[raigraphixs]

First Atlantis movie gets a title - Due 2010

Executive producer and co-writer Joseph Mallozzi reported on his blog the title off the upcoming Atlantis movie. Though on the draft it is
actually called Stargate: Extinction, which might cause confusion, maybe Atlantis will be in there somewhere.

Mallozzi added, “but I kind of like it because a) it’s story appropriate, b) a dynamic title, and most importantly c) not ‘Dark Gambit.’”

Updated

The Atlantis movie will air first on SCI FI Channel in the United States, and then be released on DVD by MGM. It pick up right where the series left off, with the city of Atlantis having landed (cloaked) on Earth ("Enemy At the Gate").


"Back in November, Paul and I spun a general idea of what we wanted the SGA movie to be with Brad and Robert. Then, Paul and I went off and worked on the outline, pitching it back and forth between us until we had a pretty solid template. Paul wrote the first 60 pages and I wrote the last 40, although we did tweak one another's passes."


"Weir's story ended in 'Ghost In the Machine.' The character will not be appearing in the movie."

On another note, a recut off the SG1 Pilot - Children of the Gods, is available for pre-order, minus any nudity..

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[Starburst]

I'll certainly be getting the reworked pilot but no nudity, where is the fun in that, what next the embarrassingly bad writing about on genitals spoken by Sam, now that is worth removing


We should get the SG1 movie first but a few hiccups have delayed it a little, good to see that the Atlantis movie is progressing.

[nwgarratt]

What makes that a final cut? Sounds like they have just joined the first two episodes and removed the nudity?

I will always appreciate more new movies as I still miss SG1 (still have Atlantis S5 to watch).

[badkarma]

Originally Posted by raigraphixs

First Atlantis movie gets a title

Executive producer and co-writer Joseph Mallozzi reported on his blog the title off the upcoming Atlantis movie. Though on the draft it is
actually called Stargate: Extinction, which might cause confusion, maybe Atlantis will be in there somewhere.

Great news

Originally Posted by Starburst

I'll certainly be getting the reworked pilot but no nudity, where is the fun in that, what next the embarrassingly bad writing about on genitals spoken by Sam, now that is worth removing


We should get the SG1 movie first but a few hiccups have delayed it a little, good to see that the Atlantis movie is progressing.

Didn't know there was a 3rd movie coming.

Although maybe I did and just forgot

[Starburst]

Originally Posted by badkarma

Didn't know there was a 3rd movie coming.

Although maybe I did and just forgot

Yep, an RDA adventure
A recent Gateworld interview spelled out some issues, regardless of how well Ark and Continuum did MGM and the like don't consider that a major factor in the green lighting and budgeting of another movie. The global market and reduction in DVD sales has delayed a move to pre-production and inturn complicated securing a timeframe for shooting with contracts.
They even mentioned that Syfy may be in the running to premiere the movie before a DVD release which kinda defeats the purpose but would secure some extra funding upfront.


The plan is to make the SG1 movie perhaps this Autumn and the Atlantis movie in 2010 with SG:U filming in the first half of the year.

[Starburst]

Originally Posted by nwgarratt

What makes that a final cut? Sounds like they have just joined the first two episodes and removed the nudity?

I will always appreciate more new movies as I still miss SG1 (still have Atlantis S5 to watch).

They have gone back to the original footage and re-edited it and reframed it from anamorphic widescreen with new CGI replacing the dated effects and a brand new soundtrack.

The removal of the full frontal scene is purely at the desire of Wright who was forced to boost the adult nature to suit Showtime but he believes it had no place in the SG universe as we came to know it.

UK release also in July a week after the US release, should be a Blu-ray version as well as the show was done on 35mm film in the early years and unlike Firefly we have new HD CGI

[badkarma]

Originally Posted by Starburst

Yep, an RDA adventure
A recent Gateworld interview spelled out some issues, regardless of how well Ark and Continuum did MGM and the like don't consider that a major factor in the green lighting and budgeting of another movie. The global market and reduction in DVD sales has delayed a move to pre-production and inturn complicated securing a timeframe for shooting with contracts.
They even mentioned that Syfy may be in the running to premiere the movie before a DVD release which kinda defeats the purpose but would secure some extra funding upfront.


The plan is to make the SG1 movie perhaps this Autumn and the Atlantis movie in 2010 with SG:U filming in the first half of the year.

RDA saves the world (again)

Sounds great.

2010 seems too far away from the end of S5 for an Atlantis movie, surely a loss in momentum so to speak.

[Starburst]

Originally Posted by badkarma

2010 seems too far away from the end of S5 for an Atlantis movie, surely a loss in momentum so to speak.

