Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome
Encyclopedia
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome is an upcoming television pilot
based on the television series Battlestar Galactica
. It stars Luke Pasqualino
, Ben Cotton
, and Lili Bordán
. Michael Taylor
wrote the teleplay, from a story by Taylor, David Eick
, Bradley Thompson
and David Weddle
, with Jonas Pate
set to direct.
as a young man, with the call sign
"Husker". William, being a recent Academy graduate, finds himself going head-first into new worlds. He is assigned to the newest battlestar
in the Colonial fleet, namely "the Galactica
". He is ordered to escort a young woman, who eventually turns out to have vital information that carries significant importance to certain Cylon
secrets. He is accompanied by Coker, a commanding officer
with a weary sense of violence, to whom he reports. A routine mission eventually turns dangerous and becomes a pivotal part in their fleet of desperation.
was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune
, and shared some information about the project, establishing that it would be filmed in 3D, using reconstructions of the Battlestar Galactica
sets that were scanned before they were dismantled after the end of the show;
Syfy
made an announcement on October 22, 2010, saying that a 2-hour pilot was green-lit for production. On February 10, 2011, Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome began principal photography
in Vancouver
, British Columbia
. During the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, Syfy's president of original programming, Mark Stern, hinted to an uncertainty regarding which format the project was going to be released in, weighing the possibility of making it into an online series
.
would be playing the protagonist William "Husker" Adama
, accompanied by Ben Cotton
as Coker Fasjovik, his commanding officer. The first new addition to the cast was Lili Bordán
, who plays Dr. Beka Kelly, a former employee of Graystone Industries; the company that created the Cylon
. John Pyper-Ferguson
was later set to portray a character called Xander Toth. Zak Santiago
also made a sudden entrance into the project, as Armin 'High Top' Diaz. The rest of the credits include Leo Li Chiang as Osirus Marine Sergeant, Mike Dopud
as Deke Tornvald, Brian Markinson
as Silas Nash, Adrian Holmes
as Lt. Decklan Elias, Karen LeBlanc as Jenna, Carmen Moore as Sr. Lieutenant Nina Leotie, Toby Levins as Pilot Sandman, Allison Warnyca as Jaycie McGavin, Jill Teed
as Commander Ozar, Jordan Weller as Seamus Fahey, and Tom Stevens as Marine Baris.
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
based on the television series Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series created by Glen A. Larson...
. It stars Luke Pasqualino
Luke Pasqualino
Luke Pasqualino is an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Freddie Mclair in the television series Skins.-Early life:...
, Ben Cotton
Ben Cotton
Ben Cotton is a Canadian actor perhaps best known for his role in the TV series Stargate Atlantis playing the scientist Dr. Kavanagh. He is also famous for his portrayel of "Leon Bell" in the game Dead Rising 2...
, and Lili Bordán
Lili Bordán
Lili Bordán is a Hungarian American film and television actress. She is currently starring as Dr. Beka Kelly in the upcoming Battlestar Galactica prequel, entitled Blood & Chrome.-Early life:...
. Michael Taylor
Michael Taylor (screenwriter)
Michael Taylor is best known for his work as a writer for both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. His DS9 credits include the celebrated episode "The Visitor", "Things Past", "Resurrection" and "In the Pale Moonlight", which was controversial for challenging some of Star Trek's...
wrote the teleplay, from a story by Taylor, David Eick
David Eick
David Eick is an American producer and writer, best known as the Executive Producer of Battlestar Galactica, of which he also wrote several episodes with Ronald D. Moore, as well as the re-imagined version of Bionic Woman...
, Bradley Thompson
Bradley Thompson
Bradley Thompson is an American television producer and writer, best known for episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , The Twilight Zone , Battlestar Galactica , and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation with writing partner David Weddle...
and David Weddle
David Weddle
David Weddle is an American television producer and writer, best known for episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , The Twilight Zone , Battlestar Galactica , and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation with writing partner Bradley Thompson...
, with Jonas Pate
Jonas Pate
Jonas James Pate is an American screenwriter, director and producer. He wrote and directed The Grave, Deceiver, The Take, and also directed Shrink. He co-created Good vs Evil and Surface...
set to direct.
Plot
Set in the tenth year of the First Cylon War, the story follows William AdamaWilliam Adama
William "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series...
as a young man, with the call sign
Call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign is a unique designation for a transmitting station. In North America they are used as names for broadcasting stations...
