The character of Flash Gordon has had a long and rich history in pop culture lasting almost 100 years. The first appearance of the space bound all-American hero was found in a science-fiction comic strip created in 1934 by illustrator Alex Raymond and writer Don Moore. Former Olympian and actor Buster Crabbe appeared as the character in the classic Universal serials that depicted Flash Gordon's clashes with Ming the Merciless on the planet Mongo. Fondly remembered for their air of wispy nostalgia, the "Flash Gordon" serials always ended on a cliffhanger. I remember one in particular where Flash is thrown down a dark hole with no chance of escape, only to be saved by the sudden deployment of a net in the first scene of the next episode.
That is to say, "Flash Gordon" was always a little ridiculous.
The Buster Crabbe serials have certainly left their mark on film history, but...
That is to say, "Flash Gordon" was always a little ridiculous.
The Buster Crabbe serials have certainly left their mark on film history, but...
- 12/25/2022
- by Drew Tinnin
- Slash Film
On the JoBlo Movies YouTube channel, we will be posting one full movie every day of the week, giving viewers the chance to watch them entirely free of charge. The Free Movie of the Day we have for you today is the 2013 ghost hunting horror movie Asylum: The Lost Footage, and you can watch it over on the YouTube channel linked above, or you can just watch it in the embed at the top of this article.
Directed by Dan T. Hall, who also crafted the screenplay with Marcia Ellett and Moli Hall, Asylum: The Lost Footage has the following synopsis:
A group of amateur ghost hunters go missing as they journey into the bowels of an abandon Insane Asylum in a search for evidence of the ‘Lady in White’ said to haunt the grounds. The only evidence of their quest of no return are video cards discovered by workman...
Directed by Dan T. Hall, who also crafted the screenplay with Marcia Ellett and Moli Hall, Asylum: The Lost Footage has the following synopsis:
A group of amateur ghost hunters go missing as they journey into the bowels of an abandon Insane Asylum in a search for evidence of the ‘Lady in White’ said to haunt the grounds. The only evidence of their quest of no return are video cards discovered by workman...
- 10/31/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
"Thor: Love and Thunder” director Taika Waititi plans to write and direct a CG-animated, theatrical feature, adapting Alex Raymond's 1930's sci-fi newspaper comic strip "Flash Gordon":
"Flash Gordon" debuted January 7, 1934, inspired by newspaper comic strip "Buck Rogers".
'Flash Gordon', a polo player and Yale University graduate and his companions 'Dale Arden' and 'Dr. Hans Zarkov'...
...start their journey together as Earth is bombarded by fiery meteors.
Zarkov invents a rocket ship to locate their place of origin in outer space.
Half mad, Zarkov kidnaps Flash and Dale and the three travel to the planet 'Mongo'...
...where they discover the meteors are weapons...
...devised by 'Ming the Merciless'...
...that planet's evil ruler.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Flash Gordon"...
"Flash Gordon" debuted January 7, 1934, inspired by newspaper comic strip "Buck Rogers".
'Flash Gordon', a polo player and Yale University graduate and his companions 'Dale Arden' and 'Dr. Hans Zarkov'...
...start their journey together as Earth is bombarded by fiery meteors.
Zarkov invents a rocket ship to locate their place of origin in outer space.
Half mad, Zarkov kidnaps Flash and Dale and the three travel to the planet 'Mongo'...
...where they discover the meteors are weapons...
...devised by 'Ming the Merciless'...
...that planet's evil ruler.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Flash Gordon"...
- 9/21/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"Thor: Love and Thunder” director Taika Waititi will write and direct a CG-animated, theatrical feature, adapting Alex Raymond's 1930's sci-fi newspaper comic strip "Flash Gordon":
"Flash Gordon" debuted January 7, 1934, inspired by newspaper comic strip "Buck Rogers".
'Flash Gordon', a polo player and Yale University graduate and his companions 'Dale Arden' and 'Dr. Hans Zarkov'...
...start their journey together as Earth is bombarded by fiery meteors.
Zarkov invents a rocket ship to locate their place of origin in outer space.
Half mad, Zarkov kidnaps Flash and Dale and the three travel to the planet 'Mongo'...
...where they discover the meteors are weapons...
...devised by 'Ming the Merciless'...
...that planet's evil ruler.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Flash Gordon"...
"Flash Gordon" debuted January 7, 1934, inspired by newspaper comic strip "Buck Rogers".
'Flash Gordon', a polo player and Yale University graduate and his companions 'Dale Arden' and 'Dr. Hans Zarkov'...
...start their journey together as Earth is bombarded by fiery meteors.
Zarkov invents a rocket ship to locate their place of origin in outer space.
Half mad, Zarkov kidnaps Flash and Dale and the three travel to the planet 'Mongo'...
...where they discover the meteors are weapons...
...devised by 'Ming the Merciless'...
...that planet's evil ruler.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Flash Gordon"...
- 3/22/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Director Matthew Vaughn ("Kick-Ass") continues developing a sex/violence update of "Flash Gordon", based on the 1930's newspaper comic strip space hero by Alex Raymond, that inspired the creation of "Star Wars" by George Lucas:
Vaughn ("Kingsman: The Secret Service") was approached by Fox, before their Disney acquisition, to kick-off the new sci-fi series.
According to actor Sam Jones, who played 'Flash Gordon' in a 1980 feature, "Matthew Reilly, VP of production at Fox Studios, acquired the screenplay rights to 'Flash Gordon' last year, and he hired John Davis and his staff to write the script. They’re looking to bring out a sequel...
"I met with Matt and we are in talks about that. I’m very excited. A lot of people over the years, including Stephen Sommers and Neil H Moritz, have acquired the screenplay rights, but for whatever reason they did not do...
Vaughn ("Kingsman: The Secret Service") was approached by Fox, before their Disney acquisition, to kick-off the new sci-fi series.
According to actor Sam Jones, who played 'Flash Gordon' in a 1980 feature, "Matthew Reilly, VP of production at Fox Studios, acquired the screenplay rights to 'Flash Gordon' last year, and he hired John Davis and his staff to write the script. They’re looking to bring out a sequel...
"I met with Matt and we are in talks about that. I’m very excited. A lot of people over the years, including Stephen Sommers and Neil H Moritz, have acquired the screenplay rights, but for whatever reason they did not do...
- 12/11/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
There are good movies, there are bad movies, and then there are good bad movies. Flash Gordon, which debuted Dec. 5, 1980, falls squarely in the third camp — with an emphasis on “camp.”
George Lucas originally hoped to remake the 1930s Flash Gordon movie serials, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip. But Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis had held the rights to Flash since the 1960s and refused to relinquish them, leading Lucas to instead create the massively successful Star Wars. By 1979, the world had space-opera fever, and De Laurentiis put Flash into motion.
He first offered directing duties to ...
George Lucas originally hoped to remake the 1930s Flash Gordon movie serials, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip. But Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis had held the rights to Flash since the 1960s and refused to relinquish them, leading Lucas to instead create the massively successful Star Wars. By 1979, the world had space-opera fever, and De Laurentiis put Flash into motion.
He first offered directing duties to ...
- 12/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There are good movies, there are bad movies, and then there are good bad movies. Flash Gordon, which debuted Dec. 5, 1980, falls squarely in the third camp — with an emphasis on “camp.”
