totally am."
"I thought he was pretty awesome, and just a down to earth guy who is fun to be around."
"He was inquisitive, encouraging, and laughed a lot. You got the sense that he was genuine and really enjoyed not just what he does, but what we are doing."
"Our Jaffa Jim P. is taller then SG-1's Jaffa."
"He's a super nice guy and seems SUPER excited about the game... he was very interested in what everyone had to say and show."
October 13, 2008
ChristopherJudgeOnline is back with a new IP address, just in time to wish Christopher a happy 44th birthday! Hope your day was fun and you have a great upcoming year, Christopher.
Back in mid-August Zap 2 It had an interview with Michael Shanks in which he talked a bit about Rage of Angels. According to Michael, development is continuing on RoA.
"It looks like a great, well-respected show-runner has come on board and is working on a seven-year plan for it," Shanks says. "I get all of my information from Christopher, so I have to take everything with a boulder of salt."
Then at the end of August, Michael had an interview called "New Voyages" with GateWorld, and answered a question about RoA:
GW: How are things proceeding with Rage of Angels? Any new updates?
MS: I don't want to comment on it. I'll leave it for Chris [Judge] to comment on. There's been a really, really positive development. He's in Vancouver and in Los Angeles working with someone right now in terms of developing the series even more. There's a show runner, that once his contract is done, we'll be able to announce that we can do it.
It's all progressing. I'm always very conservative about it, but it's moving in the right direction. There was a period a couple of months ago where I thought this was going to be in development hell forever. And it seems to be moving forward in a very positive way. So I look forward [to] the ability to speak more frankly [Laughter], and less cryptically in the future.
Our last update on RoA comes from Michael again, in an TV Guide Blog interview at the end of September.
TV Guide: What's happening with Rage of Angels, the sci-fi series you're developing with Stargate buddy Chris Judge?
Shanks: I'm told a very prominent show runner has attached himself to it and they're working out the details of his contract. That should fast track it to production, hopefully next year.
TV Guide: Don't you play the ultimate Big Baddie?
Shanks: Yes. I play Lucifer. In the first draft at least, things were playing out very dark and somewhat violent. Lucifer will make Victor (a character Michael plays on Burn Notice. - CJO) look like a schoolboy.
TV Guide: If you're the fallen angel, who is Chris?
Shanks: Chris will be the Archangel Gabriel. And if that's not counter casting, I don't know what is. But he's going to be more of an anti-hero type of Gabriel. There's a lot in common between Gabriel and Lucifer that we'll see.
Again, not very much definitive information for RoA. During the Stargate: Contiuum panel at Comic-Con, Friday July 25, Christopher had mentioned that there would be a "fairly substantial announcement with in the next few weeks". One can only hope that the delay in the announcement means good news, something even bigger and better than they had before.
August 3, 2008
Play.com has a page about Continuum with an exclusive video with Christopher where he talks about Stargate, Continuum, and Rage of Angels.
One thing he mentions is how Teal'c originally was O'Neill's straight man, and how he decided to have more fun with his character.
"...an episode, I think it was called Tin Man that Dom DeLuise did [note: Dom was in Urgo, not Tin Men] and Dom's favorite character was Teal'c, so he made it his mission to have Teal'c laugh on screen. And it was, and as you can see I wasn't in that episode a whole lot because I couldn't keep a straight face."
Later in the video:
"Well, it's, one of the great things about Stargate is the family environment, you can really sit with your kids and watch it. Rage of Angels, you probably won't want to watch with your kids. It's very dark, and I play the Archangel Gabriel who comes to Earth, and as we know, he's the Wrath of God, so he's divined by God to be a serial killer. And there's varying shades of grey concerning who is good and who is evil and what is good and what is evil truly. And we will very much leave it up to the audience to decide that for themselves, I mean, we're not going to try to make any judgments for the audience, it definitely something that will definitely vary from individual to individual."
Thanks to Debi over on rageofangels_tv for the news.
