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== Précis ==
== Précis ==


The conflict with the Ori comes to a climax.
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== MGM Official Summary ==
== Solutions Summary ==


''The official summary is not yet available as this movie has yet to be produced.''
Millions of years ago in the Ori galaxy, an Alteran invented an Ark of Truth that would force the Ori people to see that their dogmatic faith was not the only valid path. When the Alterans decided for moral reasons not to use the Ark but rather to leave that galaxy, they left the Ark behind.


== Spoilers ==
In the present time, Daniel leads SG-1 on a search for the Ark, which he has learned about from visions apparently left by Merlin. Their search on Dakara turns up nothing, but in the process they meet Tomin, who joins their quest. Tomin suggests Daniel's vision is of a place called Ortus Mallum in the Ori galaxy. On the possibility the Ark is there, ''Odyssey'' travels through the Supergate, with Mitchell at the helm and IOA operative James Marrick overseeing the mission.


'''Note:''' Latest updates are <font color="#AC4516">in color</font>.
Once in the Ori galaxy, SG-1 learns Ortus Mallum is on the same planet as Celestis and the sacred City of the Gods. They find it and begin to search the ruins buried in the forest. On the ship, acting on orders from the IOA, Marrick programs the Asgard core to create a replicator, which he intends to unleash on the Ori ships. The program succeeds, but the replicator is let loose on ''Odyssey''. Equally bad, with the core active, the ship is detectable by Ori motherships. Mitchell, Carter, and the crew turn their focus to shutting down the replicators and turning off the core. Too soon, Ori motherships converge on ''Odyssey,'' and they must jump to hyperspace to get away, leaving the rest of the team on the planet.


===Storyline===
There, directed by another vision, the team finds the Ark, but soon after, Ori soldiers find them and attack. Teal'c is left for dead, and Daniel, Vala, Tomin, are captured and taken with the Ark over the mountains to the City of the Gods. Teal'c wakes and begins the long trek over the mountains to the Plains of Celestis. In the dungeons in the City of the Gods, Daniel, Vala, and Tomin are tortured by the Doci and Priors.


The conflict with the Ori comes to a climax.
On ''Odyssey'' the replicators are multiplying; they break into Marrick's jail cell and overtake him. Mitchell finds the queen replicator but is stopped from destroying it by the human-hybrid Marrick. They begin a long and bloody fight while Carter searches for a shut-down code.


===Production Notes===
Teal'c reaches the Plains of Celestis with the aid of an Ascended who heals him. In the city, Vala meets Adria, who admits the Ori were killed by Merlin's weapon, but reveals she has assumed all of their powers for herself.


* Announcement of the movie was made online by TV Guide, October 11, 2006:
Morgan Le Fay appears to Daniel in his cell; she has been impersonating Merlin. She refuses to help further, but tells Daniel they need only use the Ark on one Prior: the "truth" will travel from there throughout the galaxy. Morgan leaves just as Teal'c arrives.
:Stargate SG-1 may be winding down its 10-year-run this spring, but here’s some exciting news for its fans. MGM has granted a green light — and enough money — to produce two movies, most likely for DVD, executive producer Brad Wright tells TV Guide. The first flick will tie up most of the finale’s loose threads — “It’s the climax of the Ori story line” — and will be written-directed by exec producer Robert Cooper. The second film, penned by Wright, will involve time travel, and both projects should debut in the fall of 2007. Though no deals are signed, SG-1’s stars are said to be “very eager” to continue.  


:“They’re not big-budget [films] by any definition, but for us it’s pretty good,” says Wright. “As we’ve proven over the years, just give us little more money and we can make pretty good television, or DVDs.  
Reunited, Teal'c, Daniel, Vala and Tomin try to power the Ark, but are interrupted by the Doci and Adria. Vala distracts Adria, and Daniel and Teal'c are able to activate the Ark. Its effect envelopes the Doci and through him travels throughout the Ori galaxy, making the Priors stop believing in the Ori. Without her followers, Adria is much weakened. When Morgan arrives to fight her, they are evenly matched; they enter battle in their ascended forms and leave.


:“There’s a sense of an era for us ending,” Wright continues, “but at the same time, we’re all positive because of the prospect of continuing forward with movies and the introduction next year of Stargate Worlds, a massive multiplayer online game.
The Ark also saves the ''Odyssey'' and her crew. By this time, they have shut down the replicators and defeated Marrick, but the ship is stalled in space and under Ori attack. The Priors' exposure via the Doci halts their attack moments before they destroy the ''Odyssey''.


