MGM Presenting SGU: Stargate Universe

September 18, 2009 World Screen

 

 

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LOS ANGELES: MGM Worldwide Television is launching its new drama SGU: Stargate Universe at MIPCOM, alongside the highly-anticipated Joss Whedon theatrical thriller The Cabin in the Woods.

Based on the popular Stargate series, SGU is more youthful in tone. The cast includes Robert Carlyle (The Full Monty, Trainspotting, 28 Weeks Later), Lou Diamond Phillips (Che, La Bamba) and Ming-Na (ER, Vanished). The series is slated to make its U.S. premiere on October 2 on Syfy.

“This is not your father’s Stargate," said Gary Marenzi, co-president of MGM Worldwide Television. "SGU is a completely addicting drama series fueled with complex plot twists, suspenseful cliffhangers and an all-star cast. We look forward to introducing this exciting new drama, as well as our entire MIPCOM 09 product catalogue, to international buyers at this year’s market.”

The Cabin in the Woods, penned by Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard, provides a new twist on the classic ‘young-people-stranded-in-the-woods’ thriller. The cast features Bradley Whitford (Bottle Shock, The West Wing), Richard Jenkins (The Visitor, Burn After Reading), Chris Hemsworth (Star Trek, Home and Away and the upcoming THOR), Kristen Connolly (Revolutionary Road, The Happening), Anna Hutchison (Underbelly, Go Girls), Fran Kranz (Dollhouse, The Village) and Jesse Williams (Brooklyn’s Finest, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2). The feature will make its U.S. premiere on February 5, 2010.

Rounding out MGM’s MIPCOM slate is The Pink Panther 2, Pink Panther & Pals, Picture This, The L Word and Legally Blondes.