vsAmerican Athletic Conference Championship Emmerich Moves Up Leaderboard on Day 2 of AAC Men's Golf Championships4.22.25 | Men's Golf Send help right to the people and causes you care about Your donation is protected by the GoFundMe Giving Guarantee By 2024-12-17T14:58:00+00:00 Source: Courtesy of Centropolis Entertainment the US-based German director of The Day After Tomorrow and Independence Day, is teaming with The Theory Of Everything and The Two Popes writer Anthony McCarten for what he hopes will be his next feature New Zealand-born McCarten’s credits also include Darkest Hour and Bohemian Rhapsody Emmerich described Exodus as set in the not-so-distant future where the population is battling climate catastrophe and brutal militia armed with a smartphone and unyielding courage team up with a rogue pilot and a defiant doctor to expose a global conspiracy racing through a war-torn landscape to inspire a humanity on the brink of collapse,” the director told Screen Emmerich’s Centropolis Entertainment will produce the film which he said will have a budget of between $100m - $110m Emmerich and McCarten are also collaborating on a TV series called Lawrence It is planned as two seasons of eight episodes Centropolis will produce Lawrence with McCarten’s Muse of Fire Productions Principal photography is planned for January to March 2026 Emmerich said he would “probably” head to Rome’s Cinecittà studios for interior scenes Emmerich previously shot the first season of sword and sandals epic drama Those About To Die for Peacock and Amazon Prime Video at the Italian studio He is now working on the second season of Those About To Die which will be a prequel written by John Orloff Sara Martins and Moe Hashim are expected to return Centropolis is producing with Germany’s High End Productions Amazon Prime Video holds all rights outside of the US Emmerich will direct three episodes and German filmmaker Marco Kreuzpaintner will direct a further third with another director likely to be brought in.  Monday’s statement to reporters follows Truth Social Company’s latest foray into genre will open theatrically on October 10 ‘Ish’ and ‘Learning To Breathe Under Water’ will also feature ’Thunderbolts*’ has achieved the third-biggest opening number for a US studio film in 2025 Bookmark this page to keep track of all the latest festival dates Screen International is the essential resource for the international film industry access to the Screen International archive and supplements including Stars of Tomorrow and World of Locations Site powered by Webvision Cloud This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Home » Opinions » Wyatt Emmerich: Tim Kalich retires Mississippi experienced the retirement of its all-time best editorial writer last week editor and publisher of the Greenwood Commonwealth for more than 35 years toiling in the fields of local professional journalism The top award for editorial writing conferred by the Mississippi Press Association is named after my grandfather Oliver Emmerich Award for Editorial Excellence He was editor and publisher of the McComb Enterprise-Journal for more than 50 years It is awarded to the writer of the single best editorial written in Mississippi for the year The winner of the second most Emmerich awards was Lloyd Gray editor of the Tupelo Journal for many years Former Clarion-Ledger editorial writers David Hampton and Jim Ewing each won two and a half times (they shared one award.) Now the Clarion-Ledger doesn’t even have an editorial page My father and I both won two Emmerich awards I won my first just a year after my father died Then the next year I got to present the award to Tim longtime columnist and former editor and publisher of the Scott County Times; Joseph Ellis editor and publisher of the Clarksdale Press Register; Sam Hall editor and publisher of the Neshoba Democrat; Jack Ryan editor and publisher of the McComb Enterprise-Journal; and Ray Mosby editor and publisher of the Deer Creek Pilot he is probably the best small-town newspaperman in the country I’ve never seen anyone with his integrity or work ethic he was immensely helpful giving me advice on running Emmerich Newspapers as a whole — advice that will be sorely missed Just as Tim was meticulous in running a newspaper he was meticulous in planning his retirement promising his wife Betty Gail years ago that one day he would turn his attention to her and not work So when Tim called me several months ago and asked if I could have lunch with him at Bravo I reacted more strongly than I had planned and I had to excuse myself to shed a few tears in the men’s room when I drove two hours north to Greenwood for Tim’s retirement party a sense of profound loss was overwhelming me he was still very much active and running the Greenwood Commonwealth Many in Greenwood expected me to take over But there was no way I was going