Future Stargate_(film)

1 future

1.1 sequels
1.2 television spin-offs
1.3 differences series

future

devlin , emmerich envisioned stargate first part of trilogy of films, parts 2 , 3 never developed. @ comic-con 2006, twelve years after original film released, devlin stated in discussions rights-holders mgm bringing final 2 parts screen.

sequels

according devlin, second film intended set around twelve years after original, jackson making discovery leads him earth , uncovering of new stargate. second entry supposedly use different mythology egyptian 1 formed background original film, third installment tying these reveal mythologies tied common thread haven t recognized before. devlin stated hoped enlist original stars kurt russell (col. jack o neil) , james spader (dr. daniel jackson) sequels. actors have reportedly expressed interest in participating in project.

the film trilogy not directly tie stargate sg-1 series. according devlin, relationship between movie , series continue mythology of movie , finish out. think series still live on @ end of third sequel. re going try not tread on stories. plans sequels original film unrelated development of straight-to-dvd films made sequels stargate sg-1. using of emmerich s notes, bill mccay wrote series of 5 novels, continuing story original creators had envisioned, involved earth-humans, locals , successors of ra. according devlin, , emmerich had planned 3 films potential more, mgm preferred play out television series first.

television spin-offs

the cd-rom secrets of stargate, released after film, shows how special effects made. film included behind scenes of film , showing interviews cast , production members. dean devlin gave metro-goldwyn-mayer (mgm) rights on film, , author bill mccay wrote series of 5 novels based on emmerich s notes, continuing story original creators had envisioned. in 1996, mgm hired brad wright , jonathan glassner create spin-off television series. stargate sg-1 premiered on american subscription channel showtime on july 27, 1997 , ended ten-season run in 2007. stargate sg-1 spawned non-canon animated television series stargate infinity (2002–2003), , live-action television series stargate atlantis (2004–2009) , stargate universe (2009–2011).

differences series

concept drawing of ra s original humanoid form patrick tatopoulos.

sg-1 creators , executive producers brad wright , jonathan glassner altered canon introducing several new concepts during production of sg-1 , atlantis series. notably, many characters portrayed different actors in series, , names spelled differently. daniel jackson played james spader in movie , michael shanks in series. kurt russell s character jonathan jack o neil, rather humorless colonel, played richard dean anderson jonathan jack o neill (with 2 l s) in sg-1. french stewart s character named lieutenant louis ferretti, in sg-1, brent stait s character named major louis ferretti. spelling of daniel jackson s wife changes sha uri sha re, o neill s wife sarah sara, (similarly, name of o neil s son changes tyler in film charlie).

the stargate command setting transferred fictional military facility located in creek mountain, cheyenne mountain military complex. unnamed planet film named abydos in series , distance earth changed millions of light-years away (in entirely different galaxy, kalium galaxy ) becoming closest planet earth stargate, residing in same galaxy earth. in sg-1, stargate travel limited stargate network in milky way galaxy (unless tremendous amount of power used lengthen subspace wormhole of stargate galaxy s stargate). ra last of unnamed race in film, being of humanoid species large black eyes , lack of facial features. in sg-1, however, ra 1 of many goa uld system lords, race of parasitic eel-like creatures. there changes stargate. unique set of 39 stargate symbols in film replaced concept of 38 symbols same each stargate (earth s symbols based on earth s constellations), plus single point of origin symbol unique individual gate. while kawoosh effect in movie created filming actual swirl of water in glass tube, , looked vortex on of gate; on tv series effect created in cg canadian visual effects company rainmaker. @ beginning of season 9, original movie wormhole sequence substituted new sequence similar 1 used on stargate atlantis, being blue in movie , sg-1, whereas in atlantis s green , in universe, s white.