New Series 'Stargate: Universe' Waiting In The Wings

SciFi Channel could announce the green light to its third series in the franchise, the long-in-development "Stargate: Universe" as early as Friday, according to trade publication The Hollywood Reporter.

The news isn't too much of a surprise since executive producer Brad Wright told fans at Comic-Con International in San Diego last month that it seemed almost a certainty that "Universe" was moving forward. At the same time, Darren Sumner from GateWorld told SyFy Radio Wednesday night -- literally less than an hour after the "Atlantis" cancellation was announced -- that pre-production work had already begun at Bridge Studios in Vancouver, B.C., where the other two Stargate series were filmed.

When SciFi Channel makes the announcement, it will apparently say that there will be a two-hour movie filmed first, and aired in early 2009, and then the series will start its run by next summer.

Wright along with Robert Cooper will serve as executive producers of this new series.

"Universe" is said to be more space-based than previous shows, with some reports talking about an interstellar ship used by the Ancients being the key vehicle in this new series.

Of course, none of this has been confirmed by SciFi Channel as of yet, so treat it as you would any other rumor.

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