Battlestar Galactica may soon undergo another reimagining.

The science-fiction franchise - which centers on a mostly space-based battle between humans a race known as the Cylons - first ran during the 1978-1979 series and starred Lorne Greene and Richard Hatch.

It then aired as a miniseries in 2003.

But the drama is best known and most beloved for the four-season long program that featured Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell in lead roles.

According to Variety, writer Jack Paglen (Transcendence) has signed on to pen a screenplay that would a new, completely new version of the story for Universal.

Few other details are available at this time, but original series creator Glen Larson will produce the proposed Battlestar Galactica film.

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