48:39. When Stargate SG-1 was at its height, there were rumours of Jack, Sam, Daniel and Teal’c making it to the big screen. Yet JJ Abrams and Alex Kurtzman didn’t just reboot Star Trek – they did it with Vulcan swallowed by a black hole conjured up from a tattooed Eric Bana. Here’s everything we know. However, when Devlin and Emmerich were working on the project, they had stated that both James Spader and Kurt Russell were interested. If there’s ever a reboot by the original creators, we can certainly expect it to lead to a trilogy. There are hardly any chances of their being a ‘Stargate’ sequel in the future owing to the gap of over 25 years. Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods - Final Cut is a special-release DVD, re-releasing the Stargate SG-1 television pilot, "Children of the Gods". However, since Devlin and Emmerich are not on board currently we can’t say anything. Stargate Sg-1 S01E01 Children of the Gods (1) Stargate Sg-1. That didn’t happen, and we ended up with the two spin-off series, neither of which was Teal’c P.I. Stargate: Roland Emmerich Gives Update on Franchise. At one stage, Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich were developing a long-awaited sequel to the original movie, which marked Emmerich’s first major foray into effects-driven blockbusters, and it … With Kurt Russell, James Spader, Jaye Davidson, Viveca Lindfors. So, we definitely have enough source material for the reboots/sequels. In 1928, a strange circular device is uncovered in Egypt. Our best bet would be to expect ‘Stargate’ 2 to release sometime around 2023 or later. But in 2016, it was briefly announced that MGM and Warner Bros. were planning to collaborate with the original creators, Devlin and Emmerich, for a reboot trilogy. It also ended on a fairly big cliffhanger that has remained unresolved for six years. First there was the movie. Finally there was a third, somewhat more short-lived TV series, Stargate: Universe, with Robert Carlyle doing his best miserable bugger nobody wants to be around. Cut to the present day, where it somehow ended up in possession of the United States military. It could be a great film which breathes life into a franchise now effectively dead, but only if it has fresh ideas. For starters, we can assure you that MGM will be behind the much awaited revival of the franchise as they own all the rights to the projects. There were also talks of reboot trilogy by the original creators that eventually fell apart. Stargate Origins. An archaeologist teams with an elite military crew to crack the secret of an ancient Egyptian device - and are hurled across the universe to a strange, dangerous planet. But given the current reign of reboots that dominate all streaming platforms, we can expect it to happen in the near future. Directed by Roland Emmerich. A Stargate reboot or sequel has to strike the right note. Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin originally had plans to make a pair of Stargate film sequels, but their proposed movie trilogy never came to pass. © 2021 Cinemaholic Inc. All rights reserved. With … It will need to win them over, as well as attract people new to Stargate, if it is to succeed. Visit our, Five sci-fi movies that are like a religious experience, Why returning to the Bible is bad for Hollywood, Five cult British horror films you need to see, Star Wars Episode VII won’t bring back the magic, Kristen Wiig’s new independent film, ‘Crying in a Sweater’ is a dramatic masterpiece. Original Stargate movie trilogy plans included Mayans and Bigfoot. Please enter your username or email address to reset your password. But with the recent resurgence of sci-fi reboots like ‘Star Wars’ and this year’s ‘Star Trek: Picard’, fans certainly have hope that they will finally get what they deserve. Although the script for the movie was written, MGM discontinued the Stargate franchise before the movie could be produced. Won’t they? Interestingly, Bill McCay wrote a series of five novels based on Emmerich’s notes that continues the story the creators had envisioned. However, the plans fell apart within a few months of the project’s development. From the director of Independence Day. Although new actors were cast, several roles from the film were reprised, including the main characters Daniel Jackson and Jack O'Neill (which was re-spelled to include an extra "L"). Interestingly, the 1994 sci-fi feature, ‘Stargate’, was only meant to be the first part of a trilogy that Devlin and Emmerich had created. Stargate SG-1 briefly held the record for the longest-running North American science fiction show in history with a total of ten seasons and 214 episodes. Re: Stargate The Movie Sequel A sequel would not be easy to make with all the sg1 series out there. The news of the end of the franchise was announced by creator Brad Wright at the Vancouver Stargate Con on April 17, 2011 ( Solutions: Brad Wright: Stargate Movies … Stargate Sg-1 S01E02 Children of the Gods (2) LolaDaniel4480. 1:45. So the only way to really tell that trilogy is to go back from the beginning and start the story all over again.”