Stargate: Continuum to be a Stand-Alone Movie

While “Stargate: The Ark of Truth” was intended to wrap up the Ori storyline that had taken up the final two seasons of Stargate: SG1 the TV series, “Stargate: Continuum”, the second of two direct-to-DVD Stargate movies, will be a standalone movie that, says star Ben Browder, will be more accessible to the casual fan. Meaning that you won’t have to be a Stargate nut to “get” the second movie, which is probably for the best, as “Truth” was waaaaaaaay inside baseball, and non-fans would be lost from the first scene in.

“I think Ark of Truth is more tied to the last couple years of the series,” Browder said in an interview. “Continuum is more stand-alone. That’s probably the most concise way of saying it.”

Few details have been released about Continuum, though cast and crew are known to have flown to the arctic for some location shooting.

The rumor is that “Continuum” will showcase the Gou’ald System Lord Ba’al, who travels back in time in an effort to prevent the Stargate program from being started, since it’s SG-1 that has been the biggest thorn in his side. SG-1 must go back in time to restore history.

“Stargate: Continuum” will be released on DVD in July. “Ark” is now in stores.