New Battlestar Movie In Talks

[d3bruts1d]

No this doesn't have anything to do with the current series, the planned TV movie after it is finished, or the Caprica "prequel" scheduled for later...

 

Universal in talks for 'Battlestar' movie

 

 

Just as the acclaimed Sci Fi Channel series "Battlestar Galactica" enters its final episodes, Universal has quietly entered into negotiations with Glen A. Larson to write and produce a big-screen version of the property he created.

 

"Battlestar," which originally aired on ABC in 1978, was produced in the wake of the success of "Star Wars," which caused a sci-fi revival in popular culture. The premise involved a human civilization living on a series of 12 planets that are decimated from an attack by intelligent robots known as Cylons. The survivors are led by a starship called Galactica in their attempt to find a mythic 13th planet named Earth.

 

The Sci Fi series, under the direction of executive producer Ronald Moore, took the premise and ran with it, incorporating the politics of war, religion, torture and destiny, becoming the channel's signature series.

 

The movie effort would have no connection to the series and would relaunch the story in a new medium. However, staples such as the characters Adama, Starbuck, and Baltar will remain.

 

Larson was one of the biggest names in 1970s and '80s TV and creator of shows like "Switch" and "Magnum P.I."

 

Universal had no comment.

[taowulf]

If someone is willing to make another crappy Stargate movie, might as well work in a movie with more to offer.

[Kash]

Kinda stupid to make an original movie, the story is so long and intricate that three hours would hardly do it justice, let alone two. If this was a movie similar to Razor, then I would be excited for it, but one with a whole new cast and original storyline? Eh, it would have to be really good as anything less than the current series would be a serious letdown.