July 28, 2008
We were pointed to Getty Images' web site, where there are a few pictures of Christopher from the Monte Carlo Television Festival June 11. He's there with his fiancee, and there are even two pictures of him and Brad Wright. We have a scan of an article on Christopher from the Festival:
A general search for Christopher Judge there brings up some pictures from Comic-Con and the Continuum premire.
Back at the end of June Christopher was at Reunion Stellaire 2 with Tori and Cliff, and we've found a site that has pictures and a report. In the original French.
July 28, 2008
While not as exciting for general fans as the news and pictures coming out of Comic-Con, we here at Unofficially and Unequivocally Christopher Judge are very excited about our new layout and domain names! Changing over to CSS will allow us to have a more responsive site, and having both ChristopherJudgeOnline.net and ChristopherJudgeOnline.com will allow you remember where we are more easily.
July 27, 2008
Screen Rant and Marjorie M. Liu have graciously allowed us to host the pictures that they took of Christopher at the Stargate: Continuum Premiere. A preview of what's on our Gallery page:
Screen Rant's Con Report mentions that all of the cast members got a very warm welcome from the fans, but the fan favorite by far (judging by the amplitude of the cheers), was Christopher, hands down. Christopher mentioned that an announcement about Rage of Angels will be coming out in the next few weeks. The project has been flip flopping between a movie and a TV show and back again that with any luck we'll find out exactly what's going to happen with it.
Brad Wright mentioned that he's one dotted I away from a third Stargate movie, which is the same news that was out a few months ago.
Film School Rejects have a video interview with Christopher, Ben, Cliff, RDA, and others. Christopher starts at the 1:10 mark, although the video jumps from cast member to cast member and then back again. Here are some highlights:
(at 1:30)
FSR: You had hair- you didn't he have hair, then you had hair, but somehow when you changed First Primes, for Ba'al you... you had hair again. Does he have different codes or standards?
CJ: Well, I think that Ba'al is a little more relaxed than Apophis is. I think Ba'al maybe is a little more involved than, than Apophis. I mean, maybe, maybe Ba'al just understood that people work a harder for you if you let them express their individuality. I think that's probably it.
(at 2:15)
CJ: I'm thinking of one of those big Van Dykes, I think, I think that's gotta be next. Yeah, I think, I think that's the next stage in the evolution for Teal'c. The Van Dyke and a... maybe like a horned goatee. I think, I think that would be good. Yeah, I see Brad over there shaking his head, like no.
July 26, 2008
Reports from the Premiere of Stargate: Continuum and Comic-Con are rolling in:
IGN.com Australia has an article up on the red carpet Premiere for Continuum, held on the aircraft carrier USS Midway. Christopher had this to say:
"It was great; I like to characterize it as Thanksgiving. You go away and do your own thing then once a year you get back together and eat turkey and lay around the couch and talk mess to each other. We do get to have these great reunions."
Pop Culture Zoo has an article up, in which Chris talked about how surreal it is to see himself as an action figure. Pop Culture Zoo also has a plethora of photos from the event at their Gallery; they have graciously allowed us to host a few here at our Gallery. A sample of what we have:
Film School Rejects's article mentions Christopher working (or not having to work) in the Arctic, amongst other things:
Christopher Judge, who sported a fully-shaved head in the earlier seasons of SG-1, was allowed to grow his hair ... Judge, who was relieved to not shoot in the arctic for fear of being attacked by a polar bear.
io9 was able to ask Christopher a couple questions:
Do you think you could be reappearing on Stargate Atlantis any time soon?
I really don't know. The time depends on what goes on with my other projects. It's just the timing issue. If I'm available I'd love to go there. I think there will be- I don't like to rehearse anything. I don't like to rehearse dialog or fight scenes or anything. But we rehearsed this fight scene, and it just showed me that Jason's in his mid twenties and I'm not.
Do you ever catch yourself saying indeed?
Ummmm, no because... You just want me to say, "indeed." Well, um, no....indeed.
Friday at the panel, Brad Wright told a Comic-Con crowd some good news:
"We might be making another movie. MGM has suggest we start thinking about that and start putting a story together, and that's what we're doing right now."
And Christopher commented again on not being in the Artic:
"They all went to the arctic, and I was left behind," Judge said. "I think I traveled to L.A. and played golf in a balmy 85-degree weather. I peed indoors, I had a nice meal, and was absolutely warm."
