We have been hearing rumors about a Stargate return to Cinemas with a new movie for 8 or 9 months and it is fair to say the fans have not been happy about it. When asked fans told us at SciTrek in no uncertain terms that they do not want a movie at all and in fact 90% said they a series, NOT a movie.
Amazon has it’s reasons
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The main reason why Amazon want MGM to bring us a new Stargate movie is pretty simple though… They want to be a big player, they want to be taken seriously as a Studio and they know just how popular Stargate is. The original movie is the 10th highest grossing movie for MGM… EVER! The series won several awards, always had high viewing figures, was profitable for MGM only behind James Bond in terms of financial value to MGM and even after more than a decade off our screens Fans still go on and on about it.
But I think the fans are wrong… I think a movie is something we should be excited about, even proud of, and here is why.
Cinema is still prestigious
Star Trek right now is going back to making movies. Section 31 with Michelle Yeoh is going to be a movie. There have been attempts to get us Star Trek 4 back in cinemas starring Chris Pine and friends. But Section 31 is going straight to streaming and Star Trek 4 can’t seem to get made. Star Trek can’t get a cinema movie.
Now the cinema is not as important as it once was, streaming has taken the wind out of the sails of Cinema and we just don’t go in the numbers we used, particularly since the pandemic. However it is still prestigious. There is something special about a movie in cinemas and I hope that will never change. So if Amazon do this and do go for the Cinema it means they believe Stargate deserves to be there, that it is a franchise they want to be front and centre of what they are doing and that should make us fans pretty proud of the show we love.
Budgets for cinema movies are still higher generally than budgets for straight to streaming too. They cost more to make. So if Amazon are really thinking that Stargate should go to cinemas it is safe to assume that they really mean business and are willing to put their money where their mouth is. For me this might be the most important point.
Amazon will spend money!
If Amazon are willing to spend the money then that shows a level of confidence that should really make fans happy. It means they know what we know… STARGATE IS ONE OF THE BEST SCI-FI SHOWS EVER MADE! It can be up there with Star Wars and Star Trek, it could even overtake them if they do this right. Star Wars has not done great recently, the movies have disappointed a lot of fans and some the Disney+ series have too. Star Trek continues to be quite divisive with its outings of late and even though it continues to be popular many older Trekkies really dislike the direction of the show recently. Both of these juggernauts of Sci-fi are faltering and I think fans are ready for something new to step in just like SG1 did all those years ago when perhaps we were getting a little tired of DS9, Voyager and then Enterprise. I think SG1 came in and turned alot of Trekkies heads and they Brad Wrights and his colleagues gave us a show we so desperately wanted. Stargate could be about to do the same again on the big screen.
Cinema is not the only plan though do not worry. Our sources at MGM and Amazon and tell us that this is only the beginning and YES we will get the series we need as well. The movie is just the opening salvo and Amazon plans for the this to be their own juggernaut of Sci-fi.
The sleeping giant is awakening… and Star Trek and Star Wars better watch out… Stargate is coming to retake its crown.