. Since nothing about a ‘Stargate’ revival has been announced yet, it is too soon to say when the follow-up would release. Now the original film’s producers, Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin, want to make a sequel. As film and TV franchises continue to be rebooted by media companies the world over, … In 1997, Jonathan Glassner and Brad Wright co-developed Stargate SG-1, a television series intended to continue the story laid down by the original film. However, thanks to my changing to a more time consuming job and us moving a distance away from a local cinema, there was a period in the early 90s where I didn’t step foot in a cinema for years. But this was a long time back, and the two  may no longer fit into the narrative. The movie starred Kurt Russell and James Spader and was a huge hit, making $196 million worldwide. Some of them also appeared in the spin-offs and follow-ups to the series. They did activate the gate once prior to … Instead, we got the longest-running sci-fi television series in history with ‘Stargate SG-1’, along with two television spin-offs, an animated series, a bunch of comics and novels, and a 2018 prequel webseries! Talk of a Stargate sequel has been floating around for years. The plot involved the discovery of an ancient gateway that opens a wormhole to a distant planet. Last year, Anderson and Tapping even teased a possible revival of the series, and expressed their interest in it. Dean Devlin co-created Stargate back in the day, but he recently gave insight on why the new movies might be stalled for good. Like the intergalactic transportation device of its title, the Stargate franchise keeps on turning round. Stargate: Continuum is a 2008 Canadian-American, military science fiction, direct-to-video film in the Stargate franchise. Producer Dean Devlin reveals why the Independence Day sequel is no longer a 2-Part movie, explaining plans for his Stargate remake. Ah, this is a tough one, owing to the complex history ‘Stargate’ has had with the creators of the film and the series. Devlin and Emmerich always envisioned Stargate as the first part of a trilogy of films, but Parts 2 and 3 were never developed. According to them, the second installment would use a different mythology from the Egyptian one from the original feature. But in 2016, it was briefly announced that MGM and Warner Bros. were planning to collaborate with the original creators, Devlin and Emmerich, for a reboot trilogy. Before carrying out a new project it is important to analyze why Stargate went from more to less. (3,299) IMDb 7.1 2 h 1 min 1994 PG-13. While the third chapter would link the three together, revealing that all mythologies are actually tied together with a common thread. In 2016, Jonathan Glickman, who served as President of MGM until recently, stated that “the only way to really give a boost of adrenaline and give the franchise the rebirth that it deserves was to bring back Roland and Dean.” However, the whole project fell through as there were issues between the creators and the studio. An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra. At the same time, certain cast members of ‘Stargate SG-1’ have also shown interest in the revival. would spend what it takes to rebuild the sets and make the deals happen Then there Stargate SG-1, then Stargate: Atlantis. Given the upteempth potential of the premise of the franchise, and its vast source material across different media, the ‘Stargate’ follow-up could actually take any direction. When Stargate SG-1 was at its height, there were rumours of Jack, Sam, Daniel and Teal’c making it to the big screen, Talk of a Stargate sequel has been floating around for years. On the other hand today the series are in fashion, so it would be a great way to end one of the best series about the universe. The result has been a fantastic success. SG1 has had 10 seasons, SGA 5 seasons and finally, SGU 2 seasons. The movie was a surprise hit for director Roland Emmerich, who would follow up with blockbusters like Independence Day and 1998's Godzilla. Despite his stated dislike of the television series, the director must realise that it is the fans of those series that will provide a large portion of his initial audience. The Stargate Command setting was transferred from a fictional military facility located in Creek Mountain, to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. An action-adventure film, released in 1994, that later bloomed into the Stargate-verse. Behind Stargate, Montpellier. Dec 4, 2014. It would be great a movie to close these great franchises. Our hope is that we can get another chance at Stargate and tell the entire story we wanted to tell.”. Three years later, Canadian Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner created a television series entitled Stargate SG-1 as a sequel for the film. Of course whatever such a film or trilogy went with – and it should be stressed here that this is a project still in the ‘ideas being pitched at executives’ stage – it will find itself running a gauntlet of hostility from fans of the TV series. It could be a great film which breathes back life into a franchise effectively dead after the cancellation of Stargate Universe, but only if it has fresh ideas; separate from both what’s come before in the Stargate world and what we’ve seen elsewhere. Except no one quite seems to know exactly what that is. On the other hand a prequel wood work well due to the fact that sg1 finds the old dude on the planet alone that was the fiance of Dr. Catherine Langford. In an interview with Variety, Devlin did say why the reboot was an important choice, also hinting at what should be expected plot-wise: “It’s not a story that can take place 20 years later. Stargate. There are hardly any chances of their being a ‘Stargate’ sequel in the future owing to the gap of over 25 years. The Stargate franchise kicked off with the 1994 film, which starred James Spader and Kurt Russell. At Comic-Con 2006, twelve years after the original film was released, Devlin stated that he was in early discussions with rights-holders MGM about finally bringing the final two parts to the screen. