MGM Still Battling For Survival One Year Later

It’s been more than a year since the once might MGM studios Inc announced it had debt problems. So far no-one has come forward to rescue this once mighty media empire especially considering a large $400 million bill comes due next moth, and there seems little hope that it will be paid without yet another … Read more

Stargate Universe Space Return Disappoints With Lower Ratings

The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Stargate Universe had an average household rating of 1.2 for the return of ‘Space’ on Friday night with 1.5 million viewers. These latest figures show Universe is up 11% from the December finale, however it is still showing a 38% declined from the multi episode opening Air Part 1 … Read more

MGM Stands On The Brink Of Bankruptcy

Financial strife has been rife in the realm of the Stargate franchise, not only has Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection it looks like MGM studios will soon be following their path. MGM have been looking to restructure their $3.7 billion debt levels for some time, however the struggle hasn’t abated it … Read more

Will Joe Flanigan Become The New Jim From The Rockford Files?

The Hollywood Reporter has recently mentioned Matt Dillion’s name as one of the actors the producers were pursuing for the remake of this iconic show, but in the past few days the Twitter ‘verse has been alive with fans voting in their thousands, campaigning for Joe Flanigan to become the new Jim from the Rockford … Read more

Why Michael Shanks Thinks Stargate SG-1 Is Assigned To History

It looks like Stargate SG-1 may finally be dead, at least according to star Michael Shanks, who played Dr. Daniel Jackson on the series, which ran for 10 seasons and spurred two DVD movies in 2008 and two Syfy spinoff series. “Given the amount of time lag that’s gone on between us doing the movies, … Read more

Stargate Continuum Wins High Definition Award

The High-Def Disc Awards luncheon was part of HD-3, a one-day conference held Nov. 11 at the InterContinental Hotel in Los Angeles. HD-3 was produced by Home Media Magazine in cooperation with The Hollywood Reporter. A panel of critics determined the winners from submissions of Blu-ray Disc titles released between Oct. 1, 2007, and Sept. … Read more

Beau Bridges To Star In Max Payne Film

Beau Bridges has joined the cast of the Fox dramatic thriller “Max Payne,” based on the hit Rockstar video game. Bridges will play B.B. Hensley, a former cop and mentor figure to Max Payne, who helps him track down a cunning, ruthless killer. Principal photography began March 3 in Toronto on the John Moore-directed film. … Read more

MGM resurrects Sci Fi series with pics

“Stargate: The Ark of Truth,” the first of two direct-to-video movies based on the long-running “Stargate: SG-1” TV series, will debut March 11 on DVD, MGM Home Entertainment is set to announce today. The film concludes the primary story line of Season 9 and Season 10, picking up after “Unending,” the series finale. Amanda Tapping, … Read more