to push Tim aside learning every aspect of the job under the tutelage of my father who treated Tim like a second son just as I treated Tim like a second brother There was a big group at the retirement party Employee after employee spoke about Tim and told stories about what a great boss he was: fair I stood up to hand Tim a plaque I had made labeled “Mississippi’s All-Time Best Editorial Writer.” It had the Mississippi Press Association logo Tim’s regular column photo and the headline’s of his seven winning editorials I noted that very few small towns in the nation still have a daily newspaper I’m not sure what is in store for the future of professional local news it is dying and I am doing everything I can do to save it in my beloved state of Mississippi But I do know this: There was never a better newspaperman than Tim Kalich Wyatt Emmerich is the editor and publisher of The Northside Sun, a weekly newspaper in Jackson. 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He can be reached by e-mail at [email protected] atWexford Intercollegiate Photo by: Andy MeadEmmerich Leads Way on Day One of Wexford Intercollegiate2.17.25 | Men's Golf WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE PAIN IN YOUR BODY, it’s important to trace it to its source, which is why Dr. Lucas Emmerich opened a state-of-the-art chiropractic practice, Central Health, in River Prairie in May 2024 Emmerich has a specific focus on structural chiropractic methods and is attempting to bridge the gap for this type of chiropractic care in the Chippewa Valley So what’s the difference between traditional and structural chiropractic care Traditional approaches are more symptom-based whereas the structural approach works to identify the root of the pain using state-of-the-art technology Using a digital unit x-ray that takes specific measurements of your spine and seeing how that compares to where your spine is supposed to be Emmerich can pinpoint where there are gaps and how to close them through specific treatments “The structural approach is really analytically based,” Dr “That’s also what drew me into this approach A lot of people notice it right away in the first visit We do a lot of work on the front end to identify specific areas that are having issues and then determining the underlying issues to help combat the symptoms they’re experiencing.” Emmerich offers many services in conjunction with chiropractic care including services for those who suffer from chronic knee pain and neuropathy (severe nerve pain in the feet or hands often found in people with Type 2 Diabetes) who want a non-invasive treatment option Though he’s moving from a practice in Lakeville He graduated from Memorial High School in 2012 and attended UW-Eau Claire He then earned his doctorate of Chiropractic at Northwestern Health Sciences in Bloomington Emmerich knew he wanted to work in the medical field since his mother is a doctor at Marshfield Clinic in Eau Claire “I’ve always known I wanted to do a non-invasive natural approach to improving overall health,” Dr “I played sports growing up and played football at (UW-Eau Claire) and I personally benefited greatly from chiropractic care after experiencing chronic knee pain.” Central Health is located on Bluestem Blvd PARTNER CONTENT « Back The page you're looking for does not exist Please try our site search feature to find what you are looking for 1998 was a pivotal year for Godzilla and his fans even if it didn’t go how they All the chips were behind Roland Emmerich’s vision as the studios gambled – perhaps drunkenly – that he could make something special that stood the test of time he sort of did: his film became a red line for what not to do whether anyone likes to admit it or not RELATED: Kaiju History: The Time Spider-Man Killed A Godzilla Movie That Could Have Starred Bruce Campbell And Jamie Lee Curtis Toho had to reverse course and take Gojira back to his roots It also lit the fuse for the Millennium Era considered the pinnacle of the franchise for many among the kaiju faithful that we’re still talking about and enjoying today And that’s just one byproduct of Emmerich’s effort There were a few. His film received a spinoff in the form of an animated series which is hard to get ahold of but still more celebrated than its inspiration. This cartoon, Godzilla: The Series aired on the Fox network on Saturday mornings during their trendsetting Kids block Godzilla (or rather his son) was the hero again and (thankfully) fought other monsters The series was a high point in a period with an otherwise bleak outlook it represents a counterpoint to what I want to discuss in this Kaiju History edition an animated adaptation that fits their MO wasn’t the only thing Fox did in ’98 to cash in on the year’s big Memorial Day release the day Emmerich’s Godzilla came out the network broadcast the original TV movie Gargantua