Frack Me.... Battlestar Galactica film to be directed by Bryan Singer

POSTED BY: GinoBiffaroni
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GINOBIFFARONI

Friday, August 14, 2009 4:04 PM

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2009/08/14/battlestar-galactica.html

American Bryan Singer, who has previously tackled sci-fi fantasy in X-Men and Superman Returns, has been signed to direct and produce a film version of Battlestar Galactica, according to Variety.

Singer, who also directed The Usual Suspects and Valkyrie, had been part of a team trying to develop a TV pilot for a new Battlestar Galactica TV series in 2000.

That project was shelved after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and he was not connected with the Canadian-shot series Battlestar Galactica, launched in 2004, as he was directing the first two X-Men movies.

The most recent Battlestar series, a cult favourite and multiple award winner, recently wrapped up its final season. The series explored war, religion, torture and destiny against the backdrop of the search for Earth by human survivors of an attack by Cylons, a race of intelligent robots.

There are plans for a spinoff series, Caprica, set a generation earlier and SyFy Channel announced the production of a two-hour TV movie based on the series in 2008.

The original series began in 1978 and a spinoff, Galactica, had a short-lived run in 1980.

The big-screen Battlestar Galactica movie has yet to be written, but the Hollywood Reporter says the film will be a reimagining of the franchise

How many times do you reimagine something ?

CHRISISALL

Friday, August 14, 2009 5:09 PM

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Originally posted by GinoBiffaroni:

How many times do you reimagine something ?

I imagine as many times as it will sell.

The laughing Chrisisall

BLACKCATLADY

Friday, August 14, 2009 5:32 PM

I was hoping this wasn't going to happen. I was please on how BSG ended.

MESHAKHAD

Friday, August 14, 2009 5:35 PM

"All this has happened before, and all this will happen again"

I've always interpreted that line to mean that the franchise will be reimagined repeatedly. I don't think a reimagining is a good idea at this point, so soon after the end of the recent series. Wait another 20 years.

But... FOR THE LOVE OF EXPLOSIVES!

STORYMARK

Friday, August 14, 2009 6:06 PM

I'll be surprised if it actually happens.

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KWICKO

Friday, August 14, 2009 7:05 PM

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How many times do you reimagine something ?

Until it comes out good, I suppose...

Mike

MANGOLO

Friday, August 14, 2009 7:39 PM

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
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How many times do you reimagine something ?

Until it comes out good, I suppose...

IMHO, I think the reverse is true. They keep recycling the same ideas until they've burned the heart out of them.

PCCH7

Friday, August 14, 2009 8:24 PM

"sigh".. The new series is enough for me, it´s awesome and it´s all I need.. Besides isn´t Olmos directing som BSG movie as well, a lower budget one I think.. And with the new show Caprica coming, I´m not gonna go out of my way to watch this

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DAVESHAYNE

Friday, August 14, 2009 10:54 PM

I've said it elsewhere but I'm'a say it here too, "I wanted to be the one to re-re-imagine Battlestar Galactica!"

David

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PATCHIST

Saturday, August 15, 2009 7:19 PM

Yeah I agree it's too soon. If they shelved it 9 years ago then another 15-20 wont make a difference. HA! Besides, we'll still get our fix of BSG with 'The Plan' and 'Caprica'.