How come there is no remake or reboot for Flash Gordon?
It is the age of remakes/reboots and also the age of comic books super hero movies, so I am wondering how come they didn't do a new Flash Gordon movie yet?
I agree, I did not think about this possibility in the past, but yes… it would be nice. Who would play Flash?
shareGiven the PC climate in Hollywood it would be hard to tell... could be a black actor, could be a woman, could be a black woman... but we can be sure it wouldn't be a blonde white male as it was in all the earlier versions.
shareIdris Elba
shareDon’t know who would play him, but he definitely has to be blond. :)
Do you have any suggestions? I can’t think of anyone at the moment.
I’ve came across this recently
https://www.denofgeek.com/uk/61506/flash-gordon-remake-gets-new-director
It seems they do plan to do a remake after all.
I actually think Chris Evans would be a perfect Flash. He can play him straight like Captain America or tongue-in-cheek like Not Another Teen Movie. He actually looks like an American athlete.
Hemsworth is practically an Adonis. I don't see the star quarterback from next door turned hero of the universe like Flash is, but a guy who always walks into a situation knowing he's the baddest and most awesome @#$@#er in the room, like Schwarzenegger in his prime.
Yeah, Chris Evans would be good for the role too.
shareDoes that dreary 2007 Sci-Fi channel series count?
shareOh, wow! Didn’t know about the series. I’ve been living under a rock apparently. 😂
shareIt came & went pretty quick - part of the whole grittier remake movement, like Netflix's "lost in space"
shareI will look it up. Trailer at least. I’m not planning to watch if it was that bad.
Speaking of which I didn’t really like Lost in Space, I watched few episodes but couldn’t get into it for some reason.
That's $5 bargain bin material right there.
shareThe one thing they got right about the series was that Aura was still way hotter than Dale Arden. It had a few good episodes, but was disappointing overall.
shareDisney just canceled it.
shareYeah, Taika Waititi, the director of my faves "Thor: Ragnarok" and "What We Do In The Shadows", had a remake in Development Hell. The cancellation of the project was just announced a couple of days ago.
I'm miffed! Crushed! Pissed off! I love Waititi's films and and I love the 1980 "Flash", it's like my favorite director was tailoring a movie to my tastes. And now it won't happen, goddammit.
I suspect they were concerned it could wind up as another John Carter or Valerian sized bomb.
shareyour wish came true dude
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0421201/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_4
It wasn’t my wish, was just wondering because of the current movie trends.
Also this production has been on and off for a while, and there were talks of it being animation but decided to go for live action.
I gather Ryan Reynolds is considered for the role. I don’t see him as Flash Gordon. The other guy from Avatar who is also considered would be better in my opinion.
But I’m not that excited about it, will just stick to the 1980s version.
Actually I feel like watching it now, it has been a while.