Sci-Fi Film and Television Developments

Buck Rogers

12/19/08 - Frank Miller and Odd Lot Entertainment, the creator and production company behind the upcoming comic-book adventure The Spirit, are close to teaming again on the classic sci-fi property Buck Rogers, according to The Hollywood Reporter.  Odd Lot, the company run by Gigi Pritzker and Deborah Del Prete, is in negotiations to option the rights to Rogers from Nu Image/Millennium, which obtained those rights this year from the Dille Trust. Millennium is expected to get a credit on the movie but won't be involved in day-to-day production.  Miller will write and direct his own big-screen take on the comic serial; while the creator has only begun to sketch ideas, it's expected to be a darker take, with many of Miller's signature visual elements and themes, such as corruption and redemption.  One of the first pop-culture vehicles to tackle the issue of space exploration, the story of Buck Rogers began life as a comic serial in the late 1920s and early '30s and has seen numerous film and television versions over the years.

05/09/08 - A rumor has surfaced that Sin City co-director Frank Miller may be developing a new version of Buck Rogers for the big screen.  Honestly, it’s about time!

AlienAlmanac.com    2008