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. This was three years after the television spin-offs had come to an end, with the abrupt cancellation of Stargate Universe. The film was edited; given sharper and clearer imaging, re-scoring the music, and new and trimmed scenes, including the … Roland Emmerich Will Direct a New Stargate Trilogy. As long as a new movie can find fresh ideas, and avoid going over the same areas as the TV series, by now creatively barren, while managing to convey some of that wonder the first film conveyed around the actual Stargate itself, then there’s no reason it couldn’t work. But as we have also seen interest from the crew of ‘Stargate SG-1’ , the studios might choose to revive that instead. These involve the successors of Ra, along with Earth-humans and the locals. Stargate: Atlantis. When we made the first one, we always intended on doing part two and three, and we were prevented for years. Powered by WordPress.com VIP. That’s the question that has haunted ‘Stargate‘ fans for years as the creators of the franchise continue to tease us with a possibility of a much-awaited revival. This website uses cookies. But not entirely in ways we would have wanted. It has now been over 25 years since Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich traced the beginning of our extraterrestrial journey through the ring-shaped portal. However, due to issues with MGM that owns the rights to the film, the sequels never materialized. Cinemablend has reported that Emmerich conceives his film as both a sequel and a reboot, though he appears to have ruled out using either Kurt Russell or James Spader due to what Digital Spy has called changes in appearance. Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008 film) Stargate: Continuum (2008 film) Stargate: Universe. According to Tapping, the series co-creator, Brad Wright was also recently approached by MGM for the possible revival. Behind the scenes & SciFi " Movie " This isn’t the first time the fandom took to twitter. Will they? With SG-1 lasting for ten series and Stargate:Atlantis making it to a respectable five, surely only an idiot would ignore those and decide to go over the same territory all over again? But it is a little too soon to say who will be directing it. While it may be best to introduce a completely new cast for the next ‘Stargate’ project, it would definitely be fun to have the original cast from the film and series make appearances. Other variations and differences betwee… 2.3K likes. Original Stargate writer reveals unmade film sequel would’ve focused on Mayan culture The original 1994 Stargate film went on to spawn a boatload of TV shows like Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis — but it was originally supposed to be a film trilogy. If ‘Stargate’ takes the direction of a reboot, we can certainly expect new cast members playing the older characters. The story should be reworked, but overall, film buffs who enjoy mindless action films, should give this film a chance. But it goes on to prove how much the viewers are waiting for the revival. While a feature never produced any theatrical sequels, it did lead to … No half-measures, no reliance on special effects to tell of style without substance. Blastr however has described the idea for a new film as a complete reboot, devoid of any connection to the original film, that would serve as the first film of a new trilogy, though as I09 put it, the trilogy could “easily get busted down to a single movie.” Whether a reboot or a sequel, a new movie is likely to be highly controversial. Hey @netflix, would you want to cross the gate?Because we want Stargate back!#TimeForStargate pic.twitter.com/vtPZXZ0cjH, — Stargate Now Europe (@StargateNow_EU) January 25, 2020. So what would it have been about? Stargate Atlantis (stylized as STARGATE ATLᐰNTIS and often abbreviated SGA) is a Canadian-American adventure and military science fiction television series and part of MGM's Stargate franchise.The show was created by Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper as a spin-off series of Stargate SG-1, which was created by Wright and Jonathan Glassner and was itself based on the feature film Stargate (1994). When I was a kid, I went to the cinema a lot with my mom, a fellow movie lover. The third Stargate series, Stargate Universe, ended after only two seasons and just 40 episodes. In fact, the release of the ‘Star Trek’ series this month initiated a social media movement from the ‘Stargate’ fandom with #TimeForStargate trending all over twitter. Otherwise it’ll just be another also-ran that joins Hollywood’s failed harvests where blockbuster films are concerned. The series stars Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks and Christopher Judge. This goes on to show that the studio is certainly keen on continuing the ‘Stargate’ saga. And with the interest MGM has shown towards the franchise in the past, it might just be a matter of time. When Stargate SG-1 was at its height, there were rumours of Jack, Sam, Daniel and Teal’c making it to the big screen. No one seems to know what the new Stargate movie will be, but Roland Emmerich needs to tread carefully. Stargate: Infinity*. What this new Stargate can’t afford to do is become a vantiy project for Roland Emmerich. That didn’t happen, and we ended up with the two spin-off series, neither of which was Teal’c P.I. Yeah, it is safe to assume that the ‘Stargate’ franchise is certainly alive and kicking. Following their commercial success on 1992's Universal Soldier, Emmerich and Devlin decided to join forces on another original sci-fi film in the form of Stargate. There is also a bigger chance that the revival might be series than a feature. Then a few years ago, alongside an Independence Day follow-up, Dean Devlin began to talk about doing a second Stargate film. Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie ... Stargate (1994) Full Cast & Crew. 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