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Stargate Universe - No Movie Happening

18 Apr 2011

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Don’t expect to see Stargate Universe — or any other part of the franchise — come blazing back on television or DVD. At least not in the near future.

Stargate writer, executive producer and mastermind Brad Wright took the stage earlier today at Creation Entertainment’s Official Stargate Convention in Vancouver, British Columbia and proceeded to update and clear the air on the fate of the latest series, Stargate Universe.

“We just recently found out that the SGU movie is not going to happen,” Wright said during his stage panel today. “It took too long. We just couldn’t get it together in time, and the window has closed. It’s actually sad for me, because after 17 years, I’m cleaning out my desk tomorrow morning.”

The capacity crowd at the Metrotown Hilton in Burnaby listened in silence, with some attendees visibly in tears, as Wright waxed reminiscently on the almost two decades worth of the franchise he’s had a hand in creating.

“It was a great ride and I felt really good about [SGU] and about Stargate in general,” Wright continued. “When something’s been a part of your life for 15 years, it kind of takes you over.”

“There are moments I’m so proud of and remember with fondness. I really enjoyed the last day of shooting ‘Unending’ [SG-1's series finale]. And I enjoyed every day on the set of Stargate Continuum. I’m very paternal and I love watching people become great at their jobs. I’m so proud of the pier scene [in Atlantis' Season Five episode 'The Shrine']. Joe [Flanigan] was so powerful in those scenes.”

Wright also confirmed that the proposed Stargate SG-1 and Atlantis movies have been permanently shelved, along with another movie idea he had been trying to get a greenlight on, which would have combined and involved cast members of all three series. Scripts for the first two of those projects, tentatively titled Stargate: Revolution and Stargate: Extinction (respectively), were completed well over a year ago.

What does this news mean for the future of the Stargate brand and the franchise? In the short-term, there are no plans to begin production on anything Stargate-related. But it’s a situation Wright doesn’t see as final — even if he’s not a part of it.

“It’s a franchise. Stargate is not over,” he said. “Somebody smart from MGM is going to figure it out, and something will happen.” Wright said, adding that he’s embracing the chance and prospect of writing material that isn’t Stargate related, and will be actively working on other pilots.

Source: Gateworld
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19 comments:

  1. Aydrian18 April 2011 at 16:02

    Good, how about you get started on that Stargate Atlantis movie. You know, the series that didn't suck?

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  2. Rhiannon Gardiner18 April 2011 at 16:15

    That's depressing, I kind of gave up on the SG-1 movie but I still was underneath crossing my fingers that it would happen...

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  3. Clyde Johnson18 April 2011 at 16:28

    Guess thats how the Stargate cookie crumbles

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  4. Chris Roberts18 April 2011 at 17:28

    We can say now Stargate Universe killed the franchise.Canning Atlantas for Universe was a boneheaded move.Stargate as we know It Is over.Probally whenever it will be revived it will be yet another reboot.

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  5. nick price18 April 2011 at 18:01

    Thank you Brad Wright. Thank you, Robert Cooper. What an amazing ride

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  6. bluebox44418 April 2011 at 22:15

    Sad. Sad, sad, sad. The Stargate franchise had so much potential. And "Universe" killed it.

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  7. bluebox44418 April 2011 at 22:16

    Boy, I hope not. That's one franchise I'd hate to see rebooted. However, they wouldn't necessarily have to - it would be easy to do another series with the same basic premise as SG1 with different characters and a revived Stargate program.

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  8. bluebox44418 April 2011 at 22:18

    Anyway, Stargate fans, there is some small consolation as we enter the barren wilderness - Big Finish Productions has some new SG1 audio dramas in the works with Vala, Daniel, and Ba'al, as well as other returning characters as yet unnamed.

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  9. Davide Azevedo19 April 2011 at 01:37

    If you read the news above, you'll see that no movie will be made for any of the Stargate shows.

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  10. Brian19 April 2011 at 12:29

    Whatever, if Atlantis had any life in it it would still be on.

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  11. Kitanishi H McDonald19 April 2011 at 12:45

    Universe did not "kill it" .

    Disgruntled SGA fans killed it :)

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  12. Kitanishi H McDonald19 April 2011 at 12:46

    Universe killed the franchise? No. Fans like you killed the franchise. People who can't appreciate actual hard scifi and expect a pulpy actiony cheese like sga :/

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  13. Kitanishi H McDonald19 April 2011 at 12:47

    Well you can thank yourself as no movie at all is happening. "SGA: The cheesy journey of Mckay's citrus" included.

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  14. Kitanishi H McDonald19 April 2011 at 12:54

    NO offense to american and canadian population, but this news just proved that majority of people there are rednecks with short attention spans.


