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Stargate Atlantis is Cancelled, DVD Movies Coming in 2009

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By GustavoLeao / 04:38, 21 August 2008 / General Genre/SciFi

SyFy Portal has revealed that Sci Fi Channel and MGM have cancelled the hit sci-fi series Stargate Atlantis, starring former Voyager actor Robert Picardo.

MGM revealed that they intend to continue the Atlantis story in the form of  Direct-to-DVD movies, and the first movie will be written by Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie, to be released on DVD in early 2009.

"We're excited to tell' Atlantis stories' on a bigger canvas," said Stargate producers and creators Brad Wright and Robert C. Cooper in a statement. "The successes of the two original Stargate direct-to-video movies The Ark of Truth and Continuum have shown us the opportunities that the movie format offers. We have plans for both SG-1 and Atlantis to remain vital as we expand the franchise."

"We share in the producers' enthusiasm to move forward in this direction and we look forward to a strong and continued relationship on Stargate Atlantis in this new format," said Thomas Vitale, senior vice president of programming and original movies at the SciFi Channel.


More info at Sy Fy Portal.



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By: Dmitri Andreyevich (Odo's file, contact, web site) @ 14:26:06 on Aug 21, 2008

Another good reason to increase the funding to alternate universe access research.

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