*Michael Shanks comments on his interest in being a part of these movies: "Oh yeah, absolutely," he says. "We know that it's going to be a better way to take some time and tell some good stories instead of what we've been doing a lot of years - telling some good stories and some not so good. This time we can really take our time and I think it's a dream fulfilled for a lot of people. Certainly a better wish would be to do a big budget feature film, but to do things like this, with less time commitment and more care taken, is something that we all are very interested in doing; especially if this is going to be the end of the road, then this is a great way to go out." &mdash; Michael Shanks, "Skating Past The Gate" Interview on Michael Shanks Online, October 2006.
''Odyssey'' returns home; the SGC activates the Ark in the Milky Way, neutralizing all the Ori armies there. Tomin returns home to lead his people into their new lives, and SG-1 embarks on a new adventure.
*"Asked about the DVD movies, he [Michael Shanks] said he doesn't know much, but one is supposed to resolve the Ori storyline [...] He doesn't know much and only found out the movies had been green-lit on the internet while he was in Bulgaria." &mdash; Solutions Features: Burbank Creation Con Report by Michelle, November 2006.
*"As a matter of fact, just last night Brad [Wright] and I were talking about how we're going to work live orchestra into the movies. And we were just discussing that and how, logistically, we were going to do that. Because there is a little more budget on that. So we can do it." &mdash; Joel Goldsmith, composer, Interview at Gateworld, December 2006.
*IGN Interviews Michael Shanks, published December 18, 2006:
:'''IGN TV:''' Though there isn't going to be a next season, there was an announcement that movies would be in the works. Are you set to appear in the movies and is there anything you can tell us about what the movies will center around? I didn't know if you'd got those scripts yet or not. I know I heard something about filming starting in April and June.


:'''Shanks:''' I just finished negotiations - I think most of the cast has finished for appearances in movies - as far as I know, you guys by reading stuff on the Internet know as much as I do, because all we knew were we were going to do two movies, and Rob and Brad were going to pull away from the Atlantis franchise and focus on doing these movies - Rob was going to write one and Brad was going to write one. Rob was going to direct one and I think Martin Wood was going to direct the other.
== Cast ==
 
'''Main Cast:'''
{{1000cast}}


:We know the first shoot date of the first movie is April 15th and the second is around June 1st. As much as I know about the story, the first one Rob is writing and directing has to do with wrapping up the Ori storyline, which is the storyline that has taken prominence for the last two years of the show. I don't know if he is going to wrap it up completely or bring it to some conclusion for the sake of the fans and the franchise, to bring that epic struggle to a close…I don't know how he is going to do it in two hours but it will be pretty interesting to watch.
'''Stargate Command and IOA:'''
* [[Currie Graham]] as [[James Marrick]]
* [[Michael Beach]] as [[Abraham Ellis|Col. Ellis]]
* [[Gary Jones]] as [[Walter Harriman|Chief Master Sgt. Walter Harriman]]
* [[Martin Christopher]] as [[Kevin Marks|Major Marks]]
* [[Eric Breker]] as [[Reynolds|Col. Reynolds of SG-3]]
* [[Spencer Maybee]] as [[Binder|Captain Binder]]


:[...] Quite frankly that is as much as I know. I haven't even talked to the guys about it. They told us these pitches in September, so I haven't talked to anyone since then so that could've changed overnight, I have no idea. Everybody is very excited to close the book on the show and maybe it will introduce the possibility of continuing the franchise in the DVD format or taking it to another level and boosting it up to a feature film or it just might be on closing the book on it or another spinoff - who knows. There is a lot of potential for the franchise and it would be a shame just for it to end, but it has been a wonderful run.
'''Alterans:'''
*<font color="#AC4516">"... I did read Rob's outline. Whooowheee! It is going to be huge! I suppose I shouldn't be surprised. By now, he's had plenty of practice writing series finales. I'd drop some hints but, having seen my poem, Rob has requested the right to perform a Stargate rap in which he will cleverly offer up hints to the upcoming movie." &mdash; Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, January 4, 2007.
* [[Alisen Down]] as [[Alterans|Alteran Woman]]
*"Regarding yesterday's post, SG-1 Forever writes: 'Jack would be awesome! Can you tell us if he's in the movies, Joe?' Answer: Nothing to report on this front (sorry)..." &mdash; Joseph Mallozzi in his personal blog, January 10, 2007.
* [[Gabrielle Rose]] as [[Alterans|Alteran Woman #2]]
</font>
* [[Fabrice Grover]] as [[Amelius]]
* [[Simon Bradbury]] as [[Alterans|Alteran Man]]


'''Note that all spoilers are subject to change before the finished film is produced.'''
'''Humans from the Ori Galaxy:'''
* [[Tim Guinee]] as [[Tomin of Ver Isca]]
* [[Christopher Gauthier]] as [[Hertis]]