"Husker". William, being a recent Academy graduate, finds himself going head-first into new worlds. He is assigned to the newest battlestar
Space battleship
Fictional capital military spacecraft are spacefaring warships most often found in science fiction, which play similar roles to contemporary warships, though real spacecraft are used for military purposes...
in the Colonial fleet, namely "the Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (ship)
The Battlestar Galactica is a space battleship in the original and re-imagined science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica.The Twelve Colonies of Man in the original television series built a number of Battlestars during their thousand-year war with the Cylons, whose battleships are...
". He is ordered to escort a young woman, who eventually turns out to have vital information that carries significant importance to certain Cylon
Cylon (reimagining)
Cylons are a race which appear in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series and its prequel Caprica. They have several forms, some of which resemble and even mimic the behavior of humans, while others are mechanical in appearance and function.In the first DVD, one of the show's creators...
secrets. He is accompanied by Coker, a commanding officer
Commanding officer
The commanding officer is the officer in command of a military unit. Typically, the commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitude to run the unit as he sees fit, within the bounds of military law...
with a weary sense of violence, to whom he reports. A routine mission eventually turns dangerous and becomes a pivotal part in their fleet of desperation.
Cast
- Luke PasqualinoLuke PasqualinoLuke Pasqualino is an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Freddie Mclair in the television series Skins.-Early life:...
as William "Husker" AdamaWilliam AdamaWilliam "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series... - Ben CottonBen CottonBen Cotton is a Canadian actor perhaps best known for his role in the TV series Stargate Atlantis playing the scientist Dr. Kavanagh. He is also famous for his portrayel of "Leon Bell" in the game Dead Rising 2...
as Coker Fasjovik - Lili BordánLili BordánLili Bordán is a Hungarian American film and television actress. She is currently starring as Dr. Beka Kelly in the upcoming Battlestar Galactica prequel, entitled Blood & Chrome.-Early life:...
as Dr. Beka Kelly - John Pyper-FergusonJohn Pyper-FergusonJohn Pyper-Ferguson is an Australian-born Canadian actor. He has appeared in a wide range of films and television shows. His notable works include playing Sonny Hamilton on Hamilton's Quest, Peter Hutter on The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., and Joe Whedon on Brothers & Sisters...
as Xander Toth - Zak SantiagoZak SantiagoZak Santiago is a Canadian actor and Disc-jockey.Santiago was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has appeared in many television shows, including Young Blades, Smallville, Robson Arms, Flight 93 and The L Word...
as Armin 'High Top' Diaz - Leo Li Chiang as Osirus Marine Sergeant
- Mike DopudMike DopudMike Dopud is a Canadian-born film actor, television actor, voice actor, stuntman, stage actor and athlete. He is best known for playing Detective Smits in White Noise the 2005 action-horror film, Agent Turner in Alone In The Dark a 2005 action-horror film, playing Vic Hadfield in the Canadian...
as Deke Tornvald - Brian MarkinsonBrian MarkinsonBrian Markinson is a Canadian film and television actor. He has appeared as Police Chief Bill Jacobs on Da Vinci's Inquest and Da Vinci's City Hall...
as Silas Nash - Adrian HolmesAdrian HolmesAdrian Holmes is an actor known for his television work on series such as FOX’s Fringe” and Human Target, CW Supernatural and SYFY’s Battlestar Galactica He may be best known, however, for his recurring role as “Basqat” on the ninth season of long running, the WB/CW television series...
as Lt. Decklan Elias - Karen LeBlanc as Jenna
- Carmen Moore as Sr. Lieutenant Nina Leotie
- Toby Levins as Pilot Sandman
- Allison Warnyca as Jaycie McGavin
- Jill TeedJill TeedJill Teed is a Canadian actress who resides in Vancouver with her young daughter. She is a genre actress who appears in many sci-fi roles. She has appeared in a range of television guest roles such The X-Files, Stargate SG-1, Sliders, and The Outer Limits...
as Commander Ozar - Jordan Weller as Seamus Fahey
- Tom Stevens as Marine Baris
Development
On July 27, 2010, executive producer Michael TaylorMichael Taylor (screenwriter)
Michael Taylor is best known for his work as a writer for both Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. His DS9 credits include the celebrated episode "The Visitor", "Things Past", "Resurrection" and "In the Pale Moonlight", which was controversial for challenging some of Star Trek's...
