Written By: Ken HulseySource: Variety
Universal has just signed Bryan Singer to direct the upcoming "Battlestar Galactica" movie. The signing came to the surprise of many in the industry who believed that he had already signed on to helm "X-Men: First Class".
Singer has a long history with "Battlestar Galactica", back in 2001 he was set to relaunch the television series along with producer Tom DeSanto. Many speculate that the events of 9/11 caused ABC to rethink their plans and put the new series back on the shelf. Singer then moved on to other movie projects and Ronald Moore stepped in to re-invent "Galactica" for the Sci Fi Channel.
A long-time fan of the original 1978 series, Singer had longed to continue on the story from where it had left off. Now, he may get his chance.
Though, Universal has stated that the movie version of "Galactica" would again be another 're-imagining' of the television series, reports have surfaced that the project would resemble the 1978 TV version more then the new Ronald Moore series.
During a convention a few years back I got a chance to talk to actor Richard Hatch, who has appeared on both "Galactica" series, about what Singer and DeSanto had in store for their series. Here is an excerpt from that interview:
"...... Finally Bryan Singer (X-men, X2 & Superman Returns) came on board and his version was to continue the story on down the line so that they would only have three or four of the original actors in the show. I felt that was much more in line with what the fans wanted to see and was more in line with what I was doing. I was supportive of that project. The only problem I had with it was that it seemed like they were bringing some of the main characters back in main roles, yet my character was being brought in through the back door. I felt that the story Tom DeSanto was working on was very interesting. My character was to find redemption after being captured by the Cylons, maybe even being turned into a Cylon himself much like what was done in the new series. I thought that would be a very compelling story. In the opening two hour pilot, however I basically didn't have a word. I felt like Herb and Dirk were given the main roles in the show and I felt like I was being brought in through the back door. Maybe to do a real interesting role that for me as an actor I would have loved doing."
Richard also went on to talk about how the series could have continued on from the original series.
"You could have great stories about fathers and sons plus you get to flash back and build upon the mythology and fill in the blanks that never got tied together. To me it was important to build upon the back story, tie together the missing links and some of the story threads that never got explained and bring it all together in a powerful way. To me a continuation made the most sense."
Read More - Interview - Richard Hatch
Of course, Singer and DeSanto's "Battlestar Galactica" series never got produced, but it does give some insight into where the director's head is at.
It is uncertain at this point whether Ronald Moore or Tom DeSanto will be involved with the project, but series creator Glen A. Larson has been signed as executive producer.
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