George Lucas originally hoped to remake the 1930s Flash Gordon movie serials, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip. But Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis had held the rights to Flash since the 1960s and refused to relinquish them, leading Lucas to instead create the massively successful Star Wars. By 1979, the world had space-opera fever, and De Laurentiis put Flash into motion.
He first offered directing duties to ...
George Lucas originally hoped to remake the 1930s Flash Gordon movie serials, based on the Alex Raymond comic strip. But Italian producer Dino De Laurentiis had held the rights to Flash since the 1960s and refused to relinquish them, leading Lucas to instead create the massively successful Star Wars. By 1979, the world had space-opera fever, and De Laurentiis put Flash into motion.
He first offered directing duties to ...
- 12/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
According to reports, a popular 'genre' director is still interested in developing a fresh update of "Flash Gordon", based on the 1934 newspaper comic strip hero by Alex Raymond, that inspired the creation of "Star Wars" by George Lucas.
Director Matthew Vaughn ("Kingsman: The Secret Service") has been approached by Fox to kick-off the new film series.
"Flash Gordon" debuted January 7, 1934, inspired by the 1932 CBS Radio, space adventures of "Buck Rogers".
"...'Flash Gordon', a polo player and Yale University graduate, with his companion 'Dale Arden' and 'Dr. Hans Zarkov' start their journey into space as Earth is bombarded by fiery meteors, with Zarkov inventing a rocket ship to locate their place of origin.
"Half mad, Zarkov kidnaps Flash and Dale and the three travel to the planet 'Mongo', where they discover the meteors are weapons devised by 'Ming the Merciless', the planet's evil ruler.
Click the images to enlarge...
Director Matthew Vaughn ("Kingsman: The Secret Service") has been approached by Fox to kick-off the new film series.
"Flash Gordon" debuted January 7, 1934, inspired by the 1932 CBS Radio, space adventures of "Buck Rogers".
"...'Flash Gordon', a polo player and Yale University graduate, with his companion 'Dale Arden' and 'Dr. Hans Zarkov' start their journey into space as Earth is bombarded by fiery meteors, with Zarkov inventing a rocket ship to locate their place of origin.
"Half mad, Zarkov kidnaps Flash and Dale and the three travel to the planet 'Mongo', where they discover the meteors are weapons devised by 'Ming the Merciless', the planet's evil ruler.
Click the images to enlarge...
- 11/14/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Arrow jumps into the 4K Ultra HD bracket with a knockout 40th anniversary presentation of this campy, music-filled and incredibly colorful Dino De Laurentiis spectacle. The impressive package has an endless catalog of extras, plus a second Blu-ray disc with a full-length feature about the film’s one-hit-wonder star Sam J. Jones. Buyers beware — no backup Blu-ray disc of the feature is included. In every other respect, “Go! Flash! Go!”
Flash Gordon
4K Ultra HD with Hdr
Arrow Video
1980 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 112 min. / Street Date August 18, 2020 / 40.26 (Amazon)
Starring: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol, Ornella Muti, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed, Peter Wyngarde, Mariangela Melato, Deep Roy.
Cinematography: Gilbert Taylor
Production Designer: Danilo Donati
Film Editor: Malcolm Cooke
Original Music: Howard Blake
Written by Michael Allin & Lorenzo Semple Jr. from characters by Alex Raymond
Produced by Dino De Laurentiis
Directed by Mike Hodges
First things first: a lot...
Flash Gordon
4K Ultra HD with Hdr
Arrow Video
1980 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 112 min. / Street Date August 18, 2020 / 40.26 (Amazon)
Starring: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol, Ornella Muti, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed, Peter Wyngarde, Mariangela Melato, Deep Roy.
Cinematography: Gilbert Taylor
Production Designer: Danilo Donati
Film Editor: Malcolm Cooke
Original Music: Howard Blake
Written by Michael Allin & Lorenzo Semple Jr. from characters by Alex Raymond
Produced by Dino De Laurentiis
Directed by Mike Hodges
First things first: a lot...
- 9/8/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Flash Gordon still stands alone in the pantheon of comic book movies 40 years on. Colorful, vibrant, kinky, and often absurd, Mike Hodges’ gaudy tale of an all-American boy defeating a powerful villain from space and saving the Earth in the process had until recently felt far removed from the predominantly safe and CG-heavy comic book fare of the last few decades, despite its familiar themes and due in large part to its distinct refusal to take itself seriously. But the film we know and love is a world away from how it began.
Back in the 1970s, wealthy businessman and film producer Dino De Laurentiis held on to the Flash Gordon rights after George Lucas’ attempts to extricate them. A much-less-minted Lucas was forced to make his own space adventure movie instead, a little project called Star Wars. Its success indisputable, De Laurentiis was more determined than ever to make...
Back in the 1970s, wealthy businessman and film producer Dino De Laurentiis held on to the Flash Gordon rights after George Lucas’ attempts to extricate them. A much-less-minted Lucas was forced to make his own space adventure movie instead, a little project called Star Wars. Its success indisputable, De Laurentiis was more determined than ever to make...
- 8/10/2020
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
The campy sci-fi classic Flash Gordon is finally getting the proper home video release it deserves. Based on the comic strip of the same name by Alex Raymond, the movie directed by Mike Hodges, starring Sam J. Jones, and featuring an epic soundtrack from the rock band Queen was a bit of a box office flop […]
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- 5/10/2020
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Gordon's alive?? That's right, and in order to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Flash Gordon, the film has been scanned from the original 35mm negative to produce a 4K restoration which will be released in a jam-packed box-set later this year. Based upon the classic comic-strip by Alex Raymond, the film follows Dr. Hans Zarkov (Topol) as he takes football star Flash Gordon…...
- 5/7/2020
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
StudioCanal are venturing deep into the vaults to bring the 1980’s cult classic ‘Flash Gordon’ back to life with a 4K Ultra High Definition restoration to mark the film’s 40th anniversary.
Mike Hodge’s cult classic, based on the comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond and adapted for the screen by Michael Allin (Enter The Dragon) and Lorenzo Semple Jr (King Kong), was fuelled by an iconic soundtrack by the rock group, Queen and followed A football player, Flash Gordon, and his friends who travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
Directed by Mike Hodges and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, the original film was shot in Technicolor and Todd-ao-35. It stars Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol, Max von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed and Ornella Muti.
Also in news – Emily Blunt and...
Mike Hodge’s cult classic, based on the comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond and adapted for the screen by Michael Allin (Enter The Dragon) and Lorenzo Semple Jr (King Kong), was fuelled by an iconic soundtrack by the rock group, Queen and followed A football player, Flash Gordon, and his friends who travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.
Directed by Mike Hodges and produced by Dino De Laurentiis, the original film was shot in Technicolor and Todd-ao-35. It stars Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Topol, Max von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Brian Blessed and Ornella Muti.
Also in news – Emily Blunt and...
- 5/7/2020
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The comic strip featuring the very first appearance of Flash Gordon, the 1930s sci-fi hero that launched movie and radio serials and even influenced the creation of Star Wars, sold for almost half a million dollars at an auction Tuesday.
The pencil-and-ink art by Alex Raymond, the creator of the strip, sold for a muscular $480,000, a record for comic strip art. Certainly adding to the appeal of the art was its historical significance.
Flash Gordon was created by Raymond as his newspaper syndicate’s answer to Buck Rogers and came during a period that saw the creation of enduring pop culture ...
