The Battlestar Galactica reboot movie is expected to shoot by the end of 2022 with a well-known director.
Although it has been in development for several years, producer Simon Kinberg in a recent interviewprovided an update on the progress of the new Battlestar Galactica film for Universal Pictures and confirmed that the project continues to evolve. version of the script is now finished, even if filming hasn’t started yet: We’re in touch with the directors now and hope to find them and start preparing the film this year. This is a mega film, a huge film, and the preparation for it will be very long. My guess is that even if we choose a director today, it will take six to nine months to properly prepare this film. So the earliest we’ll shoot is at the end of this year. Perhaps we will do it early next year. Time will tell who the director is, and then you or someone else will tell us who the director is.”
He also revealed that the TV series that will be airing on Peacock and the reboot movie will be more connected than fans might realize: “In regards to the situation with Sam Esmail and the series, I can’t comment too much on that, other than that there is a synergy between two companies and constant communication between us. We bonded and had a great time together, and for lack of a better expression, and this expression is often used, there will be a shared universe.” As for whether the film itself would tie into the previous series, Simon Kinberg admitted he wasn’t allowed to say much: “There are ties, but it’s certainly not just a sequel or remake of Ron Moore’s masterpiece.”