it starred a pre-Firefly Adam Baldwin and a tender-aged Emile Hirsch long before he became an alpha dog speed racer who went ‘into the wild.’ the film is a boilerplate giant monster affair What you might not gather is the title masks a foursome of mutated creatures of increasing size The first is a baby who comes ashore on the fictional Malau Island – or maybe it’s somewhere in the Olu Malau chain of the Solomon Islands a cute little guy that Hirsch’s character grows fond of like his name is Henry Thomas (E.T.) Baldwin plays the kid’s dad who is researching seismic disturbances that are connected to the beasts’ habitat which is a deep underwater trench (of course) You could probably write this script in your sleep You’d probably also write in scenes of kaiju-stomping destruction The only question is how comical they would or wouldn’t be Most Godzilla fanatics would likely try to lean more into action everyone can take seriously or strike a balance between the breathtaking and the absurd made sure there were plenty of dumb brain farts to pass as setpieces RELATED: Kaiju History: ‘Pulgasari’ Has An American Remake No One Remembers – Or Needs It all starts with the first evidence of the amphibious lizards’ existence when a couple goes kayaking at night Something under the water pulls the boyfriend backward faster than he can paddle but not faster than he should be able to ditch and swim to safety He falls in when his kayak turns over and then drowns off-screen she flips a row boat that foils the first line of defense He blows up everything but the monster and it’s ‘thanks for coming!’ The director clearly knows how funny this sequence is because the camera lingers on the flipping boat and the soldier’s certain death So there’s a mommy and she surfaces looking for the two lesser kaiju – i.e., her offspring. If that sounds familiar, it’s the basic premise of Gorgo and several other low-rent monster movies That makes three inspirations for Gargantua between the swinging 60s Limey dinosaur romp Add all the ocean and beach carnage and you have a transparent Jaws ripoff on top of everything Fox could only afford the most baseline CGI and it’s jank even by the standards of the time Gargantua doesn’t compare to what Emmerich’s visual effects team pulled off in its mightier rival I remember seeing teasers for it when I was a kid though I don’t remember watching it all the way through I saw glimpses of the monsters and Baldwin chewing scenery but I was never enough of a completionist to give Gargantua my full attention – not even when it re-aired on the Sci-Fi Channel over the years People who have watched it (on YouTube and through other means) either hate it or fall for its so-bad-it-is-good charms it’s cheap-looking and married further by choppy editing and the most stereotypical Australians outside Crocodile Dundee The quality is as low as Peter Benchley’s Creature and Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. which both aired the same year and month within weeks of each other A few kids might have skipped Godzilla to watch Gargantua That it was my generation of G-Fans notwithstanding I agree with YouTuber Corrupt Nostalgia in his review when he says READ NEXT: Kaiju History: Sony’s Sole Godzilla Film Actually Received a Sequel – From Toho! More About: the daughter of Paul Emmerich and Kimberly Sonsoucie and a deep commitment to her family and work Ashley served as a Direct Support Professional at Clinton Manor in New Baden where her compassion and commitment touched the lives of those she cared for Her selfless nature shone through both in her occupational role and in her personal life embodying the spirit of dedication in every aspect whose memory will forever remain in the hearts of those who loved him Visitation will be held at Nordike Funeral Home in New Baden on Monday Burial will follow at Greenmount Cemetery in New Baden and her spirit will live on through the many lives she touched with her kindness and love Memorials may be made in memory of Ashley to her family Online condolences may be offered to Ashley’s family at www.nordikefuneralhome.com A proud graduate of Central Michigan University Ann is an award-winning journalist recognized for her excellence in reporting and anchoring she earned a Regional Emmy Award for "Specialty Assignment Reporting." Her 2022 feature story "Champions of the Heart" received both a Regional Edward R Her work as an anchor and reporter has also been honored by the Associated Press and the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Emmerich's investigative special reports are regularly featured on Gray Digital Media's Investigate TV + Ann is a passionate advocate for heart health She serves on the board of the Champions of the Heart Foundation a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating the public about responding to sudden cardiac arrest Ann is