Brad Wright
The producers behind the long-running Stargate franchise seem to be just about as bummed out as we are that the Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis DVD movies announced so long ago haven’t come to fruition yet. (“Where are those d@&* movies?” has officially surpassed “When are we going to see the Furlings?” as the most asked question we receive from readers.)
Executive producer Brad Wright made a few comments about the state of the films — titled Stargate: Revolution and Stargate: Extinction, respectively — in a new interview with TV Deathray.
The gist: In spite of the demise of the direct-to-DVD market and MGM’s own financial strife, don’t count the Stargate movies out yet.
“The only thing that is blocking the SG-1 movie or the Atlantis movie, the only thing, is the fact that the direct-to-DVD market has gone away,” Wright said. “We were very fortunate with Ark of Truth and Continuum to be among the last very successful direct-to-DVD releases before it all stopped happening. The market has changed, and it’s still changing, and it’s not what it was. And, of course, there have been very big changes at MGM that kind of added to that.
“But we had the intentions to make them. We were ready to go, and it was ‘Wait a while’ and ‘We should wait a little longer’ — and the climate never got better. We held on to a lot of stuff and were ready to go for a very long time, but that doesn’t mean it’s not gonna happen. We have a plan B, and I’ve been talking with MGM about it, and hopefully we’ll still get our chance.”
Visit TV Deathray to find the complete interview, in which Wright also talks about Season Two of Stargate Universe and the big Atlantis crossover episode coming in the second half of the season!
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My day just stopped sucking & believe me, it was sucking REAL bad & wasn't about to stop for just anything.
The Big Question is: What is plan B?
I'm guessing Brad is going to try to convince Syfy to pay the total amount for making the movies since MGM is broke; like what they are doing with SGU...but what do I know.
And what is the news here? TPTB are saying all the time, that the SG1 and SGA movies will be made someday in the future. But they still don't exist and I don't think they ever will. After countless empty promises, I am going to assume, they will never be made, until they start to shoot the movies.
Errm, the direct-to-DVD market was replaced by the direct-to-internet market.
Its too late now. This should be their Plan B: http://bit.ly/aLyFJe
I know its too weird but its the only way to get stargate out of this ditch.
I was thinking that Plan B could be to convince MGM to sell the rights to the movies to a company that can start filming right away, but the idea of convincing Syfy to pay to get them filmed is plausable too.. it's almost the same thing though Syfy is a NBC/Universal company and I heard somewhere (can't remember where) that NBC/Universal would be interested in buying the franchise if MGM sells.. who knows.. I just hope the movies get made soon! I want a conclusion to Atlantis!
Surely there are many possibilities around for making the thing special and attractive. How about releasing 3D stuff ? Or something interactive ?
What about Direct-to-disk ? ;-)
People come with their hard drive to the store and get a full definition and DRM-free movie to enjoy.
Some are doing this in some french cinemas, it's called "video en poche" : http://www.videoenpoche.info/
No need to press or burn and ship DVDs ;-)
*raises glass* Here's to Plan B and hoping that something happens soon for the next Stargate movies! I wish Brad Wright the very best of luck in his discussions with MGM!
The DVD market's not doing so great but, why not a 2-3 part mini-series?