RED FACTION: ORIGINS - MEDIA BLVD. MAGAZINE: Kate Vernon Returns to the Syfy Family
By Kenn Gold
Friday, 03 June 2011
Kate Vernon captivated sci fi fans with her portrayal of the broken Ellen Tigh, the wife of number two, Col. Saul Tigh, on the re-imaged Battlestar Galactica. In the final episodes though, her star was set as an Icon in the sci-fi universe when it was revealed that Ellen was the hidden fifth Cylon, somewhat the leader of the previous race of human/robotic inhabitants of a distant Earth who gave birth to the human like Cylons who were the protagonists of the series. Now Kate returns to the Syfy family as a lead in this weekend’s movie, Red Faction: Origins, based on the popular video game series. Her character is another strong woman known as The Matriarch, and plays an important part in the movie’s major plot development. The film is being hailed as a potential backdoor pilot, which may spin off a new series for the cable network.
Kate recently spoke to MediaBlvd in an exclusive interview, both about the new role and her experiences filming in Bulgaria and working with director Michael Nankin, as well as the revelation of her true nature in Battlestar Galactica...
... MediaBlvd> Who does The Matriarch interact with? Are we going to see you on the screen with Brian J. Smith and Robert Patrick?
Kate> Yes, both of them. Robert Patrick is my ex-lover. So she had to give up him because he was not of royal blood. This woman is duty bound, so she gave up the love of her life. Then her sister defects and runs off with Robert Patrick’s character and has his son, who is Jake. And so it’s all very family tied, and it’s very connected. So I’ve got this deep betrayal because my sister got the man I loved. Then I have a son with someone else, and it’s not clear who, but it’s a son. And I needed a daughter. So I have these two huge wounds. But I have a lot of scenes with Brian J. Smith, who carries this movie. He has such a heavy heart, and he didn’t mean to bring these two warring communities together, but it evolved in the most beautiful way, and he emerges as this incredible hero. He does such an incredible job. And Robert Patrick was divine. He was so rich and so soulful. I worked with him as a hologram, so it’s a cold scene. The character might come off as cold because she is trying to protect and defend her people. But she is mostly seen as a hologram except for in the final scene with who plays my son.
Red Faction: Origins premieres on Syfy Saturday, June 4, 2011 at 9/8C.
Cast includes Robert Patrick, Brian J. Smith, Tamzin Merchant, Kate Vernon, Devon Graye, Gareth David-Lloyd, Danielle Nicolet and Gordon Kennedy.
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