a proud mother of three adult sons—Edward and Tom—and recently became "Nana" to her grandson Applied Water is one of Xylem’s four reportable business segments providing advanced water management solutions for customers in the industrial and commercial buildings markets Emmerich will join Xylem’s senior leadership team reporting to president and CEO Matthew Pine who will serve as senior advisor until March 2025 Emmerich was vice president of Carrier Global Corporation’s Global Enterprise Solutions she has held several senior roles at Carrier including leadership of the Americas Commercial HVAC and Global Residential Pine said: “Meredith brings an outstanding track record of driving sustainable profitable growth and accelerating margin expansion in the businesses she has led She has more than 20 years of experience and world-class expertise in smart solutions for buildings in both industrial and commercial settings and has demonstrated consistent customer centricity alongside exceptional operational rigor.” Emmerich added: “It’s such a privilege to join the Xylem team at a time when the company is uniquely positioned to accelerate its impact for customers and drive economic value all while continuing to raise the bar on sustainability.” and product management roles at Mitsubishi Electric Cooling & Heating She holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology She is also an alumna of executive leadership programs at Harvard Business School and INSEAD Free access to this content is for qualifying individuals only Corporate and institutional access requires an appropriate license or subscription For more information contact institutions@markallengroup.com Home » Opinions » Wyatt Emmerich: Journalism battle in Mississippi Should courts have the power to force journalists to hand over their records This has been a significant issue of debate for centuries it’s a front burner issue both in Mississippi and the nation Forty states have “shield laws” which protect journalists from court subpoenas forcing them to hand over their records This issue has come to a head in a defamation lawsuit between former governor Phil Bryant and Mississippi Today Mississippi Today recently won a Pulitzer Prize for its investigation into misuse of federal TANF — money that was originally supposed to go to the neediest of families $77 million in TANF was used for a variety of projects with only a thin connection to fighting poverty became a huge news story in Mississippi and even the nation Mississippi Today’s persistent coverage led to a Pulitzer Prize The scandal occurred during the Bryant administration but he has never been charged with any crime it is not the Pulitzer-winning series on which Bryant’s lawsuit is based but rather comments made by Mississippi Today CEO Mary Margaret White while speaking on a panel about the scandal “While serving on a panel at the 16th Annual Knight Media Forum in Miami White boasted to an audience of 600 journalists and Knight Foundation employees that Mississippi Today had broken the story of Bryant and his bureaucratic cronies embezzling $77 million of welfare funds The Knight Foundation posted White’s presentation on the Internet for everyone worldwide to view and share “White did not apologize for accusing Bryant of embezzling $77 million of welfare funds and did not retract and correct her false and slanderous remark she said that prosecutors had not charged Bryant with a crime White’s accusation and subsequent statement convey that Bryant embezzled $77 million of public funds but criminal authorities have failed to prosecute him.” over decades state and federal courts have developed common laws called “reporter’s privilege.” the Supreme Court considered three consolidated cases determining whether there is a constitutionally based privilege in the First Amendment that permits reporters to refuse to testify before a grand jury in a 5-4 decision ruled against reporter’s privilege for reporters subpoenaed to testify before grand juries House of Representatives voted unanimously to shield journalists “from disclosure of any information identifying a source or information obtained or created by journalists in the course of their work.” But then President-elect Trump tweeted that we “must kill this bill.” Now the bill faces a rocky road in the U.S the United States does not regulate or license journalists “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech This creates a very complicated environment in which professional journalists operate The “press” (as it is anachronistically referred to) has a key role as a watchdog over government yet has no official standing “The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.” It was the investigative reporting of the Washington Post that led to the exposure of the Watergate scandal and the resignation of President Richard Nixon In recognition