After a lot of fits and starts, Buck Rogers is finally going to wake up in the 25th century again — thanks to Paul W.S. Anderson, who has signed on to direct a 3D feature film based on the character originally created by Philip Francis Nowlan and was launched way back in the 1920s. The character’s most famous incarnation is, no doubt, the TV show “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” starring Gil Gerard and the comely Erin Gray.
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Frank Miller Ejected from Buck Rogers Movie
Let’s face it, this was coming, especially after the disaster that was his live-action screen adaptation of “The Spirit” — Frank Miller, according to producers, no longer has any ties to the upcoming “Buck Rogers” movie from Paradox Entertainment. That’s according to the studio’s producer, Fredrik Malmberg, who tells IGN that Miller is no longer involved in the movie in any capacity.
Frank Miller Closer to Buck Rogers Movie
The last time we heard about Frank Miller (of “Sin City” and “300″ fame) being attached to a big-screen revival of “Buck Rogers”, it was still just a rumor. One of those, “It may happen, it may not” kind of deal. Well guess what, it looks like it’s really happening. Or at least, all parties (Miller and Odd Lot Entertainment, the people he recently wrapped up “The Spirit” for) are officially trying to make it happen, and all indications seem to point to the whole shebang coming together. The stars, as they say, seem to be aligning to make this one happen.
Frank Miller to Direct Big Screen Buck Rogers?
Yes, if everyone has their way, apparently. According to movie site IGN, negotiations are currently under way between Nu Image/Millennium Films (the same people responsible for “Rambo” and the upcoming “Conan” remake) and “Sin City”/”300″/”The Spirit” director Frank Miller to take the helm of the big screen version of Buck Rogers in the 25th century or thereabouts. How it happen, and why, is very convoluted, but suffice it to say, Miller and the current holder of the Buck Rogers rights are buds, and since Miller is now a director … makes sense, right?
