Flash Gordon: The Update Remake

[Batty]

Hot on the heels of the Highlander remake news...

'Flash Gordon' reignited by Columbia
Breck Eisner to direct; Neal Moritz producing
By Borys Kit and Leslie Simmons
May 20, 2008, 03:50 PM
Updated: May 20, 2008, 11:32 PM

Columbia might be rocketing a redo-update of "Flash Gordon," entering talks to acquire the film rights for a big-screen adaptation that has Breck Eisner attached to direct and Neal Moritz set to produce. Eisner also will exec produce.

"Flash" originally was a science fiction newspaper comic strip drawn by Alex Raymond in the 1930s and was created to compete with another sci-fi strip, "Buck Rogers." "Flash" was first adapted to the screen via Buster Crabbe serials and was made into a lavish 1980 film starring Sam Jones but remembered more for its Queen score. More recently, it was a Sci Fi Channel miniseries that was seen as a critical and ratings failure.

Storywise, Flash was an athlete who travels to the planet Mongo with his lady love, Dale Arden, and the mad scientist Dr. Hans Zarkov. There, they discover a world ruled by Ming the Merciless and meet such strange inhabitants as the Hawkmen and the Sharkmen.

No writers are on board to adapt.

Moritz is becoming something of a favorite son at Columbia, with plenty of plum projects in his stable. The producer is developing for the studio a live-action adaptation of the "Goosebumps" book series, a remake of "21 Jump Street," and an adaptation of "The Green Hornet."

Eisner, repped by CAA, is developing a remake of "Creature From the Black Lagoon" as a directing vehicle, and developing a remake of the 1973 George A. Romero horror movie "Crazies." He also directed the premiere episode of NBC's horror anthology "Fear Itself."

You think they'll dig Freddie Murcury up to do the soundtrack for this one too?

 

[The Chaver]

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You think they'll dig Freddie Murcury up to do the soundtrack for this one too?

That was a great ^^^^ing soundtrack.

 

[EVILFACE]

Does the general public actually remember Flash Gordon?

 

[Batty]

Maybe thats why they're doing an update. Just as long as it isn't anything like that crapfest Sci-Fi channel show.

 

[King Darkness]

HOLLYWOOD

 

[Kabukiman]

[sarcasm]Great. They must've noticed how great the Sci-Fi remake/relaunch was. [/sarcasm]

Oh well, I'll take any excuse to sing "FLASH!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"

 

[Darth Caedus]

Maybe thats why they're doing an update. Just as long as it isn't anything like that crapfest Sci-Fi channel show.

Honestly, how did that Sci-Fi series make it past 3 episodes, it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Bad

 

[bcm77]

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You think they'll dig Freddie Murcury up to do the soundtrack for this one too?

Never mind that,Brian Blessed needs to be brought back as that crazy birdman. Along with the soundtrack he was the highlight of the movie for me.

 

[carbo-fation]

Honestly, how did that Sci-Fi series make it past 3 episodes, it was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Bad

I initially didn't like the series but a couple of weeks ago they had a marathon and the last couple of episodes were actually pretty good. As for the original movie, I enjoyed watching it as a kid so I had no gripe agaisnt it.

 

[Batty]

Never mind that,Brian Blessed needs to be brought back as that crazy birdman. Along with the soundtrack he was the highlight of the movie for me.

 

[TheObsoleteMan]

Never mind that,Brian Blessed needs to be brought back as that crazy birdman. Along with the soundtrack he was the highlight of the movie for me.

Vultan! He has my favorite line in that whole movie, "Dyyyive!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Brian Blessed is the best overactor in film history.

 

[Jair]

pretty sad...the 1980's version was really all they ever needed to make but it seems the company that own's the Flash Gordon rights is really pushing the property there is a comic book coming out over the summer as well.

To think they cancelled the Dresden Files on SciFi to put on that terrible show


Evan

 

[BadMoon]

Ming's daughter was freaking hot in that old movie. I know I would stick my hand in a piece of lumber for her any day.

 

[bcm77]

Vultan! He has my favorite line in that whole movie, "Dyyyive!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Brian Blessed is the best overactor in film history.

The other line I really liked was "Gordon's Alive!!!" which even made it into the main song on the soundtrack.
I was so excited when I heard Brian Blessed was going to be in the first Star Wars prequel and pictured him in a similar kind of role,maybe as an enforcer for the Hutts or a smuggler chief.
The fact that his talents were wasted providing the voice for a slobbering CGI toad creature that most people hated was one of many things that angered me about that movie.