of the vital role of a free press as a governmental watchdog Supreme Court ruled in 1964 in New York Times v a plaintiff must prove “reckless disregard” for the truth and “actual malice.” That is an incredibly high bar The “absence of malice” term is so critical to investigative reporting that it was the name of the movie about a famous journalism investigation he will have a hard time proving malice and winning his lawsuit against Mississippi Today But the issue at the moment involves whether Mississippi Today has to hand over all its notes and sources to Bryant’s legal team as part of the discovery process The lawsuit also gives Mississippi Today subpoena power which Mississippi Today could use to acquire documents from Bryant that it couldn’t get normally a non-profit that works to protect journalists has a list of 24 journalists who have gone to jail rather than comply with a court-ordered subpoena This legal battle could easily turn into a national sensation if one of the Mississippi Today Pulitzer Prize winners goes to jail defending their right to protect their sources If Bryant is trying to protect his reputation the Mississippi Supreme Court ruled 6-2 against Mississippi Today Investigative reporting is dying in America as journalism dies This will have an enormously negative impact Jackson’s Lumumba and Owens scandals would never have happened if the Clarion-Ledger had 100 reporters like they used to It’s easy to bash the press and argue about bias But Americans will rue the day they destroyed journalism in this country Wyatt Emmerich is the editor and publisher of The Northside Sun, a weekly newspaper in Jackson. He can be reached by e-mail at [email protected] 30 years have passed since Stargate landed in theaters worldwide Roland Emmerich's big 1994 sci-fi feature still causes some division amongst cinephiles yet it's gradually become a mainstream cult classic — in part thanks to the three TV series that followed and took the universe the new heights Nobody's ever ranked Stargate alongside the best sci-fi movies of all time but there's a good reason it has stood the test of time Stargate is that special kind of sci-fi adventure that could've been set on planet Earth with a few changes The desert planet of Abydos has no alien features the movie never expands beyond its scope.  Sometimes less is more, and this philosophy was carried forward in Stargate SG-1, Atlantis, and even the ill-fated Universe, giving the shows a special aura that placed them closer to stuff like Farscape than Star Wars or Star Trek's more expensive installments Before Stargate opened in theaters and made over $196 million worldwide on a $55 million budget (what we'd call medium-sized back then) co-writer and producer Dean Devlin struggled at first to get the nerdy types interested during the almost improvised promotion at sci-fi conventions:  Talking to Variety 'They're ripping off Star Wars,' but once we started talking and as soon as they found out about us recreating the [ancient Egyptian] language They would go to that extra length for sci-fi.'"  but destructive locust-like invaders instead Stargate is a rare type of movie about nefarious aliens that still retains childlike wonder throughout its entire runtime it's safe to assume a Stargate relaunch would be more of a reboot instead of a legacy sequel (whether theatrical or designed for streaming) The question remains though — should past creatives be involved or is it better to restart from scratch with an all-new vision that comes from people who grew up with the movie and its TV follow-ups Much like crossing the titular Stargate to reach an uncharted new world any new move after so many years will feel like a leap of faith But that's the beauty of the premise behind both the movie and shows an element that is seldom part of modern blockbusters Stargate is quite literally a door to many possible scenarios so let's hope its Amazon-backed future doesn't feel as dusty and stale as an Egyptian tomb.  Join our Space Forums to keep talking space on the latest missions, night sky and more! And if you have a news tip, correction or comment, let us know at: community@space.com. Fran RuizFran Ruiz is our resident Star Wars guy His hunger for movies and TV series is only matched by his love for video games as well as a Master's Degree in English Studies Multilingual and Intercultural Communication On top of writing features and other longform articles for Space.com since 2021 he is a frequent collaborator of VG247 and other gaming sites He also serves as associate editor over at Star Wars News Net and its sister site Forget Darth Vader and the Emperor: The Empire has never been scarier than in 'Andor' season 2 New US Space Force documentary 'Always Above' lands in planetariums Home » Opinions » Wyatt Emmerich: Fighting for journalism The United States has lost a third of its