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Roland Emmerich Turned Down Stargate SG-1 For One Reason
SlashFilmStory by staff@slashfilm.com (Witney Seibold)
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Hollywood heavyweight Roland Emmerich reveals why he turned down the chance to bring the hit Stargate franchise to the small screen.
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- Emmerich directed the 1994 Stargate movie but had no involvement in the popular Stargate SG-1 TV series, despite being approached to executive produce it.
- According to Emmerich, the reason he passed on SG-1 was that he felt the TV format wouldn't allow him to put the same epic, blockbuster stamp on the franchise as he did with the original film.
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Roland Emmerich, Stargate, Stargate SG-1