Back in 1994, Roland Emmerich directed a sci-fi flick titled Stargate that at the time did well: $71 million dollars in the US, and ultimately $196.5 million worldwide. However, instead of a big screen sequel to Stargate, it received several popular television spin-offs: Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, and Stargate Universe.
For several years after there were rumors a movie sequel was on the way. Those rumors have now been realized as Roland Emmerich released information in an interview that his original plan to make a Stargate trilogy was still moving forward. Instead of doing a sequel to the original Stargate movie, Roland and screenwriter/producer Dean Devlin are now rebooting the franchise and creating a trilogy out of the new movie.
Since Roland Emmerich is currently focusing his attention to the Independence Day sequel, a Stargate reboot would most likely not happen for several more years. Independence Day 2 is currently slated to be released in the summer of 2015, but will most likely be pushed back until 2016 to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the original Independence Day, so we will have to wait at least two more years before we know for certain the fate of the rebooted Stargate franchise.
Source: Screen Rant
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