    When shows like Caprica, SGU, Defying Gravity, etc are cancelled and kitsch like Warehouse 13 remains on air, coupled with cheesy movies and wrestling, you just know that something is wrong with this country, with this world, with this society.


    Its sad that definition of scifi shifted from "serious things that explore human mind, relationships and actions in hi-tech setting" to "cheesy explosions, one liners and pulpy heroes".


    I fear, that soon there will be nothing to follow on tv.


    Hey, at least SYpFYlis has not canceled Haven yet, but I am sure they will to add another star trek rerun or another cheesy ghost show.

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  15. LeX MeN3 May 2011 at 08:27

    True words !
    No more SG1, SGA, SGU, Galactica, Caprica, no more good scifi.
    Go watch chuk, and all CSI and law and order...
    Man that sucks.
    At least i have supernatural...

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  16. KatiKat3 May 2011 at 09:48

    No, they didn't. 2.4 mil. people gave SGU a chance - SGA's finale was seen by 2 mil. people, so the premiere was watched by 400k more viewers. Within the first ten episodes, the viewership dropped to 1.4 mil., before the hiatus, before any scheduling shuffles. And that's telling. People gave it a chance and didn't like it. That's the end of it.

    You want to blame someone? Blame the writers who didn't write a compelling enough series to keep people watching. BW told people to stop watching if they didn't like it. Well, they complied.

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  17. KatiKat3 May 2011 at 09:51

    Atlantis had life enough. Even BW said that the ratings were good enough for another season or two - SGA's S5 ratings were on par with SGU's S1 ratings, doesn't it tell you something? But they wanted longevity. Well, if they had stuck with SGA, the result would've been the same, a season or two, just what SGU got. It was a dumb move to drop SGA entirely without testing waters with SGU first.

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  18. Leanndra5 May 2011 at 19:45

    Maybe it was SyFy's weird breaks they took in the middle of the seasons of SGU. It made it difficult to follow the show when it is inconsistent t thought the season. I have watched the Stargate TV's shows since they began and SGU was by far the best of all. I especially loved the complex interactions and relationship between characters. The show was deeper on many levels than the other two shows.

    What would be really cool is if Netflix or Google/Youtube bought the rights to the show and started producing new episodes. I pay for subscription to them if they did that!

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  19. Donsta23 June 2011 at 14:39

    I have to say that I am most upset by the news that for now
    at least Stargate has come to an end I am a Sci-Fi fan through and through
    (note the spelling SY-FY channel execs, but then perhaps this is why you show
    wrestling on your channel and have lost your way) I will watch almost any Sci-Fi
    program that comes on air as there is not anywhere enough being produced. This
    includes everything from Stargate(apart from the cartoon instalment) of the
    movies and spin off shows, I have to say I loved them all. They were not SG-1,
    but Atlantis held up as its own show – and I know given the time then Universe
    would have done the same. It was heavy going at the start but then the plot and
    the characters were a lot more in-depth and required the slower pace for the
    development. As DMC said it was a total change from the other Stargate
    offerings, this is perhaps why Atlantis did not need the build-up, as we had
    seen it all in SG-1.


    I am angry that the networks messed around with this show so
    much that it was never going to get off the air properly, and also at the fans,
    which let a fantastic franchise sink in to the abyss. The only way that we are
    going to revive this is to get the shirts at SY-FY to listen to what we as
    Sci-Fi fans want. We should stick together and support what little Sci-Fi
    programs are being produced and aired. Instead of damaging something that we
    have all loved for many years, and could have continued to love for many more.


    Come of Sci-Fi fans, Geeks & Nerds of the world stand up
    and be counted. If we don’t all work together soon Sci-Fi itself will become
    extinct, and not just a franchise that we should all be praising for the hours
    of fun and entertainment it has given us.


    If I had the money I would start my own Sci-Fi channel and
    teach the execs at SY-FY what being a true fan is all about, and that the world
    does not have to work on profits alone – although I know that a good Sci-Fi
    channel, airing good quality Sci-fi programs and not the excrement they are
    showing 80-90% of the time, with targeted advertising to the type of person who
    would be watching… well perhaps they could contact me as I know I could do a
    better job that the monkeys they obviously employ now!!!


    I would like to thank everyone who worked on bringing Stargate to
    us Stargate, epically Brad
    Wright & Robert Cooper it has been a fantastic
    adventure. For all of those who have stated that SGU is the cause of the death
    of the franchise, you are wrong – it was the fans that did not give the show
    the time it needed to develop, and for showing such strong opposition to any
    changes.


    But for now I will have to happy with watching everything
    again, I hope that the franchise Stargate will rise out of the abyss, and when
    it does remember what they have done for us, and show them the support they
    deserve.


     


     

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