local newspapers and local websites over the last ten years Another third are predicted to disappear over the next three years This is the result of powerful monopolies such as Google and Facebook altering the media landscape This summer a federal judge declared Google to be an illegal monopoly Ninety-eight percent of searches occur on Google Even Duck Duck Go uses the Google search engine Google could take over the world and no one would know it “Did Google take over the world?” Google would reply This is an extremely dangerous situation the U.S Never before has the flow of information been so controlled by so few This is not the time to lose half the journalists in the United States which is just what has happened over the last ten years It was these huge monopolies that led to our nation’s antitrust laws AT&T monopolized phone calls and Microsoft monopolized personal computer operating systems our antitrust laws were enforced by the courts breaking up the monopolies and restoring the competitive free market Enforcement of antitrust laws is important for our prosperity phone calls and operating systems are all important But nothing is as important as information itself That is why Google’s monopoly on information is so dangerous It all started when Congress passed the Communications Act of 1996 Congress didn’t think the Internet platforms could survive if they had to face lawsuits So Congress passed Section 230 of the Communications Act Congress created a monster which is destroying our nation and culture It’s a classic case of the law of unintended consequences No publishing platform in all of history has ever been given legal immunity from libel and slander common laws that evolved over centuries to protect the public from fake news and misinformation Every word in this newspaper and all the content we produce for our website must be true and not libelous Hiring professional journalists who understand news reporting and libel laws is even more expensive But Google and Facebook don’t have to hire reporters these platforms just scrape content from legitimate news sources and republish the content as their own Or they just publish non-professional posts from anybody who has an opinion These platforms then use algorithms to determine who sees what and to put customized content on each person’s computer screen to maximize engagement Terrorists have used Facebook groups to plan terrorist attacks which have killed hundreds Similar suits have followed trying to stop Facebook and Google from promoting teen suicides But Congress has made the platforms immune All you have to do is listen to the Presidential debates to realize how much our culture has been degraded It is a direct result of Congressional action that has altered the way information is published in our country These misguided laws have now led to the biggest most powerful monopolies in our country’s history all at a time when antitrust laws have been pushed aside by the courts Emmerich Newspapers is one of two class representatives in a class action lawsuit against Google for its monopoly Our class action is in the same court and before the same judge that found Google guilty in the government’s case decided this summer Google is now scraping our websites and then using AI to rewrite our content If you search “who got murdered in Greenwood,” Google provides an “AI Summary” instead of a link to our website Not only does Google steal our expensive content That’s another antitrust lawsuit undergoing trial at this very moment The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act would stop this and force Google and Facebook to pay royalties to news providers for the content they now steal Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker is a sponsor So now we have two fronts in the war — one legislative and one judicial Wyatt Emmerich is the editor and publisher of The Northside Sun, a weekly newspaper in Jackson. He can be reached by e-mail at [email protected] A website dedicated to all things film-related This year’s 12th edition of the Scary Movies festival at Film at Lincoln Center premiered Ari Aster’s extended version of “Midsommar” this past Saturday Roland Emmerich, the German director of “The Day After Tomorrow” and “Independence Day” confirms he’s teaming with writer Anthony McCarten (“The Two Popes”) for what he hopes will be his next film McCarten is certainly an odd collaborator for Emmerich known as the “master of disaster,” as the screenwriter’s credits include prestige-based Oscar-nominated films such as “The Two Popes,” “The Theory of Everything,” “Darkest Hour” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Emmerich describes “Exodus” as set “in the not-so-distant future” where the population is battling climate catastrophe and brutal militia “Two fearless kids, armed with a smartphone and unyielding courage, team up with