The pencil-and-ink art by Alex Raymond, the creator of the strip, sold for a muscular $480,000, a record for comic strip art. Certainly adding to the appeal of the art was its historical significance.
Flash Gordon was created by Raymond as his newspaper syndicate’s answer to Buck Rogers and came during a period that saw the creation of enduring pop culture ...
- 3/31/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The comic strip featuring the very first appearance of Flash Gordon, the 1930s sci-fi hero that launched movie and radio serials and even influenced the creation of Star Wars, sold for almost half a million dollars at an auction Tuesday.
The pencil-and-ink art by Alex Raymond, the creator of the strip, sold for a muscular $480,000, a record for comic strip art. Certainly adding to the appeal of the art was its historical significance.
Flash Gordon was created by Raymond as his newspaper syndicate’s answer to Buck Rogers and came during a period that saw the creation of enduring pop culture ...
The pencil-and-ink art by Alex Raymond, the creator of the strip, sold for a muscular $480,000, a record for comic strip art. Certainly adding to the appeal of the art was its historical significance.
Flash Gordon was created by Raymond as his newspaper syndicate’s answer to Buck Rogers and came during a period that saw the creation of enduring pop culture ...
- 3/31/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The extent to which the novel coronavirus pandemic has hit the popular arts auction houses will be tested next week when a key piece of comic strip history goes on sale.
Profiles in History is putting up for sale the original art for the very first appearance of Flash Gordon, the 1930s science fiction hero that launched movie and radio serials and even influenced the creation of Star Wars.
The pencil and ink art by Alex Raymond, the creator of the strip, is expected to sell in the range of $400,000 to $600,000 but its historical significance could ...
Profiles in History is putting up for sale the original art for the very first appearance of Flash Gordon, the 1930s science fiction hero that launched movie and radio serials and even influenced the creation of Star Wars.
The pencil and ink art by Alex Raymond, the creator of the strip, is expected to sell in the range of $400,000 to $600,000 but its historical significance could ...
- 3/27/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The extent to which the novel coronavirus pandemic has hit the popular arts auction houses will be tested next week when a key piece of comic strip history goes on sale.
Profiles in History is putting up for sale the original art for the very first appearance of Flash Gordon, the 1930s science fiction hero that launched movie and radio serials and even influenced the creation of Star Wars.
The pencil and ink art by Alex Raymond, the creator of the strip, is expected to sell in the range of $400,000 to $600,000 but its historical significance could ...
Profiles in History is putting up for sale the original art for the very first appearance of Flash Gordon, the 1930s science fiction hero that launched movie and radio serials and even influenced the creation of Star Wars.
The pencil and ink art by Alex Raymond, the creator of the strip, is expected to sell in the range of $400,000 to $600,000 but its historical significance could ...
- 3/27/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Director Matthew Vaughn ("Kick-Ass") is still interested in an 'adult' update of "Flash Gordon", based on the 1930's newspaper comic strip hero by Alex Raymond, that inspired the creation of "Star Wars" by George Lucas:
Vaughn ("Kingsman: The Secret Service") was approached by 20th Century, before their Disney acquisition...
...to kick-off a new film series, that would be more 'adult' oriented than family fare "Star Wars".
"Flash Gordon" debuted January 7, 1934, inspired by space adventurer "Buck Rogers".
'Flash Gordon', polo player and Yale University graduate, with his companions 'Dale Arden' and 'Dr. Hans Zarkov' start their journey together as Earth is bombarded by fiery meteors and Zarkov invents a rocket ship to locate their place of origin in outer space.
Zarkov kidnaps Flash and Dale and the three travel to the planet 'Mongo', where they discover the meteors are weapons devised by 'Ming the Merciless', that planet's evil ruler.
Vaughn ("Kingsman: The Secret Service") was approached by 20th Century, before their Disney acquisition...
...to kick-off a new film series, that would be more 'adult' oriented than family fare "Star Wars".
"Flash Gordon" debuted January 7, 1934, inspired by space adventurer "Buck Rogers".
'Flash Gordon', polo player and Yale University graduate, with his companions 'Dale Arden' and 'Dr. Hans Zarkov' start their journey together as Earth is bombarded by fiery meteors and Zarkov invents a rocket ship to locate their place of origin in outer space.
Zarkov kidnaps Flash and Dale and the three travel to the planet 'Mongo', where they discover the meteors are weapons devised by 'Ming the Merciless', that planet's evil ruler.
- 3/21/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
“He saves with a mighty hand. Every man, every child, every woman. He’s a mighty Flash.”
So declares Queen’s theme song to the 1980 Flash Gordon movie, but does Alex Raymond’s famed comic strip adventurer have the heroics necessary to keep the ever-bumbling Archie Andrews safe? Comic readers will find out this summer when the Archie Meets Flash Gordon one-shot hits stores.
This is the latest crossover for Archie Comics, following on the heels of the excellent Archie Meets the B-52’s. This time around though, the Riverdale gang will be trading in Planet Claire for Mongo. The 48-page comic will retail for $3.99, and is scheduled to hit stores on June 3rd. Here’s the official synopsis:
“A strange phenomenon occurs, leading to an alien crash-landing in Riverdale. Fortunately, someone arrives on the scene to save the day: Flash Gordon! A conqueror from another world wants to colonize...
So declares Queen’s theme song to the 1980 Flash Gordon movie, but does Alex Raymond’s famed comic strip adventurer have the heroics necessary to keep the ever-bumbling Archie Andrews safe? Comic readers will find out this summer when the Archie Meets Flash Gordon one-shot hits stores.
This is the latest crossover for Archie Comics, following on the heels of the excellent Archie Meets the B-52’s. This time around though, the Riverdale gang will be trading in Planet Claire for Mongo. The 48-page comic will retail for $3.99, and is scheduled to hit stores on June 3rd. Here’s the official synopsis:
“A strange phenomenon occurs, leading to an alien crash-landing in Riverdale. Fortunately, someone arrives on the scene to save the day: Flash Gordon! A conqueror from another world wants to colonize...
- 3/20/2020
- by Mike Cecchini
- Den of Geek
The man who can do no wrong. Taika Waititi, has been commissioned to figure out a way to bring together an animated ‘Flash Gordon’ for Disney’s newly acquired 20th Century Fox.
The long in development property seems to have taken a new route as an animation under Disney’s ownership but at the moment, in what capacity Waititi could be taking this project forward is yet to be determined.
‘Flash Gordon’ is the hero of a space opera adventure comic strip created by and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. The strip was first published in 1934, it was inspired by and created to compete with, the already established ‘Buck Rogers’ adventure strip.
Also in news – ‘Kingsman’ Prequel obtains a title and plot details
The comic strip has since been adapted for TV and movies as well as an animated series. Originally failing at the box office, the 1980 film version has...
The long in development property seems to have taken a new route as an animation under Disney’s ownership but at the moment, in what capacity Waititi could be taking this project forward is yet to be determined.
‘Flash Gordon’ is the hero of a space opera adventure comic strip created by and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. The strip was first published in 1934, it was inspired by and created to compete with, the already established ‘Buck Rogers’ adventure strip.
Also in news – ‘Kingsman’ Prequel obtains a title and plot details
The comic strip has since been adapted for TV and movies as well as an animated series. Originally failing at the box office, the 1980 film version has...
