Sci Fi Wire: MGM Announces SF DVD Slate

Sci Fi Wire has published a list of science fiction films for DVD being produced by MGM, featuring Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum. The article doesn’t mention dates for the release of these DVDs, but does mention production dates:

MGM announced an ambitious development slate of new films for DVD, including science fiction titles aimed at young men and women, as well as two telemovies based on SCI FI Channel’s Stargate SG-1: Stargate: The Ark of Truth and Stargate: Continuum.

The Ark of Truth begins production on April 15 [filming began April 17], while Continuum, which will feature epic ice-camp scenes shot on location in the Arctic, will resume filming on May 15 [previous reports have May 22]. The films will feature SG-1 stars Richard Dean Anderson, Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black and Michael Shanks.

MGM has plans to release 12 or more projects per year, primarily based on popular film and television franchises with wide appeal to young-adult entertainment consumers.

Visit Sci Fi Wire for a list of other SF&F MGM DVD titles under development, including a film based on another popular TV series, Dead Like Me.