FLASH GORDON is one of those films that has long been rumored and fallen through each time. But this most recent incarnation seems like it actually might happen. The film is set to be directed by Breck Eisner who just recently directed a remake of THE CRAZIES (Rusty’s review can be found here). During some of his recent interviews for THE CRAZIES, he had a little bit to say about FLASH GORDON. Though the film is coming, he claims it won’t be as soon as you would think.
Check out what he had to say after the jump!
“It’s not a remake of any movie that’s been done before. Nothing to do with the camp of the ’80s, nothing to do with the serials of the ’50s. It’s definitely based on the Alex Raymond strips from the ’30s and ’40s, told from the point of view as if he was redoing the strips today. The audience that was reading the strips back then was a very different audience that today’s audience. It’s an action-adventure, very dynamic, aggressive, with a really strong central character.”
That sounds like a reasonable and interesting take for the film. I certainly would prefer the film to have its own identity, not just be a remake of the ’80s film. He continues to say –
“it’s a gigantic movie, so these things are tough to get made… Sony’s got to commit big money to it and love it, and there’s going to be years of prep. It’s a lot of work! But if we can pull it off, I think it would be quite fantastic.”
Let’s hope he can pull it off, it is a really big film to take on. I guess we’ll just have to wait till the film is released. I’m prepared for the wait, are you?
John Mulhern Writes 
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