Battlestar Galactica Season 4 - Page 24

joshEH · 06-29-2008, 08:27 PM

According to Grace Park, the first BSG movie of the next projected triptych, penned by Weddle and Thompson, and directed by Edward James Olmos, starts shooting in August.

(...Assuming the whole SAG-strikeage donnybrook doesn't go down, obviously.)

Galactica Sitrep is reporting that the film will focus upon "three core characters" (possibly Cylons), and that offers are currently on the table for the actors in question.

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If a movie does come into being, the first one will be penned by Weddle and Thompson, who also [wrote] the mid-season premiere ["Sometimes A Great Notion"] that airs in early 2009.

"It would go back into history to tell part of the story that has never been told," Weddle said [of the telemovie]. "We have very definite ideas of what that story would be. I think it will be very cool and fans will really like it. It won't add any new chapters, but it will enrich their sense of depth and texture."

Will any of the potential next three movies give us more Young Billy A. during the First Cylon War kicking Toaster ass, with a toupée-ed Saul Tigh lurking somewhere in the background? The problem with this scenario might lie in the nature of Caprica's so-called "limited run" status, which could then hypothetically segue way into a full-on "First Cylon War" weekly series of some type.

Oh...and it turns out that Billy Keikaya damn near came back from the dead in "The Hub."

Adam Lenhardt · 06-29-2008, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by joshEH

According to Grace Park, the first BSG movie of the next projected triptych, penned by Weddle and Thompson, and directed by Edward James Olmos, starts shooting in August.

Excellent. Weddle and Thompson are two of my favorite writers on the series.

joshEH · 07-01-2008, 09:04 PM

Scratch that...it looks like Jane Espenson is writing the first BSG flick, with Weddle and Thompson apparently attached to at least one of the other two, according to Galactica Sitrep:

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Hi folks...I'm fresh back from my lovely Maine vacation and had to post some updated info from Sitrep sources regarding the first BATTLESTAR GALACTICA TV Movie.

The first of a possible three films is now in development. The studio has reportedly offered a deal to Dean Stockwell, and is interested in making deals with Michael Trucco, Aaron Douglas, Grace Park, Michael Hogan and Katee Sackhoff, among others, for this film.

Jane Espenson will write the script, and as we said recently, Edward James Olmos will be directing.

A Brother Cavil movie! Frakkin' sweetness. Plus Anders, Tyrol, and Tigh, and I'm guessing Evil Boomer.

Looks like this one might be exploring the backstory of the "Final Five" mythos in depth. Considering it's a "prequel," and probably won't air until after or during the back 11 or 12 episodes of Season Four, this movie should have some considerable meat to it, in terms of revealing the real story of where they truly come from, how they were inserted into the Twelve Colonies prior to the attacks, et cetera.

Mikah Cerucco · 07-02-2008, 05:14 AM

I hope they don't air it during the episodes. I thought these movies were going to be filler/bridge movies to hold us over until we see the final episodes, much like Razor was this past season.

joshEH · 07-02-2008, 03:12 PM

Mostly, they're likely to air after the back half of the season in 2009 -- the primary series episodes will give the initial "big" reveals, and then the movies will fill in the corners, similar to actually showing us what happened aboard the Pegasus after only hearing about it second-hand during the episodes.

joshEH · 07-03-2008, 07:46 PM

The L.A. Times' "The Envelope Gold Derby" by Tom O'Neil is reporting that Mary McDonnell is a finalist for the Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Dramatic Series:

Patricia Arquette, Medium ( "Aftertaste")
Glenn Close, Damages ("Pilot")
Minnie Driver, The Riches ("Dead Calm")
Sally Field, Brothers and Sisters ("History Repeating")
Mariska Hargitay, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit ("Undercover")
Holly Hunter, Saving Grace ("Tacos, Tulips, Duck, and Spices")
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men ("The Hobo Code")
Mary McDonnell, Battlestar Galactica ("Faith")
Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer ("Manhunt")
Jeanne Tripplehorn, Big Love ("Take Me As I Am")

Guess we'll find out who makes the cut here in a few weeks, when they announce the Final Five.

Mary's work in "Faith" was simply extraordinary -- awesome to see that the Academy is recognizing it, even if she is up against some rather stiff competition.

joshEH · 07-03-2008, 07:47 PM

Double-post.

Kevin Hewell · 07-04-2008, 01:52 AM

I just hate the fact that the Academy will usually not recognize anything that comes from the SciFi/Fantasy genre. Here's hoping that Mary makes the final cut.

joshEH · 07-05-2008, 02:33 AM

All right, so we keep getting these weird, conflicting signals on who's writing the damn movie, who ain't, et cetera...SyFy Portal is now reporting that David Weddle and Bradley Thompson have both left the BSG writing staff, departing the series for a new gig on CSI: Lost Wages:

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"When we got the offer, we had to call Ron Moore and ask to be released from the movie," Weddle told SyFy Portal's Michael Hinman. "It was one of the most difficult calls we ever had to make, but Ron made it easy by telling us we should seize this new opportunity."

The two will join the Las Vegas version of CSI on CBS beginning July 7 as writers and supervising producers, a similar role they had with Battlestar Galactica. Because of the new job, they had to withdraw from writing the upcoming Battlestar Galactica movie, instead handing the reins over to popular writer Jane Espenson, as first reported on Galactica Sitrep.

"Jane Espenson has eagerly grabbed the baton, and will write the movie," Weddle confirmed. "We helped the staff outline the plot this week, and this [Thursday] is my final day at Battlestar."

So it looks that those earlier quotes from Weddle and Thompson discussing the film date back from before their decision to quit Battlestar. Got it now.