Roland Emmerich Could Reboot ‘Stargate’ As A Trilogy
Roland Emmerichwas in a scoop-giving mood recently when talking to the UK site The Digital Spy. First up, he revealed while Will Smith was not originally going to come back for the upcoming sequel toIndependence Day, the actormight have changed his mind. He then admitted that film could potentially get pushed back to 2016 (despite havinga 2015 release date) and finally, he dropped a bomb forStargatefans.
Apparently Emmerich has approached MGM, which owns the rights to the film, about rebooting the franchise with a whole new trilogy. He will go out to writers soon with the story pitch.
Here’s the news-packed 90 second clip from theDigital Spy interview.
Read more about theIndependence Daystuff here, but here’s theStargatequote:
We went to MGM, who has the rights, and proposed to them to do a sequel, but as a reboot… and reboot it as a movie and then do three parts. Pretty soon we’ll have to look for a writer and start.
The originalStargatewas released in 1994 and was about a mysterious portal found in the desert that transported humans to a distant alien world. It never spawned a big-screen sequel. But the TV versions of the story, such asStargate SG-1andStargate Atlantis, were successful. So the fan base is out there.
Personally, I always felt likeStargatewas a bit of a missed opportunity. Sure it had some big stars (Kurt Russell, James Spader) and impressive visual effects. But the build up was so massive, to eventually end up on an alien planet that looked so familiar felt like a let down. After this incredible build up, we just go to a planet that looks exactly like Earth?
Despite those thoughts, the film was a big success and Emmerich has since gone on to become one of our most bombastic filmmakers. I’m all for a reboot ofStargateunder his watchful eye, be it as a producer or director. The conceit was always good and a grander vision of it could be completely awesome.
What are your thoughts on a potential rebootedStargatetrilogy?
