When I found out Eric Stoltz would be involved in the Battlestar Galactica prequel , Caprica , I was over - the - lunar month excited . I love me some Stoltz . Whether in some deform kiddie movie , or play a whiny junkie in Pulp Fiction he is my random character of choice . Stoltz shared with us some enigma about Caprica , and his forthcoming labor Blank Slate .
We tried to ask Stoltz whether it was true Caprica had already been cull up as a series , and he would n’t say for certain . short afterwards , a Sci Fi Channel publicist cause in touch to tell us that no conclusion had been made yet . But here ’s what Stoltz was able to tell us :
How did you get demand in Caprica ?
I was beam the script out of the blue , and loved it . To be honest , I was n’t seem to do a pilot film — I ’ve spent the last four or five class concentrating on directing , phasing out acting . But this handwriting imbibe me in — I found it saucy and compelling and different .
Were you a buff of Battlestar Galactica ? Did you watch the serial publication before to set up for Caprica ?
I ’d see some of it , and thought it quite honest . But watching a series that ’s meant to take topographic point after our story did n’t make much sense to me , specially when we had the creators usable to us to resolve any questions , and point us in the correct direction .
So your character , Daniel Graystone , what ’s he like what can you tell us about him ?
He ’s a quite a little like Bill Gates … only richer .
Caprica has a great cast , what was it like working with Esai Morales , or as I will incessantly call him Adama ’s Dad ?
Esai was adorable to turn with , although I did n’t have that many scenes with him . He ’s a gifted adult male . He brings a rough and tumble quality to the piece of music that ’s just right — like an old time movie star .
I know you guys run into a bit of a conflict when you animate your past loved one mechanically , how does your reference ’s response differ from Esai ’s ?
I ’m not certain I should talk about this , as it call for spoilers .
How is your case creditworthy for the family war that is happening on Caprica ?
I do n’t know — yet .
What other character that we ’re go to match in Caprica should we be mad for ?
Paula Malcomson as Amanda Graystone , a strong brilliant surgeon . Alessandra Toreson as our daughter , Zoe . Polly Walker as Sister Clarice , the woman who heads up the Athena Academy , and DeForest Kelley as “ Bones ” McCoy .
Are there any surprisal next relatives that are connect to your character reference from the BSG series ?
If there are , they have n’t told me about them yet . I believe it ’s kind of playfulness to be in the dark about these thing . At least , that ’s what I ’m differentiate myself .
Do we get to see any succeeding glimpse of the first Cylons ? What do they look like , are very heavy on the mechanical side ?
I do n’t recognise either- it ’s all create in post production core . We work our scenes with lights tied to poles — kind of like train seals . “ attend over here ! At the shiny shiny luminosity ! ” .
What were you most shocked about in the handwriting ?
How voguish it was .
How many episodes are you plan on film , I heard two more
scripts are in the whole caboodle for future episodes ?
I have n’t the faintest idea , I have intercourse the plaster cast would care to shoot as many as possible , certainly if the scripts are as good as the cowcatcher and if Jeffrey Reiner , our director , comes back to guide us .
I heard that Caprica has been picked up as a serial publication is that true ?
I have n’t take heed that . I think the o.k. folks at Sci - fi are waiting to see the pilot before they commit to anything , which makes perfect signified to me .
Have you had a chance to talk to any of the crew about future instalment of Caprica ?
I did speak with our director of picture taking , Joel Ransom . He also fool away the pilot for Battlestar , and a show I did a few year ago called Out of Order . He ’s unbelievably talented . I asked ( okay ,
begged ) him to do the show should we get picked up . He said he ’d be concerned — perchance … Then he laughed loudly . He may have winked as well . I can never severalise if that guy is kidding or not , but I sure like work with him .
How would you describe Caprica to our lecturer ( since they are very anxious to see it ) ?
It ’s a show that take place in the not - so - remote hereafter , on a not - so - distant planet , that deals with a family scramble to ride out together , course of instruction warfare , religion , and our never ending lookup for meaning in a earth that over - values stimulation , consumerism , and facts .
What can we calculate frontwards to in Blank Slate ?
Blank Slate is a well - severalise nasty little tale about corruption and a adult female ’s lookup for her true identity .
Does your lineament condone the implanting of memories into other people ?
I do n’t think he believes in it much . He ’s the skeptic , the realist .
I say that Blank Slate will send in 20 , 4 - minute segments , is this true ? How did you fix for that ?
I think it ’s get along out in many formats- the traditional 85 minute moving picture , the 4 arcminute segment , as well as 2 instant ‘ mash - ups ’ . There is no path to prepare for however a film is shorten or presented , other than to try and make the prospect work- and trust that Dean Devlin and John Harrison and their fine editor will be able-bodied to construct it in an interesting agency . I imagine they have- I ’m very pleased with it , gallant to have been a part of it .
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