Ben Browder had some kind words about the cast of Stargate: SG-1, especially Christopher and Michael:
"This is an easy group to hang out with. We come to Comic-Con, and I noticed as we were standing backstage that all of us were clustered around together, chatting about whatever it is they like to chat about. You would think after 10 years, at least Mike and Chris would've had enough of each other. They're like an old married couple."
One amusing item about Christopher that was told at the panel was that he was fired from the new season of 24 for not coming across as African enough.
July 23, 2008
Christopher, along with Torri Higginson and Cliff Simon were at Reunion Stellaire 2 June 27-29. We'll keep a look out for any photo and convention repeorts.
July 21, 2008
Comic-Con begins July 24th, and Christopher- along with Michael, RDA, Amanda, and Ben- is scheduled to appear Friday the 25th to talk about Stargate: Continuum in Ballroom 20 at 10:45 AM. We hope to get information about Continuum, of course, but also tidbits about other projects Christopher is working on, especially the status of Rage of Angels.
July 15, 2008
Christopher was at CinéPalmes June 29th where he answered a question about Rage of Angels (translated from the French):
Can you give us all fresh info on your new project with Michael Shanks?
Christopher Judge: Of course! This is called Rage of Angels. Michael Shanks (who plays Daniel Jackson in Stargate SG-1) will play Lucifer and I will be the Archangel Gabriel. We descend to Earth and we are fighting for domination not only of Earth but also the heavens. We should turn the pilot in October-November. But the players' strike is looming. We'll know in a few days if the movement is triggered. And if so, it could again delay the initiation of the project. It also depends on the duration of the possible strike. But in any case we are ready. It's Brad Turner, a friend, who will conduct the pilot. He won 2 Emmy Awards for his work on 24. We are very excited at the idea of working with him.
July 7, 2008
Michael Shanks Online has posted the last items up for auction to help the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. Those that Christopher has assisted with are:
Number 211, Hollywood Reporter Stargate SG-1 "100th" episode edition, signed by Christopher, Michael, and many many more. Sold for $152.50.
Number 212, a photo from the SG-1 Season 7 episode "Revisions" of Christopher and Michael, signed by both. Sold for $129.46.
Number 237, a candid taken during the shooting of the SG-1 Season 9 promo pics, of Christopher, Michael, Ben, and Beau, signed by all 4. Sold for $275.00.
Number 238, a DVD from the 2004 Judge and Shanks UK Convention Road Tour. Signed by Christopher and Michael. Sold for $186.62.
July 6, 2008
Still more items up for auction! Number 173, another version of Number 83, a signed photo of a smiling Christopher and Michael taken at the Swindon (UK) appearance in 2003. That one sold for $152.50. Sold for $154.07.
Number 191, an SG-1 photo from "Brief Candle" signed by Christopher and Michael. Sold for $116.50.
We've also taken the news from 2006 and 2007 and archived them on their own pages, Of Note 2006 and Of Note 2007.
June 30, 2008
We've just found out that Don S. Davis, who played General George Hammond, died of a heart attack June 29th.
I was able to meet Don at a few conventions, and he was the consumate gentleman- kind, patient, and ready with a smile for anyone he met. He and Michael Shanks had planned on making a film of the Maggie Rose, a ship that sank off Eastern Canada. Hopefully Michael will still be able to do the film, perhaps in Don's memory. There is a very lovely tribute to Don at Stargate Alpha.
The family is asking that memorials be made to the American Heart Association.
June 29, 2008
More items up for auction by MSOL. Number 122, a camouflage jacket worn by Michael signed by him, Christopher, and many others. Sold for $710.00.
Number 137, Stargate SG-1 Season 10 DVD set, signed by Christopher, Michael, Amanda, Ben, and many others. Sold for $192.50.
Number 140, Stargate SG-1 Season 7 "Fragile Balance" photo signed by Christopher, Michael, and Amanda. Sold for $122.50.