Could be but the choice to abandon Atlantis because they didn't want to do two shows is probably just as relevant for doing a show and movie and so it comes down to a RDA SG movie or Attlantis and I think the higher potential for success is for the SD release.

With SG:U filming for half the year and then the SG1 movie and it's post-production involved 2010 is the best they can do and as long as the SG franchise still has it's head above water then the fanbase not the casual viewer will still be interested.

[badkarma]

Originally Posted by Starburst

Could be but the choice to abandon Atlantis because they didn't want to do two shows is probably just as relevant for doing a show and movie and so it comes down to a RDA SG movie or Attlantis and I think the higher potential for success is for the SD release.

With SG:U filming for half the year and then the SG1 movie and it's post-production involved 2010 is the best they can do and as long as the SG franchise still has it's head above water then the fanbase not the casual viewer will still be interested.

Words of wisdom as always mate

For the SG fan the future is pretty rosy considering two shows are down the pan.

Two movies and SG:U to look forward to can't be bad and as you say given the choice I think I'd take the current situation against S6 of Atlantis any day.

[Singh400]

Fantastic news!

But, please someone remind me how SG:A ended again? I've completely forgotten!

[badkarma]

Obviously spoilers within.....

GateWorld - Stargate Atlantis Season Five: "Enemy At the Gate"

[Starburst]

It was rather forgettable

[raigraphixs]

SG-1, Atlantis films due, just not yet

Stargate Universe executive producer Robert C. Cooper has written scripts for a new potential Stargate SG-1 movie and a Stargate Atlantis film, but said it might be a while before they get a green light.

"We're ready to go," Cooper said in an exclusive interview in Pasadena, Calif., where he was promoting SGU at the Television Critics Association summer press tour. "We're just waiting for the right opportunity," he said. "We want to be successful with it. The studio wants to be successful, and we really don't want to proceed with something in the wrong climate, which I think financially it is right now."

Two previous SG-1 straight-to-DVD movies, Continuum and The Ark of Truth, sold well, but the current economic downturn makes DVD premieres less lucrative than they were in the past.

"It's tough, because we were very successful with the first two SG-1 movies," Cooper said. "Since then, the economics have changed a little bit. DVDs aren't selling the same way they were when we released those even just a year, and a year and a half ago."

A new compilation of Stargate Atlantis episodes, Fans' Choice, just dropped on Blu-ray on Aug. 4, featuring the pilot "Rising" and an extended cut of "Enemy at the Gate." That won't help Cooper mount a new production.

"That, obviously, is already produced," Cooper said. "Putting it on DVD or Blu-ray is not the same as the investment it would take to start from scratch."

Should the two DVD films be made, they would follow previous entries in having independent storylines that would not affect the upcoming Syfy original series SGU. "They would stand alone," Cooper said. "The Atlantis one takes place shortly after the end of season five. The SG-1, I think, takes place sometime in an intermediary period between when the SG-1 movies left off and when Universe began."

[neroon]

Stargate IS the new Trek!

oh please as if Atlantis is deserving of a new TV movie, the show never should of lasted 5 seasons.

I hope Universe is better but can you smell "Voyager" coming on? And then Sy-Fy's new SG series in a few years "enterprise", just to kill Stargate off. Oh what Joy another sci-fi franchise built on sand. I miss quality scifi delivering 1hr doses of scifi drama, action, comedy & satisfaction....hopefully Dollhouse will deliver?

[Garrett]

Originally Posted by raigraphixs

is available for pre-order, minus any nudity..

dash Ill have to stop with my DVD

[Starburst]

Originally Posted by neroon

Stargate IS the new Trek!

oh please as if Atlantis is deserving of a new TV movie, the show never should of lasted 5 seasons.

Many would say the same about B5
Like it or not Atlantis did reasonable business for MGM and Scifi so a straight to DVD movie with around a $6million budget could make a tidy profit and if your favourite show was hung out to dry wouldn't you want an attempt to bring more content to your TV?

I hope Universe is better but can you smell "Voyager" coming on? And then Sy-Fy's new SG series in a few years "enterprise", just to kill Stargate off. Oh what Joy another sci-fi franchise built on sand. I miss quality scifi delivering 1hr doses of scifi drama, action, comedy & satisfaction....hopefully Dollhouse will deliver?

Nope and it's way too easy to sprout the Voyager nonsense which was based on an episodic style with full reset at the end of each epsiode, so far the SG franchise has managed to stay well away from that making arcs far more critical which for me makes the show more durable.
I assume you've watched the various SG:U trailers because already it looks a generation ahead of the style and story telling approach of the Trek series.

