Sony Ready to Flash Moviegoers
Hey, I made you look, didn’t I? Variety says Sony has locked up the rights for a new Flash Gordon live-action film. The first step? Make sure this guy is nowhere near it:
With the surprising success of Iron Man, the word in Hollywood is that execs are looking even harder at potential comic-based franchises. The 1980 Flash Gordon movie has become a cult classic in spite of a cheese factor that included so-so special effects, a virtual unknown in the lead role and second-worst James Bond ever Timothy Dalton in a major role.
It was miles better than Sci Fi Channel’s short-lived revamp that even network brass have gone on record panning.
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Flash Gordon has so much potential if you can just hit that mark between parody and just plain dumb. Could be exciting and huge and — a truly great space opera — when put into the right hands and yes, Queen is a must