== Cast ==
'''Ancients:'''
* [[Sarah Strange]] as [[Morgan Le Fay]]
* [[Matthew Walker]] as [[Merlin]]


* Contracts are still being negotiated - December 2006.  
'''Ori Leaders:'''
* [[Morena Baccarin]] as [[Adria]]
* [[Julian Sands]] as [[Doci]]
* [[Greg Anderson]] as [[Administrator|Prior #1]]
* [[Doug Abrahams]] as [[Priors of the Ori|Prior #2]]
* [[Morris Chapdelaine]] as [[Priors of the Ori|Prior #3]]
* [[Nicholas Podbrey]] as [[Priors of the Ori|Prior #4]]
* [[Ian Wallace]] as [[Priors of the Ori|Prior #5]]
* [[J. Douglas Stewart]] as [[Priors of the Ori|Prior #6]]
* [[Jason Calder]] as [[Ori Army|Ori Soldier]]


== Production ==
== Production ==
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* Written by [[Robert C. Cooper]]
* Written by [[Robert C. Cooper]]
* Directed by [[Robert C. Cooper]]
* Directed by [[Robert C. Cooper]]
* Filming begins around April 15, 2007.
* Director of Photography: [[Peter Woeste]]
* Filming scheduled April 17 to May 8, 2007.
* DVD Release dates:
** March 11, 2008 - North America
** April 8, 2008: New Zealand
** April 9, 2008 - Australia
** April 23, 2008 - France
** April 23, 2008: The Netherlands
** April 28, 2008: UK (Note: moved from April 14)
** April 29, 2008: Italy
** May 2, 2008: Germany
** June 25, 2008: Spain
** August 25, 2008: Czech and Slovak Republic 
* [[Stargate: The Ark of Truth Production Gallery and Notes]]


== Related Articles ==
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=== Keywords ===
=== Keywords ===


* [[Alterans]]
* [[Ancients]]
* [[Apollo]]
* [[Ascended Beings]]
* [[Ark of Truth]]
* [[Dakara]]
* [[International Oversight Advisory (IOA)]]
* [[Odyssey]]
* [[Ori]]
* [[Ori]]
* [[Ori Warship]]
* [[Replicators]]
* [[Sangreal]]
* [[Supergate]]


=== Other ===
=== Other ===


* [[SG-1 Movies]]
* [[Episode Guides]]
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* [[Stargate: The Ark of Truth Transcript]]
* [[Stargate: The Ark of Truth Production Gallery and Notes]]
* Previous: [[10.20 "Unending" Episode Guide]]
* Previous: [[10.20 "Unending" Episode Guide]]
* Next: [[Stargate SG-1: Sequel Movie 2]]
* Next: [[Stargate: Continuum]]


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* [http://www.stargatesg1.com/ MGM Stargate SG-1]
* [http://www.stargatesg1.com/ MGM Stargate SG-1]
* [http://www.stargatehub.com/ Fox Stargate Hub]
* [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0942903/ IMDB]


===Fan===
===Fan===


* [http://stargate-sg1-solutions.com/ Stargate SG-1 Solutions]
* [http://stargate-sg1-solutions.com Stargate SG-1 Solutions]
* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/forum/index.php?board=25.0 Solutions On-Site Forum Discussion Board]
* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/blog/index.php?s=The+Ark+of+Truth Solutions Blog: ''The Ark of Truth'' News Items]
 
* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/forum/index.php?board=25.0 Solutions On-Site Forum: Post Season Ten Discussion Board]
== Further Reading ==
* [http://community.livejournal.com/sg1_solutions/ Solutions LJ Companion Site]
* [http://stargate-sg1-solutions.com/screencaps/AOT Solutions ''The Ark of Truth'' Screencap Gallery]


* [http://stargate-sg1-solutions.com/blog/?p=692 Solutions Blog: TV Guide: 'Gate Expectations: SG-1 OK'd for Two Films]
* [http://www.michaelshanks-online.com/archives/msol/msskating.shtml Michael Shanks Online: "Skating Past The Gate" Interview, October 2006]
* [http://www.stargate-sg1-solutions.com/features/creation_burbank_06.shtml Solutions Features: Burbank Creation Con Report by Michelle, November 2006.]
* [http://www.gateworld.net/interviews/gate_harmonics_part_1_of_2.shtml Gateworld Interview with Joel Goldsmith: "Gate Harmonics", Part 1 of 2, December 2006.]
* [http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/751/751455p3.html IGN Interviews Michael Shanks (page 3), published December 18, 2006.]
* [http://josephmallozzi.blogspot.com/2007/01/january-4-2007.html Joseph Mallozzi's Blog, January 4, 2007.]
* [http://josephmallozzi.blogspot.com/2007/01/january-10-2007.html Joseph Mallozzi's Blog, January 10, 2007.]
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Précis

As SG-1 searches for an Ancient artifact which they hope can defeat the armies of the Ori, they learn more Ori ships are about to be sent through the Supergate to launch a final assault on Earth. Daniel discovers that the artifact, the Ark of Truth, may be in the Ori home galaxy, and SG-1 embarks aboard the Odyssey to find it, and pre-empt the attack. The IOA has a plan of their own and SG-1 ends up in a distant galaxy fighting two powerful enemies.

