I had the distinct pleasure of meeting and sitting down with legendary screen actor Robert Carlyle at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, and man was it a treat. As many of you know, I try to get informal and real with anyone I get to talk to on this site, because of our mission to create a window into these talented entertainers’ lives.
Robert was gracious enough not only to set us up for Season 2 of SGU and what to expect with his character, Dr. Nicolas Rush, but also how he approaches characters in acting, the techniques he implores, and finally what he does when he is not acting and working. One of the most interesting topics he discusses is one of the most emotional moments he has had in acting.
It was a real honor to sit down with one the most talented and real actors in the business today, and something I will never forget. As far as SGU is concerned, Carlyle told me that Season 2 will show us a bit more of Rush’s history, but also how he finds more secrets of the ship. Lastly he and Col. Young will have some heart-to-heart moments off world this season that he says, “is some the best two episodes of this season.” Be wary that some of the information is spoiler-ish, so feel free to fast-forward if you choose, but consider yourself warned.I also got a chance to talk to series producer Robert Cooper briefly while waiting for my interview with Carlyle to begin, and he told me that “this season, we find the bridge to the ship, and there will be more aliens and this type of thing explored within in the series, but also you really get to see what the true mission of the Destiny really was or is.”
Season 2 of Stargate Universe is already halfway done shooting and will premiere this October on Syfy. Season 1 of SGU is now available on Blu-ray and DVD at your local retailer.
We will be posting two more interviews with Ming Na and David Blue over the next couple of weeks. As of now, enjoy one the best interviews we have done on this site in the video embed below.
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Barbara
August 4th, 2010
This is an absolutely fantastic interview!! Thank you so much for posting it!!
I love to hear Bobby talk about Rush and I love that he’s so crazy about the character. I think it shows in his performance. I think Rush is a fantastic character too! I love him!
I’d never watched any Stargate series before this one, but when I saw that Carlyle was going to be in it, I knew I had to watch it. So I tried it out and I really liked the concept of the show and the characters, especially Rush, so it was easy to get hooked. I’ve really enjoyed watching this show and I’m so looking forward to next season!
Just as a matter of interest, I have seen the movie “Summer” and it is a great movie! Bobby is terrific in it! It’s a sad film and his character is quite sad as well, but it’s still very good. The DVD isn’t available in the US, but I got a region 2 copy from Amazon UK.
Thanks again for giving us so many great interviews from Comic Con!