Editing Battlestar Galactica (section)

==Films==
===''Battlestar Galactica''===
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''Battlestar Galactica'' is a re-edit of the pilot episode of the 1978 TV series, ''Saga of a Star World''. It was released theatrically in Canada before the television series aired in the United States, in order to help recoup its high production costs.<ref name="CV">[http://www.kobol.com/archives/bgdiff.html#V2 The Different Versions of the Battlestar Galactica Pilot Episode]</ref> Later, the [[standalone film]] edit was also released in the United States.

===''Razor''===
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''Battlestar Galactica: Razor'' is a 2007 [[television movie]] produced and broadcast in the gap between Seasons 3 and 4 of the re-imagined series. ''Razor'' is also the first two episodes of Season 4 though it chronicles events on Battlestar ''Pegasus'' in two time periods, both of which are "in the past" with respect to the Season 4 continuity. The "present day" framing scenes are set during Lee Adama's command of the ''Pegasus'' in the latter half of Season 2, while "flashback" scenes depict Helena Cain's command in the period between the Cylon attack (shown in the 2003 mini-series) and the reunion with the ''Galactica'' in the second season. It aired in the United States and Canada on November 24, 2007, and in the UK and Ireland on December 18, 2007. An expanded version of the movie was released on DVD on December 4, 2007.

===''The Plan''===
{{Main|Battlestar Galactica: The Plan}}

Sci Fi Channel produced a two-hour TV movie which was planned to air after the final episode of the series in 2009. The movie began production on September 8, 2008.<ref name="morecast" /> The movie premiered exclusively on DVD, Blu-ray and digital download on October 27, 2009 and aired on January 10, 2010, on Sci Fi. Written by [[Jane Espenson]] and directed by [[Edward James Olmos]], ''The Plan'' storyline begins before the attack on the Twelve Colonies and shows events primarily from the perspective of the Cylons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2008/09/08/battlestar-galactica-tv-movie-cast-additions|title=Battlestar Galactica TV-Movie Cast Additions|author=Eric Goldman|date=September 8, 2008|work=IGN|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227070844/http://au.tv.ign.com/articles/908/908477p1.html|archive-date=February 27, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Edward James Olmos]] reprised his role as Adama, and ten of the eleven actors who played Cylons appeared, including [[Michael Trucco]], [[Aaron Douglas (actor)|Aaron Douglas]], [[Dean Stockwell]], [[Tricia Helfer]], [[Grace Park (actress)|Grace Park]], [[Rick Worthy]], [[Matthew Bennett]], [[Callum Keith Rennie]], [[Michael Hogan (Canadian actor)|Michael Hogan]] and [[Rekha Sharma]].<ref name="morecast">{{Cite web |url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/09/battlestar-gala.html |title='Battlestar Galactica' movie snares Tricia Helfer, Grace Park and lots more Cylons|work=Chicago Tribune|date=September 4, 2008|access-date=September 4, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328113928/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/09/battlestar-gala.html |archive-date=March 28, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The only "Cylon" actor not present was [[Lucy Lawless]] (although previously filmed footage of her was included).<ref name="tvmovie">{{Cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-08-12-0808080413-story.html |title=Sci Fi confirms details of 'Battlestar Galactica' movie|work=Chicago Tribune|date=August 12, 2008|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080817041641/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2008/08/sci-fi-confirms.html |archive-date=August 17, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Feature film===
In 1999, the [[film producer|producer]] of [[Wing Commander (film)|''Wing Commander'']], Todd Moyer, and the producer of the original TV series, Glen Larson, planned to produce a [[motion picture]] based on the TV series.<ref>{{cite web |author=Glen Oliver |date=March 16, 1999 |title=Galactica Reborn (Todd Moyer talks to Glen about the new movie, Richard Hatch press release, etc.!!!) |url=http://legacy.aintitcool.com/node/3247 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060128081414/http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=3247 |archive-date=January 28, 2006 |access-date=January 29, 2022 |publisher=Ain't It Cool}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Science Fiction News of the Week |url=http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue117/news.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430050608/http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue117/news.html |archive-date=April 30, 2008 |access-date=February 25, 2009 |publisher=Scifi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Battlestar Atlantis – The Glen Larson/Todd Moyer partnership |url=http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0016.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090304025525/http://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0016.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2009 |access-date=February 25, 2009 |publisher=Battlestar Galactica |df=mdy}}</ref> It would have featured Battlestar ''Pegasus''.