Movie Guide | Transcript |  Production Notes | Screencaps

Solutions Summary

Millions of years ago in the Ori galaxy, an Alteran invented an Ark of Truth that would force the Ori people to see that their dogmatic faith was not the only valid path. When the Alterans decided for moral reasons not to use the Ark but rather to leave that galaxy, they left the Ark behind.

In the present time, Daniel leads SG-1 on a search for the Ark, which he has learned about from visions apparently left by Merlin. Their search on Dakara turns up nothing, but in the process they meet Tomin, who joins their quest. Tomin suggests Daniel's vision is of a place called Ortus Mallum in the Ori galaxy. On the possibility the Ark is there, Odyssey travels through the Supergate, with Mitchell at the helm and IOA operative James Marrick overseeing the mission.

Once in the Ori galaxy, SG-1 learns Ortus Mallum is on the same planet as Celestis and the sacred City of the Gods. They find it and begin to search the ruins buried in the forest. On the ship, acting on orders from the IOA, Marrick programs the Asgard core to create a replicator, which he intends to unleash on the Ori ships. The program succeeds, but the replicator is let loose on Odyssey. Equally bad, with the core active, the ship is detectable by Ori motherships. Mitchell, Carter, and the crew turn their focus to shutting down the replicators and turning off the core. Too soon, Ori motherships converge on Odyssey, and they must jump to hyperspace to get away, leaving the rest of the team on the planet.

There, directed by another vision, the team finds the Ark, but soon after, Ori soldiers find them and attack. Teal'c is left for dead, and Daniel, Vala, Tomin, are captured and taken with the Ark over the mountains to the City of the Gods. Teal'c wakes and begins the long trek over the mountains to the Plains of Celestis. In the dungeons in the City of the Gods, Daniel, Vala, and Tomin are tortured by the Doci and Priors.

On Odyssey the replicators are multiplying; they break into Marrick's jail cell and overtake him. Mitchell finds the queen replicator but is stopped from destroying it by the human-hybrid Marrick. They begin a long and bloody fight while Carter searches for a shut-down code.

Teal'c reaches the Plains of Celestis with the aid of an Ascended who heals him. In the city, Vala meets Adria, who admits the Ori were killed by Merlin's weapon, but reveals she has assumed all of their powers for herself.

Morgan Le Fay appears to Daniel in his cell; she has been impersonating Merlin. She refuses to help further, but tells Daniel they need only use the Ark on one Prior: the "truth" will travel from there throughout the galaxy. Morgan leaves just as Teal'c arrives.

Reunited, Teal'c, Daniel, Vala and Tomin try to power the Ark, but are interrupted by the Doci and Adria. Vala distracts Adria, and Daniel and Teal'c are able to activate the Ark. Its effect envelopes the Doci and through him travels throughout the Ori galaxy, making the Priors stop believing in the Ori. Without her followers, Adria is much weakened. When Morgan arrives to fight her, they are evenly matched; they enter battle in their ascended forms and leave.

The Ark also saves the Odyssey and her crew. By this time, they have shut down the replicators and defeated Marrick, but the ship is stalled in space and under Ori attack. The Priors' exposure via the Doci halts their attack moments before they destroy the Odyssey.

Odyssey returns home; the SGC activates the Ark in the Milky Way, neutralizing all the Ori armies there. Tomin returns home to lead his people into their new lives, and SG-1 embarks on a new adventure.

Cast

Main Cast:

Stargate Command and IOA:

Alterans:

Humans from the Ori Galaxy:

Ancients:

Ori Leaders:

Production

  • Written by Robert C. Cooper
  • Directed by Robert C. Cooper
  • Director of Photography: Peter Woeste
  • Filming scheduled April 17 to May 8, 2007.
  • DVD Release dates:
    • March 11, 2008 - North America
    • April 8, 2008: New Zealand
    • April 9, 2008 - Australia
    • April 23, 2008 - France
    • April 23, 2008: The Netherlands
    • April 28, 2008: UK (Note: moved from April 14)
    • April 29, 2008: Italy
    • May 2, 2008: Germany
    • June 25, 2008: Spain
    • August 25, 2008: Czech and Slovak Republic
  • Stargate: The Ark of Truth Production Gallery and Notes

Related Articles

Keywords

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