A new trailer has been released for Stargate: Origins, the upcoming new digital series which is a prequel to the stellar franchise. Stargate: Origins is directed by Mercedes Bryce Morgan, written by Mark Ilvedson and Justin Michael Terry, produced by MGM’s Digital Group exclusively for the online platform Stargate Command, and stars Philip Alexander, Salome Azizi, Michelle Jubilee Gonzalez, Daniel Rashid, Sarah […]
A new teaser trailer for the new upcoming digital series Stargate: Origins has been released at Stan Lee’s Los Angeles Comic-Con. This special behind-the-scenes reel is your first official look at Stargate: Origins. From now until its release, Stargate Command will be providing unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to the Stargate: Origins production. From interviews with the cast and
Stargate Command, the new digital platform from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), has officially launched. Stargate Command is the definitive hub for fans to celebrate and interact as well as explore the Stargate library and other content spanning the franchise’s decades long history. Stargate Command is also the exclusive home to the U.S. premiere of the new original Stargate Origins series, which will debut on the platform
Back in June saw word that a Stargate Cinematic Universe is in development, but now there’s bad news. Empire spoke with writer/producer Dean Devlin who offers the Stargate reboot is not happening. I’m guessing it’s not a coincedence that talk of a Stargate Cinematic Universe took place right before the release of Roland Emmerich’s Independence Day:
About a year-and-a-half ago saw word that Stargate was getting the reboot treatment, and now it’s learned a Stargate cinematic universe is currently in active development with original creators Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin back on board.
The Stargate reboot will be just that and won’t have anything to do with the previous film or spin-off series.
“It’s not a story that can take place 20 years later,” Devlin said, referencing Independence Day: Resurgence which hits this week. “So the only way to really tell that [Stargate] trilogy is to go back from the beginning and start the story all over again.”
As noted, Devlin and Emmerich originally intended Stargate to be a trilogy, but due to unfortunate circumstances the rights were taken away.
“It was taken away from us, and it’s tough to have your children raised by other parents, even if they do a very good job. … For us, it’s not putting down what has been done. It’s to let us finish telling our story,” Devlin told Variety.
Though Roland Emmerich isn’t a big fan of super hero and Marvel movies, it’s mentioned the Stargate reboot will be something similar to what Marvel has done and possibly become a Stargate cinematic universe with spinoffs.
“Today, studios tend to not think of movies as trilogies or sequels (but) as cinematic universes,” Devlin said. “So as we’ve been developing it, we found all these avenues that allow it to expand. The foundation is exactly the same as what we wanted to do, but now the possibilities are much wider.”
The Stargate reboot is underway from MGM and Warner Bros.
The original Stargate was released in 1994 starring Kurt Russell and James Spader and grossed close to $200,000 worldwide.
