Executive producer Robert C. Cooper recently told SciFi Wire just why there is a delay, echoing what he and fellow executive producer Brad Wright told GateWorld in April (interview).
“We’re ready to go,” he told the site. “We’re just waiting for the right opportunity. We want to be successful with it. The studio wants to be successful, and we really don’t want to proceed with something in the wrong climate, which I think financially it is right now.”
“We were very successful with the first two SG-1 movies,” Cooper added. “Since then, the economics have changed a little bit. DVDs aren’t selling the same way they were when we released those even just a year, and a year and a half ago.”
Meanwhile, the Atlantis set is still standing (and costing MGM rent) — a good sign that the studio plans to film the movie, eventually. The S.G.C. set was recently converted for use in the Stargate Universe premiere, and there are rumors that the real-world closing of Cheyenne Mountain may result in a relocation of the SG-1’s home base in a future film.
Wright said in April that the SG-1 movie had received a green light from the studio and would almost certainly film before the year is out (story). Whether MGM is still planning that schedule remains to be seen. The script is complete, penned by Wright and Carl Binder.
The Atlantis movie script has also been written, by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, and is still waiting for the go-ahead. Its working title is Stargate: Extinction.
Cooper said that the Atlantis film takes place shortly after the end of the final episode of the television series, while the SG-1 movie (which will feature Richard Dean Anderson as Jack O’Neill) takes place sometime in the period between Continuum and the start of Stargate Universe.
Visit SciFi Wire for the original report, and stay tuned to GateWorld for more news as it breaks!
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this makes me really happy. I'm glad to hear that MGM still has every intention of continuing the movie series. I think the Stargate Franchise is definitely booming right now
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no more waiting!!!
the sg1/atlantis movies would be *new*, which is a lot better than all the already-seen movies and tv series monopolizing the dvd market.
I agree just start on it for all we know this could take a while, so you might as well just get on with the production
This definitely seems short sited. The benefit of releasing something direct to DVD is that your profits are limited by ratings. They could release the movies now and they'd sell for the next few years, so I hardly think the current economic situation is going to have much impact. They wait too long and the actors will move on to other things and the movies will become impossible.
Er, aren't limited by ratings. And even if SciFi airs the movies just before or just after the DVDs go on sale, you're still looking at several years of sales to generate revenue.
Well I am glad to hear somthing about the 2 movies. I was beginning to worry that we would never seen those anymore or hear about it.I do have to agree with jshier here.I'm sure that the crisis is not a great thing these days,but I also dont think thats the main reason here.Was the re cut version of Children of The Gods an attempt to get more money in for at least one of the movies? And then the rumors that the real-world closing of Cheyenne Mountain may result in a relocation of the SG-1’s home base in a future film. Um I am sure there clever people who will create something so that it will not have no influence on future stories for a movie or a series. So I dont think that this must be a problem either.A real problem could be that actors are moving on and have new jobs and they cant make them selfs free to be in the movie on time, and time flies.And MGM pays rent for the Atlantis set that is still standing thats not a great thing while I thought I hard MGM itself is having financial problems or it this solved?Anyway glad that they still want both movies and they did gave the green light. I say dont wait but get starting to make the movies now! The longer you wait the harder it get, and then I guess there realy will be problems. Dont wait to long or people also will loose interest in it because of all promises but nothing comes.
I've been waiting all summer to hear some news about the movies... Please make them, and do it fast! =)
Economy? That economy didn't prevent them from sticking 20+ mil. more into SGU. I would believe that if SGA's S5 didn't sell more copies in its first three weeks than SG-1's S10 did in its first three weeks - and that DESPITE bad economy.
Meh? This makes me sad but not surprised, shame that the SG1 set had to be destroyed to make way for the SGU set, more reason to hate that show if it's not perfect.
I doubt we'll get many more SG1 movies, I reckon we'll get 2 more SG1 films tops and 3 SGA and then they will be gone forever.
the fans would purchase the dvds no matter what the economy. they are expending all of their time, energy and money on SGU.