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- [Man] How you doing?
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(nose blowing)
- [Narrator] The future of Stargate on Amazon
just became a little more clear.
Thanks to an interview Roland Emmerich gave
following the worldwide release of his new film, Moonfall.
Emmerich has made a name for himself over the past 25 years
in the disaster movie category with huge blockbusters
like Independence Day one and two, Godzilla,
The Day After Tomorrow, and most recently Moonfall.
But in 1994 the little known director made a big splash.
With a low anticipated science fiction movie
called Stargate.
Starring Kurt Russell and James Spader
as Colonel Jack O'Neil and Dr. Daniel Jackson,
the movie would be considered a huge success.
Emmerich would eventually pass on a television series
holding out hope that he could make more Stargate movies.
But when MGM, Showtime and Brad Wright
launched a successful Stargate series anyways,
Emmerich would have to wait.
- Okay, what was that?
- [Narrator] Then in 2006 at Comic-Con San Diego,
Emmerich's partner Dean Devlin announced two sequels
of the original film were being produced.
And that he was in talks with MGM
to make a total of four films.
- Wait a minute.
- [Narrator] Movie talk would go on the back burner
with the continued success of the TV series.
Then in 2014,
20 years after the release of the theatrical version,
and three years after Stargate on television ended,
movie sequels were in the news again.
With the TV series out of the way,
Emmerich and his partner Devlin
were finally going to make their trilogy.
In 2016, the movie stalled
over a lack of funding and creative control,
but MGM continued to push for movie sequels
all the way into 2020.
In a 2018 article with Screen Rant,
Emmerich admitted he was still involved with the process.
Even if it wasn't as much as before.
And he said MGM was still trying to get movies made.
This is very important to Stargate on streaming.
Because if MGM was still trying to make movies,
they certainly weren't also trying to make a TV show.
With the sale of MGM to Amazon pending,
the direction of the science fiction franchise has changed.
And thanks to Emmerich's new position on Stargate
as well as strategic moves by Amazon
and series creator, Brad Wright,
we are about to show you why fans
should be very excited about this news.
So you don't wanna miss this episode.
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- Hey, paps.
- Silence.
- [Narrator] Let's be Frank for a moment.
If you are a fan of Stargate on television,
then the sale of MGM to on completely save the property.
Roland Emmerich was in talks to do movies
all the way up until MGM realized
the sale was going to happen.
And while the sale is still pending government approval,
there is literally no chance this doesn't happen.
Regardless of whether people think it's right
for Amazon to be able to buy so many things,
it's painfully obvious that antitrust laws
in the United States are pretty weak.
- Well, you guys made it up like it was this big deal.
I expected something more spectacular.
- Nope. - [Narrator] But like we said,
this is good news for Stargate fans.
And Emmerich essentially confirms it for us.
In an interview on February 4th,
following the premiere of Moonfall, Emmerich told space.com
that he has finished with the Stargate franchise.
Only a contractual obligation
would result in any involvement for him.
And only on a movie, not on television.
Notice the important point here, not on television.
It's not a surprise to anyone who has been following
the story that Emmerich was disappointed
and frustrated by the success of the TV show.
He and Devlin wanted to take the stories
away from Egyptian mythology
and attach other ancient mythologies to future movies.
The expansion of the Egyptian foundation and gate system
throughout the universe took the story
further and further away from
Emmerich and Devlin's original intentions.
Series creator, Brad Wright and Emmerich and Devlin
had a low key feud going on with Wright stating in 2002
that Devlin could wish to do a sequel
to Stargate all he wants.
MGM owns the rights and I doubt very much
they'll ask him to do it.
He knows better
- Such an exaggerator.
- Yeah, isn't he?
- [Narrator] The point of all this
is that regardless of what Brad said,
MGM leadership has always wanted
to continue making Stargate movies.
The movie made almost $200 million back in 1994
and that would be worth about $400 million today.
No one knows how much the Stargate TV series made MGM
for their investment.
But movies would've been a substantial money maker
for the studio who was desperately hurting for cash.
So Emmerich saying he is finished with Stargate
means that he knows or strongly suspects,
Amazon is going to make a streaming service
based on the cannon of the TV show
and not a series of movies based on his vision
of the original story.
"It won't happen." Emmerich said of future Stargate movies.
It won't happen because the people
who watch the TV show are the main fans.
And to make a movie 25 years later
with the same characters is not possible.
Emmerich has been tied into this for so long
it would possible for him not to have an idea
what is about to happen.
- Sit down you old coop.
- [Narrator] But that isn't the only reason we believe
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There are a couple of important key facts
that will make argued a priority
for a new Amazon prime streaming show.
With experts predicting that finalization of the MGM sale
to Amazon would come at the end of 2021.
The announcement could literally come at any time now.
- Fine.
How hard can it be?
- [Narrator] Science fiction fan should also take note
that The Expanse ended on Amazon with season six.
And with Disney flaunting all of their Star Wars shows,
Paramount spewing forth new Star Trek show after new show,
Hulu preparing for season three of the Orville,
Apple TV's hit show Foundation
and Sci-Fi now creating The arc,
Amazon will be one of the only streaming services
without an original science fiction space opera.
And there is no way Amazon is going to lose
to anyone if they can help it.
But why would they pick Stargate?
We believe they already have
and they are tapping series creator Brad Wright to do it.
They just can't say anything about it
until the deal is finalized.
And if we were Stargate poker players,
Amazon's biggest tell would be Brad Wright.
That's right. Brad Wright, the man behind
The Outer Limits, Stargate and Travelers.
He spent 23 years creating amazing television.
And do you know what he's doing right now, nothing.
And that is because Brad Wright is waiting.
And the most recent thing he did work on,
was a Stargate script for a new television show.
Besides that the most notable thing he's done
is get the Stargate gang back together
in a series of podcasts over on the Companion app.
He's been doing really important things
like contemplating whether AI can write a script
and put him out of a job.
Wright, like us and like Amazon
are waiting for the official news so he can get to work.
Perhaps it's not a 100% done deal,
but Brad is still creatively motivated
and there is no way
he wastes his early sixties doing nothing.
Unless he's waiting for something big.
We believe he's been lining up his team
and getting the band back together
for when Amazon comes knocking
if they haven't already discussed it
with him on back channels.
Amazon is not going to recreate the wheel
when they have one of the top science fiction franchises
of all time ready to go.
With the original creator at the lead
chomping at the bit to make a new show.
You would have to be galactically stupid
to ignore this fact.
And based on its global domination
we know Amazon is anything but stupid.
(man yells)
But because nothing is ever certain until it is,
please take a moment to sign our petition
at www.savethegate.org.
There are currently tens of thousands of signatures there.
And the moment MGM sale becomes official
we will be presenting the petition to MGM studios
along with years of proof
that Stargate fans have been waiting.
We want to show them exactly what our fan base
is capable of bringing to Amazon Prime.
Along with the new Stargate series.
What do you think?
How soon do you think Amazon will launch Stargate?
Do you think Brad Wright has been biting his time?
Have you signed the online petition?
Let's talk about it in the comments below.
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