Holyfuckingshit:

Producer-writer Dean Devlin confirmed today at the San Diego Comic-Con that he is in talks with MGM Studios to shoot parts two and three to his original 1994 sci-fi film Stargate, which starred Kurt Russell and James Spader.

“We’ve always envisioned it as a trilogy,” Devlin added later when talking directly to the press about the sequels. “‘Stargate’ was also supposed to be the first part of three. We had written all three, not the script, but the story, when we did the first one and due to the nature of how that film got made, and how MGM has changed so many times, and their commitment to doing the series, they’ve been very reluctant to do the movie. Well, under this new regime we’ve been in discussions with them and basically said, ‘Look, one doesn’t have to hurt the other. The series is doing great. Fans love the series, so much that it got a sequel. They may even be doing a third spinoff they’re talking about. So it’s alive, well and in good shape. But it would be great to finish telling the story we set out to tell 12 years ago.”

So would he get Kurt Russell and James Spader back? He said, “Absolutely.” Roland Emmerich? “Roland would absolutely be involved in it, whether or not he directs it will really depends on how much money I raise to make the picture.” (laughs)

Devlin talked more about the story throughout the three films. “Our first movie was only trying to tap into Egyptian mythology. The second was to move into other mythologies. Then the third was to realize that all mythologies are actually tied together with a common thread that we haven’t recognized before. So if you make it through all three, hopefully we’re tying up all kinds of mysteries on our planet that makes one cohesive story. My hope is that the series could live as beginning when the third movie ends.”

What’s weird is I was just thinking yesterday how I want to sit down and rewatch this movie sometime. See, Stargate is one of my all-time favorite sci-fi movies. It’s got everything a cool movie should have: Nifty premise, engaging story, reasonably good actors, and a kick-ass score.

I know there are a number of people out there who aren’t as excited about this news as I. Many (like every film critic alive) didn’t like the movie, or if they did, they now worship the TV show over the movie. Personally, I thought the TV show is pretty entertaining, but lacks some of the grit and seriousness found in the movie. (Richard Dean Anderson makes a hell of a Jack O’Neill, but Kurt Russell is the shit.) Two more movies with the original cast would be fantastic.

Fucking awesome.

JAB