- 6/25/2019
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"Thor: Ragnarok" director Taika Waititi will write and direct a CG-animated, theatrical feature, adapting Alex Raymond's 1930's sci-fi newspaper comic strip "Flash Gordon":
"Flash Gordon" debuted January 7, 1934, inspired by newspaper comic strip "Buck Rogers".
'Flash Gordon', a polo player and Yale University graduate and his companions 'Dale Arden' and 'Dr. Hans Zarkov'...
...start their journey together as Earth is bombarded by fiery meteors.
Zarkov invents a rocket ship to locate their place of origin in outer space.
Half mad, Zarkov kidnaps Flash and Dale and the three travel to the planet 'Mongo'...
...where they discover the meteors are weapons...
...devised by 'Ming the Merciless'...
...that planet's evil ruler.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Flash Gordon"...
"Flash Gordon" Comic Books...
"Flash Gordon" debuted January 7, 1934, inspired by newspaper comic strip "Buck Rogers".
'Flash Gordon', a polo player and Yale University graduate and his companions 'Dale Arden' and 'Dr. Hans Zarkov'...
...start their journey together as Earth is bombarded by fiery meteors.
Zarkov invents a rocket ship to locate their place of origin in outer space.
Half mad, Zarkov kidnaps Flash and Dale and the three travel to the planet 'Mongo'...
...where they discover the meteors are weapons...
...devised by 'Ming the Merciless'...
...that planet's evil ruler.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Flash Gordon"...
"Flash Gordon" Comic Books...
- 6/24/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
“Thor: Ragnarok” director Taika Waititi has signed onto “Flash Gordon,” as an animated feature film project from Disney-Fox. It is not known yet whether he will write, direct, or both. Deadline first broke the news.
Waititi is currently in post-production on his sure-to-be-controversial Adolf Hitler satire “Jojo Rabbit,” adapted from the novel by Christine Leunens. The story follows a Hitler youth who discovers his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic, prompting him to address his nationalistic ideals through his friendship with an imaginary Hitler, played by Waititi. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Rebel Wilson, the Fox Searchlight dark comedy hits theaters on October 18.
Last fall, Deadline reported that Fox had hired “Overlord” director Julius Avery to write and direct a “Flash Gordon” movie, after having previously negotiated in 2015 with “Kingsman” director Matthew Vaughn. That was before the Disney-Fox merger, however, and the project now...
Waititi is currently in post-production on his sure-to-be-controversial Adolf Hitler satire “Jojo Rabbit,” adapted from the novel by Christine Leunens. The story follows a Hitler youth who discovers his mother is hiding a Jewish girl in their attic, prompting him to address his nationalistic ideals through his friendship with an imaginary Hitler, played by Waititi. Starring Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell and Rebel Wilson, the Fox Searchlight dark comedy hits theaters on October 18.
Last fall, Deadline reported that Fox had hired “Overlord” director Julius Avery to write and direct a “Flash Gordon” movie, after having previously negotiated in 2015 with “Kingsman” director Matthew Vaughn. That was before the Disney-Fox merger, however, and the project now...
- 6/24/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Taika Waititi is going back to space, as Deadline has just announced that the Thor: Ragnarok director is attached to Disney/Fox’s Flash Gordon animated feature film. Initial reports are that he’s set to write and helm, with his talents being a perfect fit for the project after the colorful retro-futurism he brought to Ragnarok helped make it such a hit.
This version of Flash Gordon has been in development for some time, with Kingsman‘s Matthew Vaughn and Overlord‘s Julius Avery attached to the project at various points. Now, however, Waititi is on board and from what we understand, it’ll be an origin story for the character, meaning it’ll most likely take more inspiration from Alex Raymond’s classic 1930s comics than the (awesome) 1980 movie adaptation.
The comics begin with an arc in which Earth is threatened with collision by the planet Mongo, leading scientist Dr.
This version of Flash Gordon has been in development for some time, with Kingsman‘s Matthew Vaughn and Overlord‘s Julius Avery attached to the project at various points. Now, however, Waititi is on board and from what we understand, it’ll be an origin story for the character, meaning it’ll most likely take more inspiration from Alex Raymond’s classic 1930s comics than the (awesome) 1980 movie adaptation.
The comics begin with an arc in which Earth is threatened with collision by the planet Mongo, leading scientist Dr.
- 6/24/2019
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
I’ve got some super exciting Flash Gordon movie news to share with you! Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi is said to be taking “a crack” at a Flash Gordon animated film!
Deadline says that Waititi is signing on to write and direct the film, but at this point his reps are saying that “it’s too early to gauge exactly what his role would be.” But, this is a project that he is helping develop and I would love it if he actually came on board to write and direct it!
I’ve always thought that Flash Gordon would make for an awesome sci-fi fantasy animated film, so the fact that this is the direction that Fox/Disney is looking to take the project is exciting! The film has been in development for years and Kingsman director Matthew Vaughn and Overlord director Julius Avery have been the most recent...
Deadline says that Waititi is signing on to write and direct the film, but at this point his reps are saying that “it’s too early to gauge exactly what his role would be.” But, this is a project that he is helping develop and I would love it if he actually came on board to write and direct it!
I’ve always thought that Flash Gordon would make for an awesome sci-fi fantasy animated film, so the fact that this is the direction that Fox/Disney is looking to take the project is exciting! The film has been in development for years and Kingsman director Matthew Vaughn and Overlord director Julius Avery have been the most recent...
- 6/24/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: Fox/Disney has attached Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi to “crack” Flash Gordon, as an animated feature film.
I had heard that the inventive filmmaker Waititi was signing on to write and direct, but his camp indicates it’s too early to gauge exactly what his role would be. The director is in post on Jojo Rabbit, his scripted adaptation of the Christine Leunens novel, a satire in which a young boy in Hitler’s army discovers that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl from the Nazis. Despite the ruthless nationalism in the air, the youth is torn and one of this voices guiding him is his idiot imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler — Waititi plays him.
Waititi recently extricated himself from another animated film, Bubbles, the Netflix stop motion project. Even though the film went in a $20 million package after ferocious bidding during the 2017 Cannes market for a Black List script by Isaac Adamson,...
I had heard that the inventive filmmaker Waititi was signing on to write and direct, but his camp indicates it’s too early to gauge exactly what his role would be. The director is in post on Jojo Rabbit, his scripted adaptation of the Christine Leunens novel, a satire in which a young boy in Hitler’s army discovers that his mother is hiding a Jewish girl from the Nazis. Despite the ruthless nationalism in the air, the youth is torn and one of this voices guiding him is his idiot imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler — Waititi plays him.
Waititi recently extricated himself from another animated film, Bubbles, the Netflix stop motion project. Even though the film went in a $20 million package after ferocious bidding during the 2017 Cannes market for a Black List script by Isaac Adamson,...
- 6/24/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Matthew Vaughn ("Kick-Ass") is attached to develop a sex/violence update of "Flash Gordon", based on the 1930's newspaper comic strip hero by Alex Raymond, that inspired the creation of "Star Wars" by George Lucas:
Vaughn ("Kingsman: The Secret Service") was approached by Fox, before their Disney acquisition, to kick-off the new sci-fi series.
According to actor Sam Jones, who played 'Flash Gordon' in a 1980 feature, "Matthew Reilly, VP of production at Fox Studios, acquired the screenplay rights to 'Flash Gordon' last year, and he hired John Davis and his staff to write the script. They’re looking to bring out a sequel...
