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‘Transcendence’ Writer Jack Paglen To Pen‘Battlestar Galactica’ Reboot Plus NewFeaturette & Posters For A.I. Thriller

Ever since he landed on the 2012 Black List, Jack Paglen has held some enviable company: next week sees therelease of “Transcendence," directed by Wally Pfister and starring Johnny Depp, and last summer he wasrevealed as the new writer for Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus 2”. Tackling the sequel to a thorny franchise turned outto be troublesome however, as writer Michael Green replaced him on the film, but it seems Paglen has recoverednicely with another high-profile sci-fi project.

Glen A. Larson created a bonafide pop culture staple in 1978 with “Battlestar Galactica”, and the concept hasremained potent over the years even as networks thought otherwise. The tale of a war between humans and Cylons inthe distant galaxy finally caught on in 2003 though, when a three-hour Sci-Fi Channel miniseries led to a series thatwould run until 2009. Now Universal is eager to reboot the franchise once more, and they’ve tapped Paglen as theman to do it. Larson will produce the new film, which the studio hopes to be a complete re-imagining; as for the choiceof director to bring Paglen’s script to life, Bryan Singer has been in talks to direct a version since 2003, but after the“X-Men” franchise initially took him away, it seems unlikely for him to return. We’ll see how Paglen’s draft turns outthough, and if the “Battlestar Galactica” project ends up more than just a long-gestating possibility.

Meanwhile, Paglen’s first produced screenplay “Transcendence” is playing up its concept surrounding artificialintelligence for all it’s worth, and you can see exactly that approach in a new featurette released. It interviews a swathof professors and futurists to gather their thoughts on just how close we are to the Singularity between man andmachine as depicted in the film; take a look below, and catch Pfister’s directorial debut when it hits theaters April 18th.[Variety]

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