Stargate Reboot Hires Independence Day 2 Writers

Last summer word came that Roland Emmerich is getting ready to return to the world(s) of his 1994 science fiction film Stargate with plans for a rebooted feature film trilogy. Today, The Hollywood Reporter brings word that screenwriters James A. Woods and Nicolas Wright have signed on to provide the screenplay.

Both writers are largely untested, although they’ve already been working alongside Emmerich on the upcoming Independence Day 2.

MGM will be running production on Stargate, with Jonathan Glickman, President, Motion Picture Group overseeing the project on behalf of MGM and Greg Silverman, President, Creative Development and Worldwide Production, overseeing for Warner Bros. Pictures. Worldwide distribution will be handled by Warner Bros. Pictures, with select international territories to be handled by MGM.

The original movie was kinda cool.  I guess Emmerich returning to Universal Soldier is out of the question?