"I met with Matt and we are in talks about that. I’m very excited. A lot of people over the years, including Stephen Sommers and Neil H Moritz, have acquired the screenplay rights, but for whatever reason they did not...
Vaughn ("Kingsman: The Secret Service") was approached by Fox, before their Disney acquisition, to kick-off the new sci-fi series.
According to actor Sam Jones, who played 'Flash Gordon' in a 1980 feature, "Matthew Reilly, VP of production at Fox Studios, acquired the screenplay rights to 'Flash Gordon' last year, and he hired John Davis and his staff to write the script. They’re looking to bring out a sequel...
"I met with Matt and we are in talks about that. I’m very excited. A lot of people over the years, including Stephen Sommers and Neil H Moritz, have acquired the screenplay rights, but for whatever reason they did not...
- 5/7/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
A 'genre' writer/director has signed to take on a potential feature film franchise showcasing outer space hero "Flash Gordon", based on the 1930's comic strip character by Alex Raymond, inspiring the creation of George Lucas' "Star Wars":
Julius Avery ("Overlord") has been signed by Fox to kick-off a new "Flash Gordon" film, to be produced by Matthew Vaughn ("Kick-Ass") and John Davis.
"Flash Gordon" debuted January 7, 1934, as a polo player and Yale graduate, who together with 'Dale Arden' and rocket ship inventor 'Dr. Hans Zarkov'...
...are rendered helpless as the Earth is bombarded by fiery meteors.
Zarkov kidnaps Flash and Dale, as the three rocket to the planet 'Mongo', where they discover the meteors are weapons devised by 'Ming the Merciless', Mongo's evil ruler.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Flash Gordon"...
Julius Avery ("Overlord") has been signed by Fox to kick-off a new "Flash Gordon" film, to be produced by Matthew Vaughn ("Kick-Ass") and John Davis.
"Flash Gordon" debuted January 7, 1934, as a polo player and Yale graduate, who together with 'Dale Arden' and rocket ship inventor 'Dr. Hans Zarkov'...
...are rendered helpless as the Earth is bombarded by fiery meteors.
Zarkov kidnaps Flash and Dale, as the three rocket to the planet 'Mongo', where they discover the meteors are weapons devised by 'Ming the Merciless', Mongo's evil ruler.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Flash Gordon"...
- 10/31/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
‘Overlord’ director Julius Avery has been announced to take the helm of 20th Century Fox’s rebooted ‘Flash Gordon’.
Avery will also pen the script for the cult hero story. Avery is said to have fallen in love with the comic and decided to pitch the studio his own version of the story. Fox jumped at the chance to bring the age-old story back to life, giving Avery the reigns to take it forward.
‘Flash Gordon’ is the hero of a space opera adventure comic strip created by and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. The strip was first published in 1934, it was inspired by and created to compete with, the already established ‘Buck Rogers’ adventure strip.
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The comic strip has since been adapted for TV and movies as well as an animated series. Originally failing at the box office,...
Avery will also pen the script for the cult hero story. Avery is said to have fallen in love with the comic and decided to pitch the studio his own version of the story. Fox jumped at the chance to bring the age-old story back to life, giving Avery the reigns to take it forward.
‘Flash Gordon’ is the hero of a space opera adventure comic strip created by and originally drawn by Alex Raymond. The strip was first published in 1934, it was inspired by and created to compete with, the already established ‘Buck Rogers’ adventure strip.
Also in the news – Dev Patel to make his directorial debut with thriller ‘Monkey Man’
The comic strip has since been adapted for TV and movies as well as an animated series. Originally failing at the box office,...
- 10/31/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Alex Raymond created Flash Gordon in a comic strip first published in January 1934 and the character soon leaped to the big screen. He appeared in a live-action television series in the 1950s and then debuted on the small screen in animated form in the late 1970s, leading to his return in a starring role in 1980's Flash Gordon. Sam J. Jones starred in the beloved adventure, featuring a memorable soundtrack by Queen. With Queen getting their place in the sun this week, courtesy of the musical biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, it only seems fitting that Flash Gordon is being resurrected as well. Read onward to learn all we know about the new project. Who will write and direct? Julius Avery, per Deadline. He directed the wartime terror thriller Overlord, which is poised for wide...
- 10/31/2018
- by Peter Martin
- Movies.com
Fox has hired “Overlord” director Julius Avery to write and direct a “Flash Gordon” movie.
The studio had been in negotiations in 2015 with “Kingsman” director Matthew Vaughn to helm “Flash Gordon.” Vaughn will now produce with John Davis and Hearst Entertainment & Syndication Group.
Fox senior vice president Matt Reilly is overseeing “Flash Gordon” for the studio. C.J. Kettler is overseeing for Hearst.
Flash Gordon originated in 1934 as a science-fiction comic strip created by and originally drawn by Alex Raymond to compete with the Buck Rogers strip. The story opened with Earth threatened by a collision with the planet Mongo and Flash’s friend Dr. Zarkov inventing a rocket ship in an attempt to stop the disaster. The comic strip led to a serial starring Buster Crabbe and multiple movies and television series.
Avery is an Australian director who made his debut on A24’s “Son of a Gun,” which led...
The studio had been in negotiations in 2015 with “Kingsman” director Matthew Vaughn to helm “Flash Gordon.” Vaughn will now produce with John Davis and Hearst Entertainment & Syndication Group.
Fox senior vice president Matt Reilly is overseeing “Flash Gordon” for the studio. C.J. Kettler is overseeing for Hearst.
Flash Gordon originated in 1934 as a science-fiction comic strip created by and originally drawn by Alex Raymond to compete with the Buck Rogers strip. The story opened with Earth threatened by a collision with the planet Mongo and Flash’s friend Dr. Zarkov inventing a rocket ship in an attempt to stop the disaster. The comic strip led to a serial starring Buster Crabbe and multiple movies and television series.
Avery is an Australian director who made his debut on A24’s “Son of a Gun,” which led...
- 10/30/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Alex Raymond created Flash Gordon in a comic strip first published in January 1934 and the character soon leaped to the big screen. He appeared in a live-action television series in the 1950s and then debuted on the small screen in animated form in the late 1970s, leading to his return in a starring role in 1980's Flash Gordon. Sam J. Jones starred in the beloved adventure, featuring a memorable soundtrack by Queen. With Queen getting their place in the sun this week, courtesy of the...
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- 10/30/2018
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Mike Cecchini Oct 31, 2018
Gordon's alive! The quest to get a new Flash Gordon movie off the ground and all the way to Mongo continues.
The Flash Gordon remake has had a troubled life cycle so far. Aside from the fact that we were criminally robbed of a sequel to Mike Hodges' brilliant 1980 Flash Gordon movie that starred Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, freakin' Max von Sydow, Topol, and the sickest Queen soundtrack ever for cryin' out loud. Seriously, how do you not make a sequel to that movie?
ahem. Anyway...
Julius Avery (of the upcoming good guys vs. Nazis/zombies flick Overlord which opens on Nov. 9) is in line to write and direct a Flash Gordon remake (via THR). Avery replaces Matthew Vaughn, who had been attached to it since 2015. Vaughn will now produce, alongside John Davis. Avery's script replaces one by Mark Protosevich, which in turn replaced one...
Gordon's alive! The quest to get a new Flash Gordon movie off the ground and all the way to Mongo continues.
