Battlestar Galactica movie, Peacock series will be part of a shared universe

More than two years have gone by since it was announced that Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail will be overseeing a new update of the sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica for the Peacock streaming service, and more than a year has gone by since Simon Kinberg signed on to become the latest person to write a screenplay for a Battlestar Galactica feature film. It’s taking a while for these projects to go into production, but they are still in the works – and while speaking with Collider, Kinberg said there will be some connection between the two.

In terms of the situation with Sam and the show, I can’t say too much about it other than there is synergy between the two enterprises and constant communication between us. We’ve become close and been having a really good time together and there will be, for lack of a better phrase and it’s an overused phrase, a shared universe.”

As for the status of the Battlestar Galactica film itself, Kinberg said a second draft of the script has been completed and they’re currently searching for a director. He says they’ll “probably” start filming next year.

The first iteration of Battlestar Galactica made its debut in 1978 and was cancelled after one season. Fan outcry led to a revival called Galactica 1980, which also lasted only one season. A 2003 reboot mini-series led into four seasons of a new series that was followed by two short-lived prequels, Caprica and Blood & Chrome.

Esmail has said that his series will not be a reboot of what Ronald D. Moore did with the 2003 – 2009 version of Battlestar Galactica, but that “We’ll explore a new story within the mythology while staying true to the spirit of Battlestar.” So if Esmail’s series exists within the mythology of Moore’s show and Kinberg’s film exists in a shared universe with Esmail’s series, are these new projects basically follow-ups to the Moore version of Battlestar Galactica? Fans will have to wait and see to figure out how well all of these things go together.

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Source: Collider

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Cody is a news editor and film critic, focused on the horror arm of JoBlo.com, and writes scripts for videos that are released through the JoBlo Originals and JoBlo Horror Originals YouTube channels. In his spare time, he's a globe-trotting digital nomad, runs a personal blog called Life Between Frames, and writes novels and screenplays.

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