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Media Blvd Magazine [follow link for complete interview]
MEDIA BLVD MAGAZINE: Patrick Gilmore on 'The Killing' and The End of 'Stargate Universe'
By Kenn Gold
Monday, 23 May 2011
Patrick Gilmore is at an interesting point in his career, with one high profile fan favorite,
Stargate Universe, recently ending and a meaty recurring role in AMC’s hot new series
The Killing. In
Stargate, Gilmore played Dr. Dale Volker, a role that grew significantly since the start of the show. And on
The Killing he plays billionaire Tom Drexler. Also in the can, and in post production are
Joss Whedon’s The Cabin in the Woods, which has set on the shelf for two years, but may be nearing release in 3-D with the popularity of
Chris Hemsworth, who has a part in the film. Meanwhile,
Sunflower Hour, a mocumentary indy film about the dark underbelly of puppeteering finds Gilmore playing a truly unique character.
Patrick recently gave MediaBlvd an exclusive interview in which he spoke about the end of
Stargate, and the fans involvement both in supporting that series and his career, as well as a small group of anti-fans who made a bad situation worse. He also spoke at length about
The Killing, and his other upcoming roles.
The Killing airs on AMC on Sunday nights, and the 1st season finale is set for June 19th, 2011.
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MediaBlvd> Dale was kind of in the background in the start, but has been becoming more and more a part of things. I think my favorite episode of the entire series was just a few weeks ago where you saw the epilogue that the character would have died if he’d stayed on the planet. That hit me really hard watching that sequence. Was it always intended for him to have this bigger role, and grow into it?
Patrick>
I think that just happened as it went along. A lot of the secondary cast members just auditioned for this general scientist character. Then they picked four or five, gave them names, and said, “Let’s see what they bring.” You had different actors that brought different things; Mark Burgess playing Franklin, Peter Kelamis playing Brody. They didn’t know who was really going to develop. An interesting little side fact and I don’t think I’m spoiling anything now that the show is over, but it was originally intended for Volker to sit in the chair instead of Franklin. And just by a twist of fate, or a slim vote, I made it out of the chair and was able to develop through season one, and get a stronger presence in season two. It was just kind of a wait and see as far as who Volker was going to be. They started really writing for our voices after the pilot, in Darkeness and Light, the 4th and 5th episode. Once they started getting to know us, and saw what we could bring, the more they started giving us. We were fortunate...