The Flash Gordon remake has had a troubled life cycle so far. Aside from the fact that we were criminally robbed of a sequel to Mike Hodges' brilliant 1980 Flash Gordon movie that starred Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, freakin' Max von Sydow, Topol, and the sickest Queen soundtrack ever for cryin' out loud. Seriously, how do you not make a sequel to that movie?
ahem. Anyway...
Julius Avery (of the upcoming good guys vs. Nazis/zombies flick Overlord which opens on Nov. 9) is in line to write and direct a Flash Gordon remake (via THR). Avery replaces Matthew Vaughn, who had been attached to it since 2015. Vaughn will now produce, alongside John Davis. Avery's script replaces one by Mark Protosevich, which in turn replaced one...
- 10/30/2018
- Den of Geek
20th Century Fox is moving forward with their Flash Gordon movie and they hired Overlord director Julius Avery to helm it! Obviously the studio likes what he did with Overlord, which has yet to be released in theaters, but it looks bat-shit crazy!
At one point Kingsman director Matthew Vaughn was looking to direct the Flash Gordon movie, but it looks like he’s just going to produce it now. With all of the Kingsman films that he’s got in development, I guess he just doesn’t have the time.
Flash Gordon was created in 1934 by iconic artist Alex Raymond, and the story follows Dale Arden and the mad scientist Hans Zasrkov, as they end up on the planet Mongo fighting a tyrannical ruler named Ming the Merciless.
I'm a huge fan of Flash Gordon, and I'm pretty excited about what how this new film turns out, especially with...
At one point Kingsman director Matthew Vaughn was looking to direct the Flash Gordon movie, but it looks like he’s just going to produce it now. With all of the Kingsman films that he’s got in development, I guess he just doesn’t have the time.
Flash Gordon was created in 1934 by iconic artist Alex Raymond, and the story follows Dale Arden and the mad scientist Hans Zasrkov, as they end up on the planet Mongo fighting a tyrannical ruler named Ming the Merciless.
I'm a huge fan of Flash Gordon, and I'm pretty excited about what how this new film turns out, especially with...
- 10/30/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Flash Gordon is flying again.
Julius Avery, the filmmaker behind Paramount and Bad Robot's upcoming World War II zombie project Overlord, is in talks to write and direct a Flash Gordon movie for Fox, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Artist Alex Raymond introduced Flash Gordon in 1934 as a hero who ends up on the planet Mongo fighting the tyrant ruler Ming the Merciless. The comic book strip also featured characters such as Dale Arden and mad scientist Hans Zasrkov, and went on to spawn serials starring Buster Crabbe and a 1980 movie featuring a Queen soundtrack. It also influenced George ...
Julius Avery, the filmmaker behind Paramount and Bad Robot's upcoming World War II zombie project Overlord, is in talks to write and direct a Flash Gordon movie for Fox, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Artist Alex Raymond introduced Flash Gordon in 1934 as a hero who ends up on the planet Mongo fighting the tyrant ruler Ming the Merciless. The comic book strip also featured characters such as Dale Arden and mad scientist Hans Zasrkov, and went on to spawn serials starring Buster Crabbe and a 1980 movie featuring a Queen soundtrack. It also influenced George ...
- 10/30/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Flash Gordon is flying again.
Julius Avery, the filmmaker behind Paramount and Bad Robot's upcoming World War II zombie project Overlord, is in talks to write and direct a Flash Gordon movie for Fox, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Artist Alex Raymond introduced Flash Gordon in 1934 as a hero who ends up on the planet Mongo fighting the tyrant ruler Ming the Merciless. The comic book strip also featured characters such as Dale Arden and mad scientist Hans Zasrkov, and went on to spawn serials starring Buster Crabbe and a 1980 movie featuring a Queen soundtrack. It also influenced George ...
Julius Avery, the filmmaker behind Paramount and Bad Robot's upcoming World War II zombie project Overlord, is in talks to write and direct a Flash Gordon movie for Fox, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Artist Alex Raymond introduced Flash Gordon in 1934 as a hero who ends up on the planet Mongo fighting the tyrant ruler Ming the Merciless. The comic book strip also featured characters such as Dale Arden and mad scientist Hans Zasrkov, and went on to spawn serials starring Buster Crabbe and a 1980 movie featuring a Queen soundtrack. It also influenced George ...
- 10/30/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With Kingsman: The Golden Circle in theaters, director Matthew Vaughn can turn his attention to other projects on his plate — including the reboot of cult newspaper strip Flash Gordon that he was in talks to direct back in 2015.
Little has been heard about the 20th Century Fox feature recently, and Vaughn — who's reportedly shown up on shortlists for Warner's The Flash and Man of Steel 2 in the last few months — has suggested that one reason might be the difficulty in making Alex Raymond's comic strip stand out in today's crowded genre field.
"For...
Little has been heard about the 20th Century Fox feature recently, and Vaughn — who's reportedly shown up on shortlists for Warner's The Flash and Man of Steel 2 in the last few months — has suggested that one reason might be the difficulty in making Alex Raymond's comic strip stand out in today's crowded genre field.
"For...
- 9/22/2017
- by Graeme McMillan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Next Monday marks the 100th anniversary of Jack Kirby’s birth. For one horrible moment, let us consider the following question: what if that birth never happened?
No Captain America. No Fourth World. Probably no romance comics. No Challengers of the Unknown. No Kamandi. No “Marvel Age of Comics.”
Think about that last one for a moment. The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, The Hulk, Nick Fury, Thor, Silver Surfer, Black Panther… most likely, they would not have existed; certainly not as the astonishing successes they were.
I will avoid suggesting the American comic book medium would have disappeared decades ago if not for Jack Kirby, although a case could be made for that argument. If Marvel Comics didn’t happen the way it happened, it’s possible that direct sales to comic book stores would not have happened, and that little phenomenon certainly has kept this racket alive.
Nobody put more power,...
No Captain America. No Fourth World. Probably no romance comics. No Challengers of the Unknown. No Kamandi. No “Marvel Age of Comics.”
Think about that last one for a moment. The Fantastic Four, The X-Men, The Hulk, Nick Fury, Thor, Silver Surfer, Black Panther… most likely, they would not have existed; certainly not as the astonishing successes they were.
I will avoid suggesting the American comic book medium would have disappeared decades ago if not for Jack Kirby, although a case could be made for that argument. If Marvel Comics didn’t happen the way it happened, it’s possible that direct sales to comic book stores would not have happened, and that little phenomenon certainly has kept this racket alive.
Nobody put more power,...
- 8/23/2017
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Ryan Lambie Jul 7, 2017
To tie in with the Into The Unknown exhibition, on now at London's Barbican, we look at how sci-fi has become a major cultural force...
It's not always easy being geeky. The celebrated genre writer Ray Bradbury knew this all too well; as a kid growing up in the 1920s and 30s, he was intoxicated by all things otherworldly and imaginative: classic horror movies, pulp sci-fi stories about Mars, comic strips detailing the exploits of Buck Rogers. Eventually, Bradbury's peers teased him mercilessly, until, in a bid to fit in, he ripped his Buck Rogers comics to shreds. But far from helping the young Bradbury draw a line under his obsessions, the destruction of his beloved comics left him feeling unhappy and soulless.
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To tie in with the Into The Unknown exhibition, on now at London's Barbican, we look at how sci-fi has become a major cultural force...
