“I can almost guarantee we are proceeding with the SG-1 movie this year,” executive producer Brad Wright told GateWorld in an interview last week. He said that deals are still being worked out, but he still plans to make it the same Jack O’Neill-centric film he first teased last year.
He said that the Atlantis film is also still in the works, and MGM has every intention of making it.
“When we start shooting the Stargate SG-1 movie depends on whether we do the two movies back-to-back,” Wright elaborated during his on-stage Q&A with executive producer Robert C. Cooper at the Creation convention Sunday. “The Stargate SG-1 movie will probably start shooting in the fall. I say ‘probably’ because there are a lot of deals that have to be finished being put in place before that can actually happen. That would leave the summer [of 2010] as the release time, roughly around the same as Continuum.”
Stargate: Continuum debuted on DVD and Blu-ray at the end of July, 2008.
The new movie is currently being written by Wright and Carl Binder, and will feature Richard Dean Anderson as O’Neill.
“I had a story idea that really worked with O’Neill,” Wright told the Vancouver crowd. “And it’s not just his character, by any means. It’s a Stargate story that brings O’Neill back in a big way.”
“The movie has been green-lit,” Anderson told his official fan site, RDAnderson.com. “There are so few details beyond the ‘go ahead,’ but I sat next to Charlie Cohen and across from Brad Wright at dinner two weeks ago (the cast dinner for the launch of Stargate Universe), and just an hour prior to sitting down to mediocre cuisine, Charlie had announced MGM’s intention to make the next Stargate movie.”
Producer Joseph Mallozzi reiterated that, although Stargate Universe and the SG-1 movie are moving forward right now, the studio still has every intention of producing the Stargate Atlantis movie. He and writing partner Paul Mullie are writing the script for that project, and hope to have the first draft done by the end of April.
“No firm production dates for either movies,” Mallozzi said, “but if I was a betting man, I’d be looking at this fall.”
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Wasn't the SGA movie a guarantee? Meaning... when Sci-Fi (or rather SyFy) opted not two renew SGA for a sixth season didn't they officially 'order' a SGA film - hence guaranteeing the eventual production of the film. Of course i have vary little faith for the quality of that film after the disaster that was 'Enemy of the Gate' + the current condition of the city itself. Nice 2 hear about the SG-1 film going forward though!!!!
“We still want to make A Stargate Atlantis movie, ONE! man, i hope there is gonna be more than one
A movie about Jack is awesome!
Let's hope is well done, and it doesn't end up being just good intentions with a poor result.
Well it's possible a potential second SGA movie would be dependent on the result of the 1st. SGA really seems 2 have been thrown to the side though... i can't say i'm two disappointed as i would rather more SG-1 movies than SGA movies. A cross-over movie would be nice... that is just dreaming though. As it be though SG-1 is still the more recognizable series name + RDA the biggest star the franchise has so going the route of a RDA central 3rd film doesn't surprise me.
If the SGA sets are sitting there with dust covers on then yes, I believe that they are still keen to proceed. But if those sets are being redressed and used, the fact that some of the original SGA sets are still standing is kind of meaningless.
Joe and Paul have worked hard on the script,
Last I heard the script was far from being finished and wasn't a priority.
I'm happy for the fans of SG1 that they have a third movie, but I'd much rather have at least one Atlantis movie since SG1 has already had two of their own.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! enough said!
YAY sg1 movie!!! :D
WOO-HOO!!! Go Stargate SG1-1 III!!! I simply cannot wait!!! :D
YAAAY! Me want now!!