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Buck Rogers movie rights

PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 2:30 pm
by Roy Mustang
Buck Rogers movie?

[quote="ICv2"]Nu Image/Millennium Films has acquired the rights to create a live action Buck Rogers movie from the Dille Trust, which is controlled by the surviving members of the originator of the Buck Rogers comic strip John F. Dille. Disney has held the rights in recent years, but the Dille family has decided it could have more control by assigning the property to a smaller company. Nu Image/Millennium is the same company that nabbed the rights to create a live action Conan from Paradox Entertainment and now has a Conan project set up at Lionsgate (see “Conan Film Gets Distributorâ€

PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 2:34 pm
by Sheenar
Looks interesting...I'd probably watch it.

Side note: Whenever I hear the name Buck Rogers I think of Duck Dodgers (Daffy Duck's spaceman role)

PostPosted: Fri May 09, 2008 3:30 pm
by Roy Mustang
Sheenar wrote:Side note: Whenever I hear the name Buck Rogers I think of Duck Dodgers (Daffy Duck's spaceman role)


In Daffy Duck's voice:

DUCK DODGERS IN THE 24½th CENTURY!


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PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 12:06 am
by Kurama
HAHA I thought that too! It does seem interesting!

PostPosted: Sat May 10, 2008 2:04 pm
by creed4
Hope they do it Justice

PostPosted: Mon May 19, 2008 12:25 pm
by mitsuki lover
Gil Gerard was Buck in the '80s tv series created by Larson.Erin Grey was
Col.Deering and Mel Blanc provided the voice of Twiki.
I hope that it leads to a new series.

PostPosted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:09 am
by Roy Mustang
I read from one web site that Sony bought the rights to the movie.

Edit: I found it.

[quote="ICv2"]Variety is reporting that Sony Pictures has won “]





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