George Clooney is reportedly circling a reboot of pulp hero “Buck Rogers” which he will executive produce and potentially star in for Legendary.
The studio is currently developing a prestige limited series that is being written by Brian K. Vaughan with the goal of launching both a film and an anime off-shoot if the initial series is a success.
Originating in the 1920s, the character is a human man who falls into suspended animation in an accident. He awakens five centuries into the future where he’s enlisted to help fight a war between several gangs in what was once America.
The property has existed in literary form of some kind for a century, inspiring many imitators from Flash Gordon to Looney Tunes’ Duck Dodgers, but is best remembered for the short-lived NBC live-action sci-fi series “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century” in 1979. That version starred Gil Gerard and Erin Gray.
Grant Heslov, Flint Dille, Don Murphy and Susan Montford will also executive produce. The project is being developed as a potential starring vehicle, but no acting deal is yet set.
Source: Heat Vision
