MGM has posted another video taken from the 100th Episode/Wrap Party for Stargate Atlantis where Joe Flanigan, David Hewlett, Jason Momoa, Paul McGillion, and Robert C. Cooper share their thoughts on what makes the show a success.
This might seem a rather odd type of video to create and post at this time in that it is featuring a show that has been canceled, but it’s kind of comforting as well, since we know that Stargate Atlantis will continue in telemovie format. We’re still awaiting more information—including a title—concerning the first SGA movie that is due to be filmed this summer.
Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie have been busy writing scripts for Stargate Universe, but as soon as their work is done, they’ll be turning their attention to the movie’s script, which they hope will be complete by April. Andy Mikita has been slated to direct the movie, which is presently set to premiere on the Sci Fi Channel first and then be distributed on DVD. As far as an air date is concerned, we’re not sure, but we had heard that Sci Fi wanted to show it during the mid-season break of Universe, which is due to make a fall premiere (the current talk is that SGU will premiere on October 2 at 9 PM with a two-hour opener).
I thought that they hadn’t contacted any of the actors yet about an SGA movie? Seems like that might be a problem if they’re looking at early 2010 for an air date.
They’ve been approached, but at last word, contracts have not been drawn up:
“We haven’t really gone out to the cast yet, but we always planned it to hopefully shoot in the summer. We picked a window where the cast should be available. It’s just a matter at that point of trying to work out a deal with them, with the individual actors.” — Joseph Mallozzi, About.com interview, February 2009.