Creator Glen A. Larson entered negotiations with [[Universal Pictures]] for a film adaptation of the 1978 series in February 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/universal-talks-battlestar-movie-79643/|title=Universal in talks for 'Battlestar' movie|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=February 20, 2009|access-date=January 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026130923/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/universal-talks-battlestar-movie-79643|archive-date=October 26, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Bryan Singer]] signed on to direct the [[reboot (fiction)|reboot]] the following August, but was obliged to direct ''[[Jack the Giant Slayer]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/bryan-singer-direct-battlestar-film-87663/|title=Bryan Singer to direct 'Battlestar' film|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 13, 2009|access-date=January 29, 2022}}</ref> In October 2011 [[John Orloff]] was hired to write the script. "I have wanted to write this movie since I was 12 years old, and built a Galactica model from scratch out of balsa wood, cardboard, old model parts and LEDs", Orloff told ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2011/10/bryan-singers-battlestar-galactica-gets-airborne-with-john-orloff-scripting-deal-185147/|title=Bryan Singer's 'Battlestar Galactica' Gets Airborne With John Orloff Scripting Deal|last=Fleming|first=Mike|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 20, 2011|access-date=September 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016085448/http://www.deadline.com/2011/10/bryan-singers-battlestar-galactica-gets-airborne-with-john-orloff-scripting-deal/|archive-date=October 16, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> By August 2012 the script was being rewritten, with Singer explaining that "It will exist, I think, quite well between the Glen Larson and Ron Moore universes".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/videos/2012/08/02/battlestar-galactica-movie-bryan-singer-update|title=Battlestar Galactica – Bryan Singer's Battlestar Update|work=[[IGN]]|date=August 2, 2012|access-date=September 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111062853/http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/08/02/battlestar-galactica-movie-bryan-singer-update|archive-date=November 11, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> On April 7, 2014, the studio hired Jack Paglen to write the script for the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/battlestar-galactica-movie-gets-new-life-at-universal-exclusive-1201153687/|title='Battlestar Galactica' Movie Gets New Life at Universal (EXCLUSIVE)|last=McNary|first=Dave|work=Variety|date=April 7, 2014|access-date=April 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409043900/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/battlestar-galactica-movie-gets-new-life-at-universal-exclusive-1201153687/|archive-date=April 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> On February 12, 2016, Universal signed [[Michael De Luca]], [[Scott Stuber]] and Dylan Clark to produce the ''Battlestar Galactica'' film.<ref>{{cite web|first=Justin|last=Kroll|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/battlestar-galatica-movie-michael-de-luca-scott-stuber-producers-1201702407/|title='Battlestar Galactica' Movie Adds Michael De Luca, Scott Stuber as Producers|date=February 10, 2016|website=Variety|access-date=September 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214095445/https://variety.com/2016/film/news/battlestar-galatica-movie-michael-de-luca-scott-stuber-producers-1201702407/|archive-date=December 14, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>  On June 9, 2016, [[Lisa Joy]] was reportedly writing the film, and [[Francis Lawrence]] was in talks to direct.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/06/battlestar-galactica-francis-lawrence-lisa-joy-universal-pictures-1201770133/|title='Battlestar Galactica' Movie Sets 'Westworld's Lisa Joy To Write, Director Francis Lawrence Orbiting|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 9, 2016|access-date=June 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610204232/http://deadline.com/2016/06/battlestar-galactica-francis-lawrence-lisa-joy-universal-pictures-1201770133/|archive-date=June 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> On December 18, 2018, it was reported that Jay Basu (''[[The Girl in the Spider's Web (film)|The Girl in the Spider's Web]]'') had been hired to rewrite Joy's script.<ref>{{cite web|first=Umberto|last=Gonzalez|url=https://www.thewrap.com/jay-basu-battlestar-galactica-universal/|title=Jay Basu Tapped to Write 'Battlestar Galactica' for Universal (Exclusive)|date=December 18, 2018|website=The Wrap|access-date=December 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219023145/https://www.thewrap.com/jay-basu-battlestar-galactica-universal/|archive-date=December 19, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> On October 22, 2020, The Hollywood Reporter revealed that [[Simon Kinberg]] will be writing and co-producing the film with [[Dylan Clark]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |title=Simon Kinberg to Write, Produce 'Battlestar Galactica' Movie for Universal (Exclusive)|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/simon-kinberg-to-write-produce-battlestar-galactica-movie-for-universal-exclusive-4081405/|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=January 29, 2022|date=October 22, 2020}}</ref>

===Cinema releases===
Besides a re-edited version of the pilot, released in Canada, Europe, parts of Latin America, and, following the broadcast of the series, in the U.S., two other ''Battlestar Galactica'' feature films were released in cinemas. ''Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack'' and ''Conquest of the Earth'' were made up of various episodes of the original series and ''Galactica 1980'' respectively. (See [[List of Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series) and Galactica 1980 episodes#Theatrical releases|List of ''Battlestar Galactica'' (1978 TV series) and ''Galactica 1980'' episodes § Theatrical releases]])