It's not always easy being geeky. The celebrated genre writer Ray Bradbury knew this all too well; as a kid growing up in the 1920s and 30s, he was intoxicated by all things otherworldly and imaginative: classic horror movies, pulp sci-fi stories about Mars, comic strips detailing the exploits of Buck Rogers. Eventually, Bradbury's peers teased him mercilessly, until, in a bid to fit in, he ripped his Buck Rogers comics to shreds. But far from helping the young Bradbury draw a line under his obsessions, the destruction of his beloved comics left him feeling unhappy and soulless.
See related Twin Peaks season 3 episode 8 review: Gotta Light? Twin Peaks season 3 episode 7 review: There’s A Body All Right Twin Peaks season 3 episode...
- 7/4/2017
- Den of Geek
According to reports, a popular 'genre' director has been found to develop a sex and violence update of "Flash Gordon", based on the 1930's newspaper comics hero by Alex Raymond, that inspired the creation of George Lucas' "Star Wars":
Director Matthew Vaughn ("Kingsman: The Secret Service") has been approached by Fox to kick-off the new "Flash Gordon" film series.
According to actor Sam Jones, who played 'Flash Gordon' in a 1980 feature, "Matthew Reilly, VP of production at Fox Studios, acquired the screenplay rights to 'Flash Gordon' last year, and he hired John Davis and his staff to write the script. They’re looking to bring out a sequel...
"I met with Matt and we are in talks about that. I’m very excited. A lot of people over the years, including Stephen Sommers and Neil Moritz, have acquired the screenplay rights, but for whatever...
Director Matthew Vaughn ("Kingsman: The Secret Service") has been approached by Fox to kick-off the new "Flash Gordon" film series.
According to actor Sam Jones, who played 'Flash Gordon' in a 1980 feature, "Matthew Reilly, VP of production at Fox Studios, acquired the screenplay rights to 'Flash Gordon' last year, and he hired John Davis and his staff to write the script. They’re looking to bring out a sequel...
"I met with Matt and we are in talks about that. I’m very excited. A lot of people over the years, including Stephen Sommers and Neil Moritz, have acquired the screenplay rights, but for whatever...
- 12/10/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
I have wonderful Yuletide memories. Like every young boy, I quickly learned that the true meaning of the Holiday Season was… getting more stuff. And being the greedy little monster I was, (and, I guess, I remain) I also learned that I could extend that wonderful feeling of “Christmas Acquisition” through books. More than a toy, or apparel or certainly candy, the enjoyment of a book would linger well past the twelve days of Christmas.
As a comics fan back in the day, actual books about comics were few and far between. One that did make it onto the traditional bookstore shelves was Jules Feiffer’s The Great Comic Book Heroes. Soon after Superman: From the 30’s to the 70’s was a one of those “big wow” books about comics that was gifted to me. It was so massively thick that I couldn’t imagine anyone would be able...
As a comics fan back in the day, actual books about comics were few and far between. One that did make it onto the traditional bookstore shelves was Jules Feiffer’s The Great Comic Book Heroes. Soon after Superman: From the 30’s to the 70’s was a one of those “big wow” books about comics that was gifted to me. It was so massively thick that I couldn’t imagine anyone would be able...
- 11/28/2016
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
According to reports, a popular 'genre' director has agreed to develop a sex/violence update of "Flash Gordon", based on the 1930's newspaper comics hero by Alex Raymond, that inspired the creation of "Star Wars" by George Lucas.
Director Matthew Vaughn ("Kingsman: The Secret Service") has been approached by Fox to kick-off the new film series.
According to actor Sam Jones, who played 'Flash Gordon' in a 1980 feature, "Matthew Reilly, VP of production at Fox Studios, acquired the screenplay rights to 'Flash Gordon' last year, and he hired John Davis and his staff to write the script. They’re looking to bring out a sequel...
"I met with Matt and we are in talks about that. I’m very excited. A lot of people over the years, including Stephen Sommers and Neil H Moritz, have acquired the screenplay rights, but for whatever reason they did not...
Director Matthew Vaughn ("Kingsman: The Secret Service") has been approached by Fox to kick-off the new film series.
According to actor Sam Jones, who played 'Flash Gordon' in a 1980 feature, "Matthew Reilly, VP of production at Fox Studios, acquired the screenplay rights to 'Flash Gordon' last year, and he hired John Davis and his staff to write the script. They’re looking to bring out a sequel...
"I met with Matt and we are in talks about that. I’m very excited. A lot of people over the years, including Stephen Sommers and Neil H Moritz, have acquired the screenplay rights, but for whatever reason they did not...
- 7/13/2016
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
A business magazine recently featured a story about the astoundingly short average life span of today’s companies, brands and product leaders. They noted that the average life expectancy of a modern company is something like 15 years. I think about a brand like PalmPilot, where one of my college buddies made a fortune, and how that name is practically a trivia question for this year’s Mba graduates. (“Is it a helicopter operator in Palm Beach?”) Likewise, cool companies they want to work for include Google and Lululemon – brands that didn’t exist 15 years ago.
So with all that in mind, let’s explore the opposite: the challenges of working with an 80-year-old brand in such a fickle climate.
Created in 1936, Lee Falk’s The Phantom was the first costumed comic hero. Bridging the gap of the masked vigilantes of the pulps (The Shadow, The Spider, etc.) and comic book superheroes,...
So with all that in mind, let’s explore the opposite: the challenges of working with an 80-year-old brand in such a fickle climate.
Created in 1936, Lee Falk’s The Phantom was the first costumed comic hero. Bridging the gap of the masked vigilantes of the pulps (The Shadow, The Spider, etc.) and comic book superheroes,...
- 4/25/2016
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
Chic Young. Al Capp. Jimmy Hatlo. Carl Anderson. Ernie Bushmiller. Alex Raymond. Roy Crane. Those are some names I remember, some 70 years later, with no help from Google, from the “funny side” of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the newspaper that landed, rolled and bound with wire, on the front lawn of the four family flat where we lived until I was 10 or 11. By then I was aware that there was another newspaper, The Star-Times, the one that the O’Neils didn’t read, with its own funnyside and its own names and I may have even known some, but with the exception of Chester Gould, I seem to have forgotten these, maybe because I didn’t see them every day.
Somewhere in early grade school – ah, Sister Helen, what became of you? – I must have realized, probably gradually, that these names had something to do with the comic strips...
Somewhere in early grade school – ah, Sister Helen, what became of you? – I must have realized, probably gradually, that these names had something to do with the comic strips...
- 4/21/2016
- by Dennis O'Neil
- Comicmix.com
Rumblings of a Flash Gordon reboot first stirred two years ago – when Star Trek Beyond‘s scribes were linked to the project – and last year made headlines when Kingsman: The Secret Service helmer Matthew Vaughn entered talks to direct. Since then things have been remarkably quiet on the blonde-haired hero front – until now. I Am Legend and Thor screenwriter Mark Protosevich has signed on to rewrite the screenplay, earlier versions of which were completed by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay.
The scribe hit up Facebook (via Hitfix) to announce the gig, dropping just enough hints to prompt much excitement – and of course, oodles of speculation:
“I can’t wait to get started and if you’re curious about the take? I’m not saying a word. All I’ll say is this – it will be nothing like any version of Flash Gordon you’ve seen.”
