'Battlestar' Movie Begins Filming Monday

It's already been reported that it will feature Aaron Douglas as Galen Tyrol, Michael Trucco as Sam Anders and Dean Stockwell as Brother Cavil, but the Chicago Tribune's Maureen Ryan has a few more names to add to the mix.

Also expected to appear in the telemovie are Tricia Helfer as Number Six, Grace Park as Boomer, Rick Worthy as Simon, Matthew Bennett as Doral and Callum Keith Rennie as Leoben. Also expected to make a smaller appearance are Michael Hogan as Saul Tigh and Rekha Sharma as Tory Foster.

"It's a bit of a bummer to learn that Saul Tight, perhaps the how's most compelling Cylon, doesn't have a big role in the new film, which will air some time after the show's [series] finale," Ryan wrote. "Ah well, I'll just nurture a (probably futile) hope that one day there will be a third 'Battlestar' movie, and that it's Saul Tigh's Tigh-lon adventure."

Ryan also touched on "Caprica," which seems to have stalled in terms of getting a series pickup. Despite the fact that SciFi Channel has ordered some additional scripts, SciFi hasn't committed to the show anywhere beyond a backdoor pilot that had already been filmed just yet. In fact, Mark Verheiden who wrote a script for Caprica, is now doing some work on "Heroes." But there's nothing to say that he couldn't work on two series simultaneously.

"Caprica" creator Ronald D. Moore said a decision on whether or not to give "Caprica" a pickup should happen "in the next few weeks," suggesting that SciFi is not going to wait until the telemovie to air before deciding the show's fate.

Whether that's a good sign or a bad ... we'll have to wait and see.

"Battlestar Galactica" returns for its final episodic run in January.

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