Dean Devlin Wants to Make ‘Stargate’ Sequel
Producer/Director Dean Devlin told the press that he has ideas for big screen sequels to his Stargate.
“Roland [Emmerich] and I had always planned to do three films and want to do more,” he said of Stargate which was a 1994 success before finding its true home on television. “MGM has said they want to play out the television series first so we are on the back burner.” Stargate and its spinoffs have been running ever since with the latest iteration, Stargate Universe, due in 2009.
And as to inevitable question about a sequel to Devlin and Emmerich’s most success film, Independence Day, he said, “We never intended to do any films in that series beyond the first one. I think something may happen though as it seems a better idea now the further we get from 911. The visuals of the film would not be much fun in the wake of such a devastating tragedy but since time has passed and the bad guys are aliens and not terrorists perhaps it might be time to revisit it.”
One would think that any chance for a sequel to Independence Day had died long ago. But sequels to the original Stargate movie? I'm surprised that he is still trying to accomplish this. The official MGM stance is that this particular function is fulfilled by the TV franchise, and that is the 'Stargate' that is loved around the world, not the movie.Most people have forgotten about the movie, and this franchise is MGM's second biggest money maker, so allowing these movies to be made would alienate the entire fanbase and severely jeopardize the franchise, since these movies would be inevitable failures. Besides, Devlin and Emmerich sold the rights to MGM in the first place, so legally MGM has every right to rebuff his efforts.Why would they allow such a hated filmmaker to damage what has been such a blessing for them, thanks to efforts of Brad Wright and co.? Besides, MGM themselves are fans of this franchise, so Devlin is simply dreaming and wishing on a star as far as reality is concerned. He should give up.
Ah, so the poster above made a mistake in his assessment of the article, and the same could be said for the article itself. Devlin is talking more in the past tense about the Stargate sequels, not in the present tense. Devlin is only saying what he had wanted to do, not that he is necessarily still doing it.Note that he said that MGM wanted to play out the TV material first, and put his attempted project aside, quite probably permanently. Nowhere in the article does he say he is trying to do the movies. His last attempt in late 2006 seems to have failed, so though he may still be hoping, he probably doesn't expect it work out in the end. It never has in the past.He's reminiscing more than he is saying he is actively pursuing it.
I would much rather see the man finish the trilogy he had envisioned from the start. A sequel to the original Stargate movie sounds great to me. No reason the series can't plod along in its latest incarnation, making the studios money, doing its job. And its fans can enjoy it and ignore the movie if they choose.
I see the series for what it is – a parody. It is not THE continuation of the movie, and should never have been marketed as such.A serious continuation faithful to both the continuity of the movie and the vision of the original creators should be made.
I always liked the original movie and the series and when i heard that mayby the original movie was gonna be made a trilogy and then i though what about the series. and then it hit me there was always many alternate universes and this may happen in that one.