Daft as it sounds and many people would disagree the third and fourth seasons of Enterprise moved well away from their heritage and produced some of the best and most consistent Trek ever created.

A second season of Dollhouse with it's budget cut is your hope for the future?


All opinion of course
, the trailers for SG:U wipe the floor with the bulk of

[neroon]

[QUOTE]

Originally Posted by Starburst

Many would say the same about B5
Like it or not Atlantis did reasonable business for MGM and Scifi so a straight to DVD movie with around a $6million budget could make a tidy profit and if your favourite show was hung out to dry wouldn't you want an attempt to bring more content to your TV?

Oh I'm sure that a Stargate Atlantis straight to DVD movie will definitely make a tidy profit but the problem I have is that why does mediocrity succeed? Course I would love my favourite shows brought back in some format. The only difference is that I want the quality shows to succeed, the shows that deserved to go on. At the end of the day Atlantis was only rehashing SG 1 never delivering on its potential to bring something new.

Nope and it's way too easy to sprout the Voyager nonsense which was based on an episodic style with full reset at the end of each epsiode, so far the SG franchise has managed to stay well away from that making arcs far more critical which for me makes the show more durable.
I assume you've watched the various SG:U trailers because already it looks a generation ahead of the style and story telling approach of the Trek series.

Daft as it sounds and many people would disagree the third and fourth seasons of Enterprise moved well away from their heritage and produced some of the best and most consistent Trek ever created.

The Stargate franchise while having Arcs and continuation isn't that much more durable than its Trek predecessor. Never having top writers on board saw Stargate and Atlanta get long in the tooth. Universe may look different following in Battlestar Galactica's footsteps stylistically but I have serious doubts if the same writers are on board. Will the new show have the substance to back-up the style?

I would certainly agree with you about the third series of Enterprise, that was a huge improvement. until they just went and ****** away all the good work with an absolutely awful fourth season.

A second season of Dollhouse with it's budget cut is your hope for the future?

I haven't even seen the first series of Dollhouse yet even with its budget cuts and no matter how good it is it's probably going to be cancelled by Fox... It's Fox after all! However would I rather trust a big TV sci-fi franchise with plenty of money for nice special effects, never achieving greatness or Joss Whedon with a tremendous track record at creating superb television ? hmmm let me think? quality or quantity?Yep I'd back Joss to deliver something special any day of the week.

[mrbobc]

Originally Posted by badkarma

RDA saves the world (again)

Sounds great.

2010 seems too far away from the end of S5 for an Atlantis movie, surely a loss in momentum so to speak.

wouldnt have it any other way!

[raigraphixs]

Joseph Mallozzi reveals plans for now extinct Atlantis movie, Stargate: Extinction

Finally – by now, I had hoped to hear back on the ultimate faith of Stargate: Extinction (Novel? Comic book? Radio play? Performance art piece?) but, alas, it’s been very quiet. I will say that when Paul and I set out to write the script for the proposed Stargate: Atlantis movie, we did so in the hopes that, ultimately, it wouldn’t be produced as a movie at all but as the first two episodes of SGA’s sixth season. Codenamed “Project Twilight”, it would have focused on the city of Atlantis, its personnel, and the journey back to home to the Pegasus Galaxy. Ideally, that would set the stage for the thrilling 18 episodes to follow – or, at the very least, the jumping off point for future SGA movies.

The movie would have picked up not long after the events of the season 5 finale, Enemy at the Gates. In the opening scene, two astronauts (who turn out to be a couple of familiar faces – Amelia Banks and Major Lorne) take a walk on the surface of the moon, their lunar stroll ending with a reveal of the city of Atlantis. A shuttle carrying Sam Carter and a group of dignitaries sweeps overhead and lands.

Within the city’s atmospherically shielded confines, Carter and her guests meet up with the science team headed by – who else? – Rodney McKay. Frustrated by the interruption to his ongoing research, McKay demonstrates a certain impatience with the whole dog-and-pony show, running through standards explanations, overviews, questions, and answers until – an alarm suddenly sounds. The bewildered dignitaries are ushered out, leaving McKay, Carter, and Zelenka to investigate.

An examination of the city’s systems reveal the worst. A self-destruct has been initiated – a safeguard, Rodney surmises, put in place by the Ancients in the event Atlantis was ever removed from the Pegasus Galaxy. And, once triggered, it cannot be disabled. Nothing short of a return to the Pegasus Galaxy will save the city from certain destruction.

Of course, getting it there is easier said than done…

Anyway, that was the basic premise: A seeming new beginning. A threat to the city. And a desperate bid to outrace a deadly countdown.

But who would join the journey? How would they get back to Pegasus? And what challenges would they face along the way?