The next writer of Iron Man appears to be Justin Theroux, the same man who recently wrote another Robert Downey Jr. flick 'Tropic Thunder,' according to Variety || Jonathan Murphy will follow 'October Road' producers Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg to 'Life On Mars' to play Detective Chris Skelton, according to TV Guide || Kristen Bell will return to the third season of 'Heroes' to play Elle Bishop in a multi-episode arc, according to People magazine || Ntare Mwine, who most recently starred in 'The Riches,' will do a nine-episode stint as an 'artistic African' during the third season of 'Heroes,' according to The Hollywood Reporter || Tricia Helfer, who plays Number Six in 'Battlestar Galactica,' has been cast in the Fox pilot 'Inseparable,' according to The Hollywood Reporter || The next writer of Iron Man appears to be Justin Theroux, the same man who recently wrote another Robert Downey Jr. flick 'Tropic Thunder,' according to Variety || Jonathan Murphy will follow 'October Road' producers Josh Applebaum, Andre Nemec and Scott Rosenberg to 'Life On Mars' to play Detective Chris Skelton, according to TV Guide || Kristen Bell will return to the third season of 'Heroes' to play Elle Bishop in a multi-episode arc, according to People magazine || Ntare Mwine, who most recently starred in 'The Riches,' will do a nine-episode stint as an 'artistic African' during the third season of 'Heroes,' according to The Hollywood Reporter || Tricia Helfer, who plays Number Six in 'Battlestar Galactica,' has been cast in the Fox pilot 'Inseparable,' according to The Hollywood Reporter ||

More Telemovies Coming For 'Battlestar Galactica'?

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By MICHAEL HINMAN
Source: Chicago Tribune
May-17-2008

They always say that there's no such thing as being permanently dead in science-fiction, and for the SciFi Channel, that seems to be hopping over to real-life where "Stargate SG-1" isn't totally dead because of its post-series telemovies. And now "Battlestar Galactica" may be looking to do the very same thing.

Chicago Tribune columnist Maureen Ryan said that she is hearing through multiple sources that the network is planning not one, not two, but three telemovies that could begin soon after filming wraps up on the "Battlestar Galactica" series next month.

"Executives are now doing number-crunching for those proposed films, and any deals for these movies are far from done," Ryan said. "However, it would make sense to make more 'Battlestar' TV movies while the show's creative team and actors are still all in one place, as it were."

Ryan does caution that one source has told her that talk of movies is nothing more than idle chatter at this point, but there is reason to believe NBC Universal is interested in trying to continue the success of "Razor," a telemovie between the third and fourth season that didn't act as a continuation of the series, but more tried to fill gaps in the storyline that were only talked about before. If these movies are made, they will take on a similar function, Ryan said.

One of the things that could hurt the show is that many of its key people are already off doing other things as soon as the series is over. Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore is wring the series finale right now, and will soon be working on the backdoor "Battlestar Galactica" prequel pilot "Caprica" before taking on a new Fox pilot known as "Virtuality." He also has a three-picture deal with United Artists.

Actors have moved on as well, most notably Tahmoh Penikett's casting in the new Joss Whedon series "Dollhouse" for Fox as well as Tricia Helfer's casting in "Burn Notice."

"Battlestar Galactica" airs Fridays at 10 p.m. ET on SciFi Channel.

Thanks to Wfishon for the tip!

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