a rogue pilot and a defiant doctor to expose a global conspiracy, racing through a war-torn landscape to inspire a humanity on the brink of collapse,” the director tells Screen Emmerich and McCarten are also collaborating on a “Lawrence of Arabia” TV series remake It was originally planned for a three-season run but now it’ll be two seasons of eight episodes Emmerich is coming off 2022’s “Moonfall,” one of the worst films of the present decade “Moonfall” was so bad that it made his other nadirs which include “Universal Soldier,” “Godzilla,” “The Thirteenth Floor,” “10,000 BC” and “2012,” seem watchable in comparison In his near four-decade career as a filmmaker Emmerich has delivered two half-decent films: 1996’s “Independence Day” and 2000’s “The Patriot.” Advertise Donate Privacy Policy Those unfamiliar with the franchise will be shocked to learn the sheer volume of "Stargate" media there is in the universe The "Stargate" saga began in 1994 with the release of Roland Emmerich's ultra-slick sci-fi movie a gigantic hit that really thrust Emmerich into the American mass consciousness The 1994 movie starred James Spader and Kurt Russell as a scientist and a soldier (respectively) who begin dabbling with an ancient Egyptian portal that grants them instant access to distant planets They find that Ancient Egypt was once lousy with space aliens and that creatures from beyond the stars have been influencing human history for millennia but it made almost $200 million on a $55 million budget the TV series "Stargate SG-1" debuted on Showtime gaining a passionate cult audience almost immediately The series greatly expanded the film's lore and hummed away gently in the background for a full decade The TV series also led to multiple spinoffs including "Stargate: Atlantis," "Stargate: Universe," "Stargate: Infinity," and "Stargate: Origins." All told the "Stargate" franchise offers about 450 hours of entertainment and that's not even counting all the books and video games "Stargate SG-1" was co-created by Brad Wright and Jonathan Glassner, and recast the Russell and Spader characters (with Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks). Emmerich and his movie co-screenwriter, Dead Devlin, had nothing to do with the inception or the making of "SG-1." Indeed, in a 2022 interview with Space.com Emmerich noted that he had no interest in returning to "Stargate," as he had kind of lost interest Given that humanity is living in a reboot-happy world He understood that anyone calling themselves a "Stargate Fan" in 2022 was likely talking about the many TV shows and not his 1994 feature film He also noted that he was contractually only on the line for movies which would require him to essentially start an entirely new mythos separate from the huge amount of TV-based lore already in the world As for his non-participation on the "Stargate" TV series Emmerich said he wasn't willing to work within the confines of the medium's budget "[A new show would have] to be somebody new and interesting at one point to do ['Stargate'] as a TV show everything I do has to have a certain quality level actually I said no to the TV show because it was like only $800,000 [per episode] And I knew that at that time they were shooting I knew I cannot do what I wanted to do with that." Which is fair. Emmerich's sci-fi projects tend to be enormous affairs with giant budgets and extensive special effects. The $55 million budget of his original "Stargate" movie is downright modest compared to what the director would spend on movies like "Moonfall" and "2012." Perhaps in the modern streaming era when TV shows can cost about $20 million an episode an Emmerich-backed "Stargate" series might get funded by an overzealous it's not possible to reboot the movie anymore Monticello's Luke Emmerich is High School on SI's Minnesota Class 5A Player of the Year Poll results and nominees. Few players played with the same speed and physicality that Emmerich did He finished 2024 with 80 total tackles and two interceptions in 11 games adding more speed to the secondary 🏃‍♂️💨Welcome to the Badger Family, @luke_emmerich29!#OnWisconsin x #JumpAroundMadTown25 pic.twitter.com/mTyLQuPpov More 2024 Minnesota high school football coverage To get live updates on your phone - as well as follow your favorite teams and top games - you can download the SBLive Sports app: Download iPhone App | Download Android App JACK BUTLERJack Butler is the Regional Editor of the Midwest for SBLive/High School on SI Jack has covered high school sports in Oregon © 2025 ABG-SI LLC - SPORTS ILLUSTRATED IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ABG-SI LLC The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER Emmerich was briefly considered for Cameron's long-gestating remake of the 1966 adventure film 'Fantastic Voyage,' but did not ultimately board as director Kevin Winter/Getty; Chelsea