CHUM INTERNATIONAL
Presents
A SPACEWORKS ENTERTAINMENT INC. and CIRCLES & LINES GmbH
presentation of
MICHAEL IRONSIDE
in
Executive Producers G. PHILIP JACKSON · HENDRIK HEY Producers DANIEL D’OR · PAUL RAPOVSKI FRANK WINNENBROCK Produced by JOHN CALVERT Creative Consultant ANNA BOURQUE Production Designer GORDON BARNES Original Music Composed by DONALD QUAN Opening Episodes Written by G. PHILIP JACKSON & NELU GHIRAN Directed by HARLEY COKELISS Created by HENDRIK HEY · DANIEL D’OR Credits are not necessarily contractual A Canada – Germany Co-Production© 2007 SpaceWorks Entertainment Inc. Artwork © 2007 Ice Planet Canada (1) Ltd. www.spaceworks.tv BOOTH INFORMATION CHUM International -NATPE 2007 -Mandalay Bay Resort Booth #644 -Tel: 702-322-4298 -Fax: 702-322-4299
 
What is Ice Planet?
Ice planet is a new science fiction drama series planned to be aired in October 2006. There will also be a tightly integrated game to accompany the TV show. Below are the two most significant press releases describing the show in some detail; the first is the announcement from SciFi Uk, and the second from Spaceworks, who will do do the production.
 
Synopsis
Rear Admiral Noah Trager (Michael Ironside) leads an international team of military and scientific personnel in the recovery of an ancient alien artifact. This sentient alien structure seems to draw on the memories of its human explorers as it grows. Trager, who dotes on his 10-year-old daughter, must also contend with another mystery in his life --the unsolved murder of his wife. This is his obsession.

As they explore the Artifact, Earth is devastated by a massive asteroid strike. At that very moment, the Artifact rips Trager and his crew through space-time to a mysterious Ice Planet at the edge of an ancient galaxy. Their only shelter is the damaged alien vessel. The survivors soon discover they have been dropped into the midst of an ancient alien war. They must now face a journey of evolution and self-discovery in order to fulfill their destinies. The battle often plays out as personal challenges that originate from the pasts of the survivors themselves. Cyphers of the dead will haunt our crew, such as the replicant of Trager’s daughter – through which the aliens communicate. It cannot be her, but she seems real, and a force of great danger and great hope. These are the survivors’ stories.
 
Format information
Ice Planet is a HD TV series -22 X 60 episodes. Available 2007. Michael Ironside leads an ensemble cast in this five-season story arc which is being shot with the revolutionary new HD camera, the Viper FilmStream. Ice Planet, next to Spielberg’s The 4400, will be one of the first science fiction television series using this dazzling technology. Directing the photography is Emmy-Award nominee Michael McMurray and heading the script department is Emmy-Award winner Anna Bourque. Harley Cokeliss (director of pilot episodes of Xena Princess Warrior and Hercules), International Emmy nominee, is directing the first episodes. And to bridge the ever-widening gap between television and gaming audiences, Ice Planet will roll out a mobile game day-and-date with the premiere of the TV series and a console game at the season’s finale. From the producers of Starhunter, Ice Planet promises to be a science fiction entertainment experience unlike anything seen before.
 

Ice Planet Known "facts" list

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Donald Quan will compose the music score.  The Artifact has corridors and has distinct bug like design properties. The Ice Planet is a hostile environment.The surface is scarred with huge jagged cravasses. Show was originally filmed as a pilot in 2001 starring Wes Strudi.  Spaceworks are producing Ice Planet as a 5 year arced project.
Michael Ironside is to star as Trager.  The ship is called The Artifact. It has a distinct "green" colour schemeThe rooms/chambers are huge
The Skorps are the baddies and they have a mother ship.
The mother ship looks like a big bug.  They are marooned on an ice planet. Construction has started on the set.Green screen technology will be heavily used in the filming.
 There will be a game version released on mobile phones.
It will be released in multiple languages.
This game is in production with Silverbirch Studios. You will be able to purchase the mobile phone version of the game via the Silverbirch website as well as the official website when it is launched.

Never eat yellow snow.

There will be an X  BOX 360 version of the game.

The game will star Michael Ironside.  The Earth is destroyed by a meteorThe Artifact feeds off human emotions and thoughtsRear Admiral Trager has a 10 year old daughterRear Admiral Trager's wife had died mysteriously. The mobile game will be released on the same day as the pilot is aired in Canada.The XBOX360 game will be released at the end of series 1

Codes for the game will be found on the show.

The show will be filmed in HD.
The show will be broadcast on the CHUM network in Canada, including City-TV and Space, The
Imagination Station. Filming starts on 29th January.Gord Barnes is working on the production design.John Calvert has joined the production team.Harley Cokeliss will direct the pilot episode.

The show will be broadcast in the USA on Gameplay HD. Vicon Motion Systems Software will (it is believed) be used for the first time in a live action TV series.Emmy Award winning writer Anna Bourque has joined the crew.

The production team have moved into a studio in Scarborough, Canada.. Michael Ironside has already toured the studio
The programme will be co-produced by a German company. Henrick Hey will co produce Ice Planet. (he was responsible for the 2001 original).Circlesandlines are involved in the production.
Ice is cold. The Ice Planet production team will be exhibiting in MIPCOM, Cannes
The Blade character has been renamed Blake.

The artifact will not be found in the jungle. Trager and his crew are investigating the artifact when Earth is destroyed.The Ice planet is at the other end of a space time rift

The set is almost complete.

The principal cast list is complete and has been circulated for approval.

There is an ôice planet bibleö

Peter Popken (who did the original concept art for the 2001 pilot will not be doing the concept art
for the 2006 show (he has been far too busy with ôChildren of Men, Aeon Flux and V for
Vendetta) Rachelle Blum plays Nora who is killed in the first episodes.Niamb Wilson plays Lucy TragerStephanie Morgenstern plays Cathy Trager Pluto no longer is an ice planet.Lego will not be re-releasing their ice planet range.
Pingu is a penguin with an attitude problem.
Revelation Films will be releasing the DVD in the UK.
There will be an HD DVD release.
Matel will not be producing a range of toys, neither will Thinkway toys.  Auditions are currently being held.Filming is due to start mid March 2007

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