With word that Stargate Universe's demise means the Stargate Atlantis movie is no more (raise your hand if that was a surprise), fans may be down in the dumps that their favorite flyboy won't be returning to Atlantis. But never fear, because the man who portrays him is doing just fine and getting a lot of work in front of the camera.If you're looking for some more science fiction, you can check out Flanigan's SyFy Original movie The Other Side coming out this year. Filmed in Ireland, Flanigan plays Colonel Sam Synn leading a group who gets caught up in an experiment gone wrong. While the device they are observing is meant to simply glimpse other realities, it instead transports them to an alternate reality where man-eating creatures roam. Yes, it follows the SyFy Original tradition of big monsters.
But if Westerns are more your speed, the anxiously awaited Good Day For It should soon be coming out of post-production. Forced out of town after betraying a gang leader, away from his wife and child for fifteen years, Luke returns to see his ailing daughter. Tensions rise as old enemies come seeking a fight and Luke must stand up for what he holds dear. The movie stars Flanigan alongside Robert Patrick, Hal Holbrook, Robert Englund, Lance Henriksen, and Christian Kane. With a cast like that, it's bound to be a treat!
And if you can't wait that long for more Flanigan screentime, tune in this Saturday for his movie Change of Plans, which is a part of the team-up between Wal-Mart, Procter & Gamble, and Fox to promote “Family Movie Night.” The movie, which most notably stars Flanigan, Brooke White, and Phylicia Rashad, sets up the typical “instant family” dynamic. Sally Danville (White) is a musician and her husband Jason (Flanigan) is a fighter-pilot. They're young, care-free, and not looking to be tied down by anything. But that wouldn't make a very dramatic movie, now would it? Instead, they are forced to adopt four children, three who come from third-world countries, when Sally's best friend from college dies quite suddenly. Handed with these new responsibilities, they must learn to be a family and what that means.
The premise is what one would expect from such a genre, but a cheesy, feel-good movie isn't so bad once in a while. Besides, if this could be a pilot launching point for a continuing series, fans can't complain. The prospect of more Flanigan is never a bad thing, especially if he's keeping his Air Force wings.
Awesome article! *thumbs up*
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ReplyDeleteActually, no official word on the Atlantis movie has been given. Assuming you are talking about Joe Mallozzi's comments over Christmas, his January 4th blog stated: "After lunch, I spoke to Brad about the future of the franchise. We discussed “the plan”, Universe mainly, but also talked SG-1 and Atlantis. No word on progress yet but, given the recent holidays, that’s to be expected I suppose. Hopefully, we’ll receive some positive news next week."
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There's no reason to report that the movie has been canceled until official word has been given, especially since discussions are still on going. :) Other than that, great article!
I'm glad that you're still holding on hope, but I tired of Mallozzi's promises long ago. When Mallozzi himself even states "I'm sorry to say but the cancellation puts the brakes on whatever progress the 'SGA' movie had made in the past month, shelving it indefinitely" he cannot turn around and say he didn't mean it, to not give up on the dream. Any future the Stargate franchise, they will likely try to concentrate on their Universe project, leaving SG1 and SGA fans out in the cold :(
ReplyDeleteHonestly, I don't go by anything Mallozzi says. He has too much of an emotional (and financial since it his job) investment on all things Stargate. Conversations go well, he's saying good things. Conversations don't go like he'd hoped, he says bad things. Until we get official word concerning the films, I'm operating under the assumption that the talks are still going on, which is pretty much the only thing we have vague proof of at the moment.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately Universe will probably get settled first, but from a business perspective that makes sense. The actors are still under contract, the sets are still up--easier to move forward when everything is already in place. After the SGA and SG1 movies get the greenlight, it is going to be a matter of scheduling with the actors, getting the sets back up, finalizing the script if certain actors aren't available or certain sets are out of budget...there's still the planning phase to happen with the films. Although I understand the logic behind SGU getting a movie first, I'm still bummed at the idea since I'm a huge SG1 fan and love SGA too.
My fingers are still crossed and I'm still going to send my tweets to MGM. They just gave the Hobbit and James Bond the greenlight about a month ago (give or take), so my hope is that they will look at the Stargate franchise soon.