January 28, 2021 3:45pm
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Clooney and his Smokehouse partner Grant Heslov will exec produce the project which is being developed as a potential starring vehicle for him.
George Clooney may be heading into the future. The actor-turned-filmmaker, currently in the awards sphere with
Midnight Sky, is circling Legendary’s adaptation of classic pulp hero Buck Rogers in potential multiple capacities.
Legendary is currently developing a prestige limited series that is being written by Brian K. Vaughan with the goal of launching a film and an anime off-shoot if the initial series is a success.
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Buck Rogers: Brian K. Vaughan Writing Legendary s TV Series Adapt
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Dune, Godzilla vs. Kong) is teaming up with
Don Murphy and
Flint Dille, the grandson of the character s creator. Writer
Brian K. Vaughan (
Y: The Last Man, Saga) will pen the adaptation, with the new deal falling under the creator s overall deal with Legendary.
Buck Rogers (Image: NBCU)
Philip Francis Nowlan and first appearing in the 1928 issue of
Amazing Stories, Buck Rogers first adventure Armageddon 2419 told the story of a man trapped in a coal mine during a cave-in who falls into suspended animation, and wakes up almost 500 years into the future- to an America in need of protection from rival warring gangs seeking control. In 1929, John F. Dille Co. would place the character into the comic book world where it would explode in popularity and lead to toys, radio plays, comic books, and a movie serial starring