was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
, and shared some information about the project, establishing that it would be filmed in 3D, using reconstructions of the Battlestar Galactica
Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
Battlestar Galactica is an American military science fiction television series, and part of the Battlestar Galactica franchise. The show was developed by Ronald D. Moore as a re-imagining of the 1978 Battlestar Galactica television series created by Glen A. Larson...
sets that were scanned before they were dismantled after the end of the show;
Syfy
Syfy
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
made an announcement on October 22, 2010, saying that a 2-hour pilot was green-lit for production. On February 10, 2011, Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome began principal photography
Principal photography
thumb|300px|Film production on location in [[Newark, New Jersey]].Principal photography is the phase of film production in which the movie is filmed, with actors on set and cameras rolling, as distinct from pre-production and post-production....
in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. During the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con, Syfy's president of original programming, Mark Stern, hinted to an uncertainty regarding which format the project was going to be released in, weighing the possibility of making it into an online series
Web series
A web series is a series of episodes released on the Internet or also by mobile or cellular phone, and part of the newly emerging medium called web television. A single instance of a web series program is called an episode .While the popularity of web series is continuing to rise, the concept...
.
Casting
It was announced that Luke PasqualinoLuke Pasqualino
Luke Pasqualino is an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Freddie Mclair in the television series Skins.-Early life:...
would be playing the protagonist William "Husker" Adama
William Adama
William "Bill" Adama is a fictional character portrayed by Edward James Olmos in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series...
, accompanied by Ben Cotton
Ben Cotton
Ben Cotton is a Canadian actor perhaps best known for his role in the TV series Stargate Atlantis playing the scientist Dr. Kavanagh. He is also famous for his portrayel of "Leon Bell" in the game Dead Rising 2...
as Coker Fasjovik, his commanding officer. The first new addition to the cast was Lili Bordán
Lili Bordán
Lili Bordán is a Hungarian American film and television actress. She is currently starring as Dr. Beka Kelly in the upcoming Battlestar Galactica prequel, entitled Blood & Chrome.-Early life:...
, who plays Dr. Beka Kelly, a former employee of Graystone Industries; the company that created the Cylon
Cylon (reimagining)
Cylons are a race which appear in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series and its prequel Caprica. They have several forms, some of which resemble and even mimic the behavior of humans, while others are mechanical in appearance and function.In the first DVD, one of the show's creators...
. John Pyper-Ferguson
John Pyper-Ferguson
John Pyper-Ferguson is an Australian-born Canadian actor. He has appeared in a wide range of films and television shows. His notable works include playing Sonny Hamilton on Hamilton's Quest, Peter Hutter on The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., and Joe Whedon on Brothers & Sisters...
was later set to portray a character called Xander Toth. Zak Santiago
Zak Santiago
Zak Santiago is a Canadian actor and Disc-jockey.Santiago was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He has appeared in many television shows, including Young Blades, Smallville, Robson Arms, Flight 93 and The L Word...
also made a sudden entrance into the project, as Armin 'High Top' Diaz. The rest of the credits include Leo Li Chiang as Osirus Marine Sergeant, Mike Dopud
Mike Dopud
Mike Dopud is a Canadian-born film actor, television actor, voice actor, stuntman, stage actor and athlete. He is best known for playing Detective Smits in White Noise the 2005 action-horror film, Agent Turner in Alone In The Dark a 2005 action-horror film, playing Vic Hadfield in the Canadian...
as Deke Tornvald, Brian Markinson
Brian Markinson
Brian Markinson is a Canadian film and television actor. He has appeared as Police Chief Bill Jacobs on Da Vinci's Inquest and Da Vinci's City Hall...
as Silas Nash, Adrian Holmes
Adrian Holmes
Adrian Holmes is an actor known for his television work on series such as FOX’s Fringe” and Human Target, CW Supernatural and SYFY’s Battlestar Galactica He may be best known, however, for his recurring role as “Basqat” on the ninth season of long running, the WB/CW television series...
as Lt. Decklan Elias, Karen LeBlanc as Jenna, Carmen Moore as Sr. Lieutenant Nina Leotie, Toby Levins as Pilot Sandman, Allison Warnyca as Jaycie McGavin, Jill Teed
Jill Teed
Jill Teed is a Canadian actress who resides in Vancouver with her young daughter. She is a genre actress who appears in many sci-fi roles. She has appeared in a range of television guest roles such The X-Files, Stargate SG-1, Sliders, and The Outer Limits...
as Commander Ozar, Jordan Weller as Seamus Fahey, and Tom Stevens as Marine Baris.