Bryan Singer in Talks to Direct Big Screen ‘Battlestar’

Everyone wanted to pick on Bryan Singer over SUPERMAN RETURNS, but I wasn’t one of those people. Why people were so adamant about labeling Singer as another Brett Ratner I can’t understand. Sure, his Superman wasn’t perfect, but it wasn’t bad either.

Lest we forget his previous work? THE USUAL SUSPECTS is still one of the coolest movies of all-time and I personally felt APT PUPIL was genius. He gave us the first two X-MEN movies, you know… the good ones. Ratner only did the third one, so don’t get that mixed up. Singer’s even one of the driving forces behind HOUSE, MD. I love that show!

Well, now Bryan Singer is also negotiating a deal that would potentially put in in the driver’s seat of the television behemoth BATTLESTAR GALLACTICA. Universal is moving forward with the big screen adaptation after all and they want Singer to produce and possibly direct. Glen A. Larson, creator of the original 1970’s TV series, is already involved with the project.

That image above is a piece of concept art from 2001 when Singer and producer Tom Desanto were planning a BATTLESTAR GALACTICA.   That project would have been a sequel to the original series and would have begun with a $14 million pilot.   This pilot involved a surprise, sneak attack from the Cylons.   After the events of September 11, the Sci-Fi channel got cold feet and scrapped Singer’s project altogether.

I am only vaguely familiar with the TV series, both new and old, but I think with Singer behind the wheel it is bound to be good. Even with his recent film VALKYRIE, I thought he did a fine job but that Tom Cruise was the weakest link and sort of dragged the film down a notch. So, I suppose the formula goes something like this… Bryan Singer X Leading Actor/Talent = Quality of Film.

Source: Empire