An elite military unit (SG-1) must flee back to Earth when two members of their team inexplicably disappear into thin air. But they return to a world in which the Stargate — an Ancient device which allows them to travel to hundreds of planets — was never discovered, and their own history has been erased. Now they must convince a dubious government and military that the timeline was altered by a powerful Alien enemy (Ba’al) in order to conquer Earth, and time is not on their side.

Release Date: Jul 29, 2008
MPAA Rating: NR
Available on DVD & Blu-ray

Cast and Crew:
Starring: Claudia Black Ben Browder Amanda Tapping Michael Shanks Christopher Judge Beau Bridges

Director: Robert Cooper

Yesterday Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. made the announcement that all Stargate fans have been anxiously waiting to hear.

Richard Dean Anderson, long recognized as the history making show’s glue, will be returning to his role as General Jack O’Neill for the new straight-to-DVD movie “Stargate: Continuum.”

The second of two scheduled DVD movie events, “Continuum” will bring a close to the continuing Ba’al saga that started at the early in the 10 Season franchise. Joining Anderson will be series regulars Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Michael Shanks, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black, Beau Bridges and Gary Jones, along with many of the long running program’s regular guest stars.

Anderson is said to already be in route to meet up with Browder and Tapping at the U.S. Navy’s Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station in the Artic Zone where location shooting begins in ernest in just two days.

“We’re thrilled to have Richard join us for Stargate: Continuum,” Brad Wright, co-creator, writer and co-producer of the Stargate franchise, said in an official press release. “As General Jack O’Neill, Richard brings both a sense of history and familiarity to the continuing adventures of the Stargate team. And we all recognize his value as the much-loved hero among the Stargate fan base.”

Studio Continues Record Breaking Franchise by Releasing

“Stargate: The Ark of Truth� and “Stargate: Continuum�

LOS ANGELES, CA – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM), announced this past week the extension of the hit “Stargate SG-1� franchise with two movies based on the popular series. Titled “Stargate: The Ark of Truth� and “Stargate: Continuum�, the movies will both be made available to the television universe and home entertainment marketplace by MGM. The announcement was made by Charles Cohen, Senior Executive Vice President, MGM.

“Stargate SG-1â€? is to MGM Television what the ‘James Bond,’ ‘Pink Panther’ and the ‘Rocky’ franchises are to our feature film unit,” said Cohen. “We are committed to continuing to release new SG-1 content and its “Stargate Atlantisâ€? spin-off, and we’re also steadfast in our dedication to extending the franchise. ‘Stargate’ is an indelible brand for MGM and we will support it well into the future.”

With its high quality production values, long-term stability in the show’s leadership and strong chemistry between the lead actors in the series, all of whom have big audience appeal, “Stargate SG-1â€? is the longest-running science-fiction series in U.S. TV history. The series has a strong worldwide fan base and can be seen in over 120 countries. “Stargate SG-1â€? cast members Ben Browder, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge, Claudia Black and Michael Shanks are confirmed to star in both movies. Written and produced by Brad Wright and Robert Cooper, the new movies will feature the latest visual and sound effects, providing viewers with a theatrical movie-going experience.

In the first movie, “Stargate: The Ark of Truth� will bring a conclusion to the primary storyline of the past two seasons of the SG-1 television series. More thrills and action-packed scenes are planned for this special event movie, which will be directed by Cooper. The suspense will end as fans will see the conclusion of the epic Ori saga.

In the second movie, “Stargate: Continuum� the SG-1 team is now free to embark on new and exciting adventures throughout the endless Stargate universe.

Below are the synopses for the new “Stargate� movies:

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Before the last episode of the final season of Stargate SG-1 airs on the SCI FI Channel, the famous cast of the history-making television series will have already begun the production shoot for the highly anticipated new films in the franchise.

As we have reported in the past, Stargate SG-1 may be leaving television, but MGM is far from letting the successful franchise languish or die out. Fans were very upset with the SCI FI Channel’s decision to stop making new episodes after the landmark 10th straight season of the show wrapped this year. It is also nice to know that fans weren’t the only one’s upset over the announcement of the cancellation. Michael Shanks and the entire cast and crew were also a tad miffed, especially concerning the network’s timing, and the fact that they knew Sony had worked out a deal with the network in advance for a possible 11th season. The Happy 10th Anniversary cake had barely been cut and the 200th episode in the can when the word came down that the show would not have an 11th season. Shanks’ feeling on network empathy, “Yeah, there is such a thing as timing isn’t there?” was shared by us all.

As a result of the public outcry, franchise owner MGM stepped up to the plate and decided to continue the gate action with straight to DVD movies with filming on the first two (and hopefully many more) set to begin on April 15, 2007.

In an interview with IGN.com, Michael Shanks, who has played Dr. Daniel Jackson for the full 10-years of the series (with one short hiatus), talked about some of the things fans can expect from the two upcoming films.

I don’t believe we are telling any tales-out-of-school when we talk about the contents of the first movie as we and many others have already reported on what its main theme would entail. That being said, Shanks revealed that the whole cast from the original series are all signed-on for both movies. Executive producer Robert C. Cooper will write and direct the first movie that “has to do with wrapping up the Ori storyline, which is the storyline that has taken prominence for the last two years of the show,” Shanks revealed. “I don’t know if [Cooper] is going to wrap it up completely or bring it to some conclusion for the sake of the fans and the franchise, to bring that epic struggle to a close.”

As far as the close of Stargate SG-1’s final season on television as a series, Michael did confirm that Amanda Tapping’s character, Col. Samantha Carter, will be crossing over to the Pegasys Galaxy, spending more time at Atlantis. Concerning Daniel Jackson, he would only say that, “something happens to Daniel that sends him on a strange journey,” Shanks said. “So that was kind of fun to play. You get to see the darker side of Daniel and play with that portion of the latter half of the season … he comes back and is kind of a villain….There is obviously more Ori and stand alone stuff,” Shanks continued. “And, at the very end of the season you kind of expect some sort of finale episode, but we did an episode that is more like a ‘bottle show’ and it has nothing to really do with the tying up of any loose ends and is actually one of these strange episodes were you get to see these characters and how they might age and grow in the future and whether or not that is how they stay is the big question mark.”

Will we ever get to see Daniel Jackson make a return visit to Atlantis?

“I think I got my tribute paid in the Pegasus project when Daniel actually got to Atlantis and ended up in a broom closet talking to a hologram, but hey, things happen…..I haven’t been spoken to about anything to do with Atlantis, so I guess Daniel will have to wait,” Shanks said laughing.

For the discussion Shanks had about movie number two, there are some spoilers given in his comments so the spoiler alert is now active. Continue reading at your own risk.

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