Speaking to IGN, John Orloff - who was recently announced to be penning Bryan Singer's upcoming remake of Battlestar Galactica - talks about the influence for the film. While he can't confirm or deny what exactly they're using for source material, he basically says that he won't 'frak it up' and expressed his love for both Ron Moore and Glen Larson's versions of the franchise. He also says that his contract is still being finalized, but development on the film seems to be going rather quickly. The Anonymous writer also refuses to say anything about whether or not Lt. Starbuck will be a male or female in Singer's take.
On whether or not they'll stick to the Glen Larson source material...
I'm not going to confirm nor deny that. That might have been Bryan talking a long time ago. I'm hesitating because I don't want to give anything away. I'm very excited about my take. I love the take that I'm writing. I love Ron Moore's series. I really love Glen Larson's. I love Battlestar Galactica. As I've said, I'm not going to frak it up.
On the possible deadline set for the film...
As the article said yesterday, we're still finalizing the contract. But it's going to be fairly quick. Bryan is hoping that we're going to get this going pretty fast. It's going to be very cool, trust me. There's a reason it took him a long time to find a writer because he wants to make sure that this is right too. It's gonna be good.
On Lt. Starbuck's gender in the film...
Nope. Can't say!
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