Battlestar Galactica, just five years after the four-season Syfy TV show drew to a close, is about to become a movie after years of false starts and rumors, according to Variety. Back in 2009, the "Battlestar Galactica" movie was going to happen with director Bryan Singer. Unfortunately, it didn't work out; SInger is currently very busy with the new X-Men movies. Universal is aiming to develop a film based around the sci-fi franchise as a complete reimagining of the story. Original series creator Glen Larson will produce the "Battlestar Galactica" film and the studio has hired "Transcendence" writer Jack Paglen to write the screenplay. Paglen is currently hot property for studios who want to write sci-fi at the moment; the screenwriter is also slated to write the Ridley Scott's Prometheus sequel. Universal's exec VP of production Scott Bernstein and director of development Jay Polidoro will be overseeing the "Battlestar Galactica" film. There is no word on whether or not director Bryan Singer would be available to direct. However, considering that Singer has agreed to direct 2016's X-Men: Apocalypse, it is unlikely that he will have time to work on developing a new Battlestar. There is also no news about whether the TV cast will be involved.

There have been multiple "Battlestar Galactica" TV series over the years. The first ran during the 1978-79 season and was about humans engaged in a lengthy war against the Cylons while searching for Earth. It starred Lorne Greene and Richard Hatch. In 2003, a "Battlestar Galactica" miniseries aired on Sci Fi Channel. The third run was a second series starring Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell, and the most popular, which went on to run for four seasons. The story revolved around humanity's war against the cybernetic Cylons and tackled social and political themes which went beyond what had been explored by most sci-fi TV shows.