14 DAY TRIAL // Sci-fi enthusiasts are sure getting pampered these days. It wasn't enough that “Star Wars” was getting new episodes filmed and with the original cast, mind you, but there is now also talk of “Stargate” returning to the big screen in not one, but three more films.
MGM and Warner Bros. are teaming up to bring viewers a new “Stargate” trilogy. The man behind the concept of the films, Dean Devlin, is going to be directly involved in the process, as will Roland Emmerich, the man who helped Devlin bring his idea to life.
Gary Barber, MGM Chairman and CEO, has confirmed in a statement that they're bringing the concept back to the screen under the helm of Roland Emmerich. “We couldn't be more excited to once again partner with Roland and Dean, the world-class creators of the original 'Stargate', to bring their reinvigorated vision of this wildly popular property to audiences of multiple generations,” he says.
Devlin and Emmerich have also pitched in and expressed their happiness to be back working on the movies, “The ‘Stargate’ universe is one that we missed terribly, and we cannot wait to get going on imagining new adventures and situations for the trilogy. This story is very close to our hearts, and getting the chance to revisit this world is in many ways like a long lost child that has found its way back home.”
The first “Stargate” movie came out in 1994, and it starred Kurt Russel and James Spader. The success of the movie at the box office translated into TV series, live-action and animated both, as well as direct-to-DVD films to keep the fanbase happy.
However, don't plan on buying those movie tickets just yet, because Roland Emmerich's agenda is packed full for the next couple of years. Right now he's working on the drama “Stonewall,” about the 1969 gay rights riots in New York. After that he's going to direct “Independence Day Forever,” part 1 and 2, the follow-up to the 1996 massive box-office hit.
Needless to say, this is all very time-consuming, so it's going to be some time before he can actually get to work on the movies, but it could all prove for the best, because that will give Devlin the time to churn out a great script that is going to make this sequel worthy of the original.
Based on all the signs, this has the potential to become a massive box-office hit, which is exactly what MGM and Warner Bros. were taking into consideration when they decided to back this project.