Lauren/Variety/Penske Media via Getty Jacob was a vibrant child known for his lovable personality and playful spirit He was currently attending 4th grade at Lebanon Elementary School where he was cherished by his peers and teachers alike The warmth of family continues with his adoring grandparents all of whom held a special place in his heart Jacob’s memory will live on through his best friends who were fortunate to experience the happiness he brought into their lives He was preceded in death by his beloved mother played significant roles in his young life Visitation will be held at Nordike Funeral Home in New Baden from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM and again on Tuesday Jacob’s departure leaves a profound void that will be felt by all who knew and loved him and adventurous heart will always be remembered as a cherished part of his family and friends’ lives Memorials may be made in honor of Jacob to his family Online condolences may be offered to Jacob’s family at www.nordikefuneralhome.com Roland Emmerich is developing a “Lawrence of Arabia” remake as a “3-season prestige TV series.” Anthony McCarten (‘Bohemian Rhapsody’) is hoping to write the entire first season who describes this remake as his long-gestating passion project which might be titled “In Arabia.” Who will budge David Lean’s “Lawrence of Arabia,” starring Peter O’Toole is considered one the seminal films of the 1960s and the “epic to end all epics.” The film clocked in at 3 hours 42 minutes, which include “Universal Soldier,” “Godzilla,” “The Thirteenth Floor,” “10,000 BC” and “2012,” seem watchable There’s a reason he’s known as the “master of disaster.” the German-born Emmerich has delivered two half-decent films: 1996’s “Independence Day” and 2000’s “The Patriot.” On-paper giving him to keys to ‘Arabia’ is not only a fool’s errand but could quite possibly result in catastrophe The film tackles the journey of British Lieutenant T.E Lawrence (Peter O'Toole) who is sent to Arabia to find Prince Faisal (Alec Guinness) and serve as a liaison between the Arabs and the British in their fight against the Turks Lawrence soons rebels against the orders of his superior officer and strikes out on a daring camel journey across the harsh desert to attack a well-guarded Turkish port The latest trend in Hollywood seems to be remaking classics Hollywood has greenlit remakes of “Vertigo,” “High & Low,” “The Conversation,” “Night of the Hunter,” “East of Eden,” “Possession,” “Wages of Fear,” “Wizard of Oz,” “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” “Naked Gun” and “Body Heat.” We may receive a commission on purchases made from links 1998's "Godzilla" is a complicated beast. It was the first-ever American-produced entry in the legendary franchise, and had a killer marketing campaign that hinged on a less-is-more approach, with the film boasting arguably one of the best teaser trailers of all time While that's certainly up to the individual viewer to say the general consensus is that the film was a major disappointment the film's director felt compelled to defend it — or the controversial redesign of the King of the Monsters The '98 reimagining of the beloved monster is remembered for completely changing the way the title character looks Everything we knew about Godzilla was abandoned in favor of something radically different Someone else in the AMA inquired as to why Emmerich decided to change pretty much everything about Godzilla for the film "I felt that redesigning Godzilla was important to the movie My vision required a different monster than the overpowered indestructible rubber suit that Toho had been using for decades It was time to give Godzilla a much needed makeover in my opinion." 1998's "Godzilla" has a great many problems, which co-writer Dean Devlin has acknowledged Those issues go way beyond the character design but it could easily be perceived as an issue that the film's director views the most iconic monster to ever grace the silver screen as "clunky" and in such need of a makeover Successful takes on the franchise over the years have largely embraced the classic design as a baseline he took a pretty big shot at the classic Toho Godzilla design that dates back to the original 1954 classic: It was WAY better than that Toho monster." it laid the groundwork for what we now know as the MonsterVerse franchise Say what you will about Edwards' film, but he embraced what people love about "Godzilla," which has allowed the franchise to thrive for 70 years. Different takes are welcome when a franchise has gone on this long — just look at 2023's Oscar-winning smash "Godzilla Minus One." But in retrospect it's wild that a guy who didn't seem to even care for "Godzilla" was ever given the keys to the kingdom "Godzilla" is currently available to rent on VOD, or you can pick up a copy on 4K, Blu-ray, or DVD via Amazon.