With Protosevich now tapping away at the keys,...
The scribe hit up Facebook (via Hitfix) to announce the gig, dropping just enough hints to prompt much excitement – and of course, oodles of speculation:
“I can’t wait to get started and if you’re curious about the take? I’m not saying a word. All I’ll say is this – it will be nothing like any version of Flash Gordon you’ve seen.”
With Protosevich now tapping away at the keys,...
- 1/15/2016
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
A new Flash Gordon film has been in and out of development for several years. It's a movie I'd love to see happen, as I think it could be a huge sweeping sci-fi epic. The last thing we heard about the movie is that Kingsman: The Secret Service director Matthew Vaughn was in talks to direct, and it sounds like he's attached to the project.
According to AICN, 20th Century Fox has hired Thor screenwriter Mark Protosevich to write the script for Vaughn. They go on to say that "this will not be like any version of Flash Gordon we've seen on film before."
I'm a huge fan of Flash Gordon, and I'm completely excited for the prospect of what this movie could be. I would absolutely love it if captured the amazing tone and style of artist Alex Raymond, who is the creator of Flash Gordon.
It was previously...
According to AICN, 20th Century Fox has hired Thor screenwriter Mark Protosevich to write the script for Vaughn. They go on to say that "this will not be like any version of Flash Gordon we've seen on film before."
I'm a huge fan of Flash Gordon, and I'm completely excited for the prospect of what this movie could be. I would absolutely love it if captured the amazing tone and style of artist Alex Raymond, who is the creator of Flash Gordon.
It was previously...
- 1/15/2016
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
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Spoiler-free: Jj Abrams steers the ship in the first Star Wars film in a decade. But is it any good? Here's our review of The Force Awakens.
Nb: This review will discuss character and plot details only in vague terms, and is therefore as spoiler-free as we can possibly make it. May the force be with you.
So that's the contract: no spoilers. With that in mind, what can possibly be said about a pop culture event like Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Rather than talk about plot specifics, let's look instead at one tiny little scene - a snippet, really, from the film's beginning.
We're on the planet Jakku, a lonely backwater where the sand is coarse and gets everywhere. Strewn with the wreckage of a fallen Empire, the bones of old Star Destroyers provide slim pickings for penniless scavengers like the young Rey, played by Daisy Ridley.
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Spoiler-free: Jj Abrams steers the ship in the first Star Wars film in a decade. But is it any good? Here's our review of The Force Awakens.
Nb: This review will discuss character and plot details only in vague terms, and is therefore as spoiler-free as we can possibly make it. May the force be with you.
So that's the contract: no spoilers. With that in mind, what can possibly be said about a pop culture event like Star Wars: The Force Awakens? Rather than talk about plot specifics, let's look instead at one tiny little scene - a snippet, really, from the film's beginning.
We're on the planet Jakku, a lonely backwater where the sand is coarse and gets everywhere. Strewn with the wreckage of a fallen Empire, the bones of old Star Destroyers provide slim pickings for penniless scavengers like the young Rey, played by Daisy Ridley.
- 12/16/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
40. Road to Perdition
One of the more surprising and lesser-known facts about Sam Mendes’ second film, Road to Perdition, is that it’s actually adapted from a graphic novel of the same name by Max Allan Collins. The plot follows Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks), an Irish mob enforcer as he goes on the run with his son Michael Jr. after Jr. witnesses a murder and their family is killed in an effort to cover up any witnesses. There’s many great things in this film that standout, such as Jude Law’s creepy performance as assassin Harlen Maguire, one of Paul Newman’s final and finest performances as mob boss John Rooney, and Hollywood got an early look at the talent of Daniel Craig as the unstable Connor Rooney. However, it’s the climax that remains the most memorable thing in it, featuring some of the most iconic work from...
One of the more surprising and lesser-known facts about Sam Mendes’ second film, Road to Perdition, is that it’s actually adapted from a graphic novel of the same name by Max Allan Collins. The plot follows Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks), an Irish mob enforcer as he goes on the run with his son Michael Jr. after Jr. witnesses a murder and their family is killed in an effort to cover up any witnesses. There’s many great things in this film that standout, such as Jude Law’s creepy performance as assassin Harlen Maguire, one of Paul Newman’s final and finest performances as mob boss John Rooney, and Hollywood got an early look at the talent of Daniel Craig as the unstable Connor Rooney. However, it’s the climax that remains the most memorable thing in it, featuring some of the most iconic work from...
- 9/2/2015
- by Staff
- SoundOnSight
After directing such hits as "Kingsman: The Secret Service," "X-Men: First Class" and "Kick-Ass," director Matthew Vaughn is now negotiating to direct his next movie, a remake of "Flash Gordon." The character was created in 1934 by iconic artist Alex Raymond. Along with the lovely Dale Arden and mad scientist Hans Zasrkov, he ends up on the planet Mongo fighting its tyrannical ruler, Ming the Merciless. Vaughn's film will not be based on the 1980 movie, which is best known for its Queen soundtrack, inspiring George Lucas to make "Star Wars," and more recently, being constantly referenced in "Ted." Instead, the film will be based on the classic "Flash Gordon" comic strip. Back in 2009, Sam Worthington (Avatar) was attached to star in the movie, which was set to be directed by Breck Eisner (The Crazies).
- 4/17/2015
- WorstPreviews.com
According to reports, a popular 'genre' director has been found who will develop a sex and violence update of "Flash Gordon", based on the 1930's newspaper comics hero by Alex Raymond, that inspired the creation of "Star Wars" by George Lucas.
Director Matthew Vaughn ("Kingsman: The Secret Service") has been approached by Fox to kick-off the new film series.
According to actor Sam Jones, who played 'Flash Gordon' in a 1980 feature, "Matthew Reilly, VP of production at Fox Studios, acquired the screenplay rights to 'Flash Gordon' last year, and he hired John Davis and his staff to write the script. They’re looking to bring out a sequel...
"I met with Matt and we are in talks about that. I’m very excited. A lot of people over the years, including Stephen Sommers and Neil H Moritz, have acquired the screenplay rights, but for whatever reason...
Director Matthew Vaughn ("Kingsman: The Secret Service") has been approached by Fox to kick-off the new film series.
According to actor Sam Jones, who played 'Flash Gordon' in a 1980 feature, "Matthew Reilly, VP of production at Fox Studios, acquired the screenplay rights to 'Flash Gordon' last year, and he hired John Davis and his staff to write the script. They’re looking to bring out a sequel...
"I met with Matt and we are in talks about that. I’m very excited. A lot of people over the years, including Stephen Sommers and Neil H Moritz, have acquired the screenplay rights, but for whatever reason...
- 4/16/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Following the success of X-Men: First Class and Kingsman: The Secret Service, Matthew Vaughn is in negotiations to direct Fox's Flash Gordon movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The film, based on the Alex Raymond 1930s sci-fi comic strip of the same name (which inspired Star Wars), has already seen a few iterations on film: It was first turned into a three-part film serial, starring Buster Crabbe as the the famous space explorer, in the '30s and, in 1980, was brought to the silver screen again (this time soundtracked by Queen) with Sam J. Jones in the title role. The comic strip follows Flash, his love interest Dale Arden, and scientist Hans Zarkov, who travel to the planet Mongo to fight its ruler, Ming the Merciless.
- 4/15/2015
- by Dee Lockett
- Vulture
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