'Stargate' DVD movies "still on hold"

Brad Wright has confirmed that the latest Stargate DVDs are "still on hold".

Speaking exclusively to DS, the Stargate producer said that the delay on the Atlantis DVD offering and the third SG-1 movie is due to the current DVD market.

"They're still on hold right now. The market for DVD is terrible, quite frankly," he said. "We have scripts - we have a desire to make these movies - but naturally, MGM is not going to proceed with them unless they can be successful."

Discussing the possibility of the original Stargate series carrying on, Wright added that the reasons for them being axed "weren't creative" ones.

"The reasons that they didn't carry on weren't creative - of course they could have carried on. There were stories to tell - they weren't tired shows. We had seasons planned, but this is a business and people have to recognise that."

Michael Jackson film to be shown in China

The Michael Jackson concert film This Is it is to be screened in China.

The movie, which is comprised of rehearsal footage from the late King of Pop's scheduled comeback tour, was included as one of the country's last remaining 20 foreign film import entries allotted yearly, The AP reports.

The film was cleared for the October 28 global release date by the Chinese censor board earlier this month. However, Li Chow, the general manager for Sony Pictures Releasing International, has revealed that the scale of This Is It's release is dependent upon how many prints can be issued for the 4,100 theatres in the region before the premiere.

He said: "We'll do as many prints as possible. It depends on the labs."

Sony Music recently announced that a new Jackson single 'This Is It' will be made available on October 12, while a two-disc compilation album of the same name will be released on October 26.