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Kennith Johnson On ‘ V ’ Remake, Casting and News For TV Series..

Kenneth Johnson (Creator )

News broke a couple weeks ago about ABC greenlighting a pilot for a remake of 1983′s V.. ABC gave the pilot, written by ‘ The 4400 ‘ co – creator, Scott Peters, the go ahead and Bailey Salinger himself, Scott Wolf ( ‘Patry of Five,’ ‘ Double Dragon ‘ ) is signed on.. Also attached is Morris Chestnut ( ‘ The Game Plan ‘ )..

Wolf will play the series regular role Chad Decker, a TV newscaster who turns Baltar and becomes the Visitors’ propaganda tool.. Which is a similar role to Kristine Walsh played by Jenny Sullivan in the original mini series..

Actress Morena Baccarin is about to invade the planet earth too.. She has been cast in a lead role..Baccarin played the Ori leader Adria in the tenth season of ‘ Stargate SG – 1,’ and in the DVD movie ‘ Stargate: The Ark of Truth..’ She’s also well – known to genre fans as Inara Serra in ‘ Firefly..’

Baccarin, 29, will play Anna, described as ” the leader of the Visitors who is remarkably knowledgeable about human culture and media manipulation..” The character appears to be the remake’s answer to Diana, our very own Jane Badler..

The new version of V is planned as an ongoing series, and is expected to follow a somewhat different narrative from the original.. Meaning, don’t expect any of the characters you knew from before.. I’m thinking this thing is going to be heavily ‘ BSG ‘ – influenced..

Whereas the original mini series was an allegory about the holocaust and the role, which human resistance played in ending it.. The new version will centre on a female Homeland Security agent..

Instead of focusing the resistance on cameraman Mike Donovan ( Marc Singer ) and Dr. Juliet Parrish ( Faye Grant ), the new V will focus on Erica Evans, ” a Homeland Security agent with an aimless son who has some serious problems.. When the aliens arrive, her son gloms on to them – which causes major tension in her family..”

Unattached, however, is the creator of V, Kenneth Johnson.. His comments below:

” You are correct that I am not involved with the new ABC / Warners TV pilot based on my original premise of V.. I understand that their ” reimagined ” take is quite different.. The guys involved are gentlemen and I wish them well..”

” I own the motion picture rights to V and have turned down offers from several major studios whose vision of V as a movie doesn’t correspond to my own.. We are currently working to set up V as an independent feature..”

” My prime desire is to bring big – screen production values to the new V movie while carefully protecting the timeless story, the characters, quality, integrity and substance that make my original V such a favorite of worldwide audiences and a critically acclaimed, international landmark..”

” You mentioned the classical training I received at Carnegie – Mellon’s Depart of Drama.. I think that education has absolutely helped me to steep my science fiction work with more substance and social significance than usually found in the genre.. To my delight, audiences and critics have generally agreed..”

” I’ve been very lucky to have the work that my friends and I have done score successfully not only with the public, but with reviewers as well.. The best of all possible worlds..”

Kenny’s sequel DOES keep the old characters, and he’s talked to the various actors from the original mini – series..Kenneth also has been in talks with Marc Singer and Robert Englund, who are both keen to come back to work with Kenny.. He is still in talks with other original cast members..