This from io9..
"Universal has confirmed that Bryan Singer will produce and direct the big-screen reboot of Battlestar Galactica, following up on Wednesday's leak from HitFix.com. Singer will producer the movie with Galactica creator Glen Larson. No writer has been attached yet."
Apparently Singer already tried to reboot the TV series back in 2001 with producer Tom DeSanto. According to DeSanto, the Sept. 11 attacks gave Universal cold feet about going forward with the dark Singer/DeSanto reboot.
What in hell are they thinking when a dark BSG reboot has already been executed by another creator, garnering love from critics and loyal fan-base. Will these idiots even reference Ronald D Moore's BSG?
Hitfix seems to believe it's still all up in the air saying:
"Right now, my sources indicate that the big decisions haven't been made yet. Singer is the first major creative element to be approached, so once they sign him, they'll go find a writer and they'll figure out exactly which story they're telling. It seems like he'd want to get back to the ideas he originally loved about the piece, but since that was developed with another studio, I'm not sure that would work."
Here is some concept art from Singer's original idea for a reboot back in 2002..
But is anyone going to bother with this movie if the Cylons don't look like this?
Seriously though, unless the cast of the TV show are back in some form for this I really hope it crashes and burns.
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