'Stargate 2'

[Walts Ghost]

Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich Actively Developing INDEPENDENCE DAY 2; Hoping for STARGATE Sequels

Independence Day 2 is a project that doesn’t exist, but it’s almost existed for quite a few years now. Director Roland Emmerich and star Will Smith have talked about the various stages of development on the sci-fi follow-up over the years, but as of yet nothing tangible has come to fruition. Last we heard, Fox was planning back-to-back sequels with or without Smith’s involvement, and now producer Dean Devlin has announced that he and Emmerich are actively working on Independence Day 2. Moreover, they’re also hoping to continue and ultimately finish the story they began with the 1994 sci-fi film Stargate with two new sequels. Hit the jump for more.

Via Heat Vision, Devlin confirmed that he and Emmerich are committed to trying to get Independence Day 2 off the ground, but he’s not making any firm promises:

1996’s Independence Day was a bona fide blockbuster that solidified Smith’s status as a movie star. It’s not Shakespeare by any means, but it’s the kind of crowd-pleasing, over-the-top actioner that Emmerich does best. So what’s been the hold up on the sequel? Well the artistic integrity of the first film, of course:

Devlin confirmed that they’re “beginning a long process of talking to everybody,” so it remains to be seen which (if any) cast members return. I’d say all you really need is Jeff Goldblum back and my ticket is sold. Though the two haven’t collaborated since 2000’s The Patriot, Devlin and Emmerich’s working relationship harkens back to 1994’s Stargate. Devlin added that the two had initially planned a trio of Stargate films, and they’re keen on continuing that story at some point:

Whether either of these two projects ever come to fruition remains to be seen, but I’d be interested to see how audiences respond to Independence Day 2. Those kinds of goofy, cynicism-free tentpoles are few and far between these days, and Emmerich sure knows spectacle. Fox has already set a 3D re-release of the original Independence Day for next, uh, Independence Day, so if the reissue does big business you can bet the studio will do everything they can to get the ball rolling quickly on a sequel.

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[bearscubsfan87]

It would be interesting to see if any farther Stargate movies ignore the series like has been discussed before.

[Troy73]

IMO the Stargate series have surpassed the original feature film. If they don't want to include the series and go back to retell what they say they intended....well....I'm not sure I would be interested.

[beadelf]

more excited about independance day sequels! dont feel there is any need for more stargate movies. we have the series!

[krazeyeyez]

I would like to see more of the direct to dvd movies based on the series they were planning before sgu got the boot. Was supposed to be more sg1 flicks as well as atlantis ones, these i would be interested in. Stargate 2 not so much.

[Monkey]

I would love a sequel to the Stargate movie, bring back Kurt Russel as well

[SpaceDog]

I'm not interested in seeing Stargate that isn't SG1/SGA. Do a big screen adaptation with that cast and those characters.

Stargate SG-1 went above and beyond the original movie. I see the original movie as a sketch of what happened to the characters before SG-1. Some aspects were incorrect, but simply because whoever wrote it down got a few facts wrong.

[chip75]

Originally Posted by SpaceDog

I'm not interested in seeing Stargate that isn't SG1/SGA. Do a big screen adaptation with that cast and those characters.

Stargate SG-1 went above and beyond the original movie. I see the original movie as a sketch of what happened to the characters before SG-1. Some aspects were incorrect, but simply because whoever wrote it down got a few facts wrong.

I don't think they wrote it down wrong. They just adapted it differently to suit television. Rah was the last of his race in the feature so they mixed that up a bit and added the symbiont.

Loved them both, 10, 000 BC almost seemed like a Stargate prequel.

[Talyn]

I'm game for ID4 part 2 and or 3....provided they contain the same elements from the first one. The first one, when I saw it had complete audience capitivation from boo's to bad things happening to good people to standing ovation's to cheering when the good guys won. That was definitely something special. I'd never seen or been part of an audience like that... It's happened but once since then.

As for Stargate, I am a huge fan of the movie AND the tv series. The tv series took the mythology established and went in a different direction from what Devlin and Emmerich originally intended. They have and had something else in mind for the franchise on a theatrical level. That story is unfinished and I'm very open to see what they have in mind. You can have a soft-reset of the Stargate franchise by finishing that story, re-ignite the franchise. Both can exist seperately and together at the same time. Do keep in mind that without the movie and Devlin & Emmerich there'd be no tv series....period! They have a right to get the chance to finish what they started.

[Walts Ghost]

Originally Posted by Talyn

I'm game for ID4 part 2 and or 3....provided they contain the same elements from the first one. The first one, when I saw it had complete audience capitivation from boo's to bad things happening to good people to standing ovation's to cheering when the good guys won. That was definitely something special. I'd never seen or been part of an audience like that... It's happened but once since then.

As for Stargate, I am a huge fan of the movie AND the tv series. The tv series took the mythology established and went in a different direction from what Devlin and Emmerich originally intended. They have and had something else in mind for the franchise on a theatrical level. That story is unfinished and I'm very open to see what they have in mind. You can have a soft-reset of the Stargate franchise by finishing that story, re-ignite the franchise. Both can exist seperately and together at the same time. Do keep in mind that without the movie and Devlin & Emmerich there'd be no tv series....period! They have a right to get the chance to finish what they started.

Couldn't here said it better myself.

[mayday72]

I love ID4 VERY MUCH and have seen it countless times. However I always thought it ended quite well and have been just fine with that since I first saw it in 96. I would be much more intrested in seeing where they had truely planned to take the purposed Stargate Trilogy as originally intended.

[ChiefSequatchie]

If they could adapt a Stargate sequel with the series cast & characters I would be all for it.

[mredman]

awesome news ID4 2 without Smith he ruined the first one anyway so a sequel without him would even be better

[Anthony P]

Originally Posted by Talyn

As for Stargate, I am a huge fan of the movie AND the tv series. The tv series took the mythology established and went in a different direction from what Devlin and Emmerich originally intended. They have and had something else in mind for the franchise on a theatrical level. That story is unfinished and I'm very open to see what they have in mind. You can have a soft-reset of the Stargate franchise by finishing that story, re-ignite the franchise. Both can exist seperately and together at the same time. Do keep in mind that without the movie and Devlin & Emmerich there'd be no tv series....period! They have a right to get the chance to finish what they started.

agree

[khan1670]

Soooooo.......how exactly will sequels to id4 go???? Hey look, a huge fleet of ships have come over our cities again......but this time they have antivirus protection.

Can't say Stargate sequels are of any use anymore. If they wanted to do it, they should have done it years ago before a bazillion seasons of TV shows built up the mythology.

Can't say anything by Emmerich excites me anymore anyway.

Sorry for being the negative ninny