Bryan Singer on the verge to Re-boot Battlestar Galactica

[Lord_Stewie]

Hey,

UPDATE

BRYAN SINGER IS SIGNED ON TO DIRECT A FEATURE FILM, ITS NOT A CONTINUATION.


Quote:
Update by Editor Peter Sciretta: Entertainment Weekly has confirmed this report with Universal Pictures — Bryan Singer is signed on to direct a feature film version of Battlestar Galactica, which isn’t expected to be a continuation of the most recent Ron Moore Sci-Fi channel television show, but instead a complete re-imagining of the original 1970’s series. Original report follows below.

I guess this is a confirmation for:

Jeff Kleist and DoctorD.

It seems that its not a continuation after all.

Hey,

This is for those of you hardcore fans of Battlestar Galactica, Director Bryan Singer (The Usual Suspect, X-Men 1 and 2) on the verge to reboot Battlestar Galactica.

According to HitFix, Universal appear to be on the verge of engaging Bryan Singer to produce and also maybe direct a new Battlestar Galactica feature film. Quite a surprise, huh?

You may recall that before the Ron Moore TV series of recent years, Singer was working on a pilot for a reboot of the show himself (some Cylon concept art from their efforts is at the head of this post). That one was halted by in the aftermath of September 11th, 2001 after the Sci-Fi network became sensitive to similarities between the planned plot and real-life tragedy. Would Singer be looking to return to a similar storyline here? I think we can be pretty certain his film won’t be in any way tied into the recent series.

ENJOY.