Number 146, another great
picture of Christopher as Teal'c from the SG-1 Season 9 episode
"Stronghold" with Cliff Simon as Ba'al - and signed by both, with Cliff
adding "I told you Teal'c, I am famous." Sold for $122.50.
Number 149, a Season 9 promo picture from SG-1, with Christopher, Michael, Ben, and Beau. One just like this, Number 11, sold for $305.00. This one sold for $255.00.
Number 150, Official Stargate Magazine, Issue #3 for March/April 2005 with Christopher, Michael, and Amanda on the cover. Signed by each of them. Sold for $63.96.
June 26, 2008
An old report (March 2008) over on SciFi.com has Christopher starring in a SciFi movie Called Dark Swarm. It's all CGI, about a group of people who have survived an attack on earth by carnivorous alien creatures. It's set for a 2009 release, and also stars Erica Cerra (Eurkea) and Ed Wasser (Babylon 5). CinemaBlend.com also has a short article about the movie, as does IESB.net. They both mention that the script for Dark Swarm has been nominated for two film festival awards, Best Screenplay at the International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival in Phoenix and Best Feature Screenplay at the Terror Film Festival in Philadelphia.
June 25, 2008
One of my personal favorite pictures of Christopher as Teal'c is up on Michael Shanks Online's
auction. Number 70, and it's signed! A great juxtaposition of
Christopher's jubilant personality on the stoic character Teal'c. And
it's old school Teal'c for those of you that like him bald. Sold for only $56.98!
Also up: Number 83, a signed photo of a smiling Christopher and Michael taken at the Swindon (UK) appearance in 2003. Sold for $152.50.
Number 86, the "slow walk" promo shot for the episode "Off the Grid" of Christopher, Michael, Amanda, and Ben in their leathers. Sold for $202.50.
Number 71, the collector's book Stargate SG-1: A Celebration of 10 years, signed by Christopher, Michael, and many others. Sold for $760.00.
Number 76, Stargate SG-1 Press Kit with photos, slides, and documentation, signed by Christopher, Michael, Amanda Tapping, and many others. Sold for $310.00.
June 18, 2008
The second part of Sci Fi Pi's interview with Christopher is up. He talks about a wide range of things, including working with Michael and RDA, golf, and his fiancee's work. One item of particular interest is a few sports films he has lined up. Christopher will finally be working with Michael Greenberg and HBO Sports Films on the Joe Louis story. First however, he will be doing a movie about the rise, fall, and rise of Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson, a larger than life Dallas Cowboys player in the mid to late '70s.
June 17, 2008
The next item with Christopher is up for auction on Michael Shanks Online. Number 31, three Official Stargate Magazines: issue 10 signed by Christopher, issue 11 signed by Torri Higginson, and issue 16 signed by Christopher and Torri. Sold for $78.00!
June 16, 2008
The first item with Christopher is up for auction on Michael Shanks Online. It's Number 11, an 8x10" color promo from Season 9 of SG-1, signed by Christopher, Michael, Ben Browder, and Beau Bridges. Sold for $305.00!
June 14, 2008
Michael Shanks Online will be holding its 4th annual Online Auction to raise money for Michael's preferred charity, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, and Christopher has generously donated items for the auction. We're not sure when his will come up in the queue, the first 20 of approximately 200 total donated items from the likes of Kurt Russell, Beau Bridges, Amanda Tapping, Ben Browder, Claudia Black, Richard Burgi, Scott Bakula and Connor Trinneer go up on Monday the 16th. We here at Unofficially and Unequivocally Christopher Judge will keep you updated on his items as they come available. New items will be added to the auction daily, so check back often.
June 5, 2008
I've added a lot of information to the Rage of Angels page with some, but not much, new information about the show.
Christopher has done some interviews recently:
TV Guide ~ February 15, 2008
GateWorld ~ March, 2008
Media Blvd Magazine ~ March 11, 2008
Sci Fi Pi ~ May 31, 2008
Christopher does have other irons in the fire besides Rage of Angels, of course. He was back on Stargate: Atlantis in February; one interesting project he has coming up (mentioned in the TV Guide interview) is a mini series over on American Movie Channel, about an all-black regiment in WWI, made up of jazz musicians.