What? Where the hell did this come from and how did I not know about it?!!!
Somehow it seems that I've completely missed the news that a Stargate Atlantis movie is set for release in late 2009... The script is finished and the new movie will air on the Sci-Fi channel in the US before being released on DVD soon after.
Following on from the huge success's of the two SG-1 movies (with a third also in the works) the Atlantis movie will move the story along for the expedition now they've landed the Ancient base on Earth. Amanda Tapping is said to be joining the movie along with Christopher Heyerdahl playing Todd the Wraith. The film will also feature the new Wormhole Drive which is included in the new Stargate Universe series, so it looks like the Atlantis team have places to go and people to see yet again.
Being the HUGE Stargate fan that I am I can't wait for the new Atlantis and SG-1 movies to be released, and it's a great thing that the producers are able to keep the franchise alive in some way even when the series has been cancelled.
And here are two new images below from Stargate: Universe that have popped up online in the last couple of days. The series is set to air on the 2nd of October 2009. The creators of this latest Stargate series gave themselves one clear directive: ''Completely rethink everything,'' says exec producer Cooper. Out are the ''rubber-faced, alien, English-speaking bad guys''; in is a darker, sexier, more character-driven story about a group of civilians, scientists, and military personnel stranded via a Stargate on an ancient alien spaceship.
UPDATE:
Posted 07/01/10 - OK guys, due to the huge amount of comments left after this blog entry and the amount of people that are still searching for information about "Extinction" it's now worth noting that this movie has been canned indefinitely. Yes I'm afraid you won't be seeing the return of Atlantis anytime soon and the much debated Stargate: Universe has been renewed for another full season (Yay from me and boo from almost everyone else!)
For more info and some reasons why this has happened go to the follow-on blog post HERE which gives you some answers to a few of your questions and comments.
Thanks!
Kryptonian Warrior
For more info and some reasons why this has happened go to the follow-on blog post HERE which gives you some answers to a few of your questions and comments.
Thanks!
Kryptonian Warrior