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He’ll Save Every One Of Us!! Columbia, Neal Moritz & Breck Eisner Want To Put FLASH GORDON Back On The Big Screen!!

flashhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhhhhhh by JeanLuc Dickhard	May 20th, 2008 03:34:41 PM

Viewers fled because it WAS AN AWFUL SHOW by LaudnerGomez	May 20th, 2008 03:35:53 PM

GORDON'S ALIVE?!?! by chrth	May 20th, 2008 03:36:14 PM
As long as it isn't based on that craptacular Skiffy series, I'm on board
also a Highlander Remake, by JeanLuc Dickhard	May 20th, 2008 03:37:21 PM
coming soon has the info
Flash Gordon is an awful Sci-Fi TV show. by Squashua	May 20th, 2008 03:37:23 PM
So proclaims Squash Gordon, Saviour of the Universe.
Please bring back Timothy Dalton by 20 inch Pythons	May 20th, 2008 03:37:27 PM

Buck Rogers is next, right Twikki? by Squashua	May 20th, 2008 03:38:41 PM
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without the song, theres utterly no point. by Obscura	May 20th, 2008 03:38:53 PM
it might sound shallow, but its seriously important. and dont get some shitty band like fall out boy to cover it or there will be riots!
I saw Flash Gordon many times as a youngster.... by cuthbert84	May 20th, 2008 03:40:04 PM
...but the "screening-which-cannot-be-top ped" occurred at the New Beverly in Hollywood last December. Hosted by Edgar Wright with Timothy Dalton himself in attendance (who hadn't seen the film in 20 years and never in the U.S.) was the best of the best. No new version could ever beat that experience.
The sci fi series was shit by zootlewurdle	May 20th, 2008 03:40:27 PM
That's why people fled. If it does get remade, you gotta have Brian Blessed as Prince Vultan or it's just not worth watching!
LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR RUSSEL T DAVIES! by The Marquis de Side 3	May 20th, 2008 03:41:19 PM
now that he's leaving Dr Who. I mean, it's got a "QUEEN" soundtrack of all things, and a name like "FLASH GORDON" is so gay porn =0p
hatchet weilding bees by Napoleon Park	May 20th, 2008 03:41:30 PM
one of the best things Herc ever wrote.
Indeed, I hated the series - but the movie was the bomb. by -=Shin=-	May 20th, 2008 03:42:21 PM
nt
Make it period by Lujho	May 20th, 2008 03:43:58 PM
Set it in the 30s - or at least give the costumes and space stuff a retro 30s Alex Raymond type feel. If it's just Flash running around in a black leather jacket or X-Men costume then blah. Tonally, A Flash Gordon movie should be like Star Wars (for obvious reasons). Forget ultra camp, forget Nu-Battlestar style grim and gritty, just make it good old serial-style adventure with agood script and a lick of modern vfx paint.
Flying blind on a rocket cycle?! by Clumzor	May 20th, 2008 03:44:10 PM
Yeah, the one from the 80s really was a blast. If they do a new one they need to film it from the soundtrack up. Maybe get Dragonforce or someone like that to do the score.
LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR ANYONE BUT SCIFI CHANNEL by The Marquis de Side 3	May 20th, 2008 03:46:32 PM
it was hard to even look at, the TV "Flash". every episode looked like a Vancouver backyard. it's shows like these that really wane the Vancouver image. shows like "X-FILES" used the area better. also, how hard is it to get good actors? the theater is FULL of them. hope whoever runs the new production doesn't go the route of hiring pretty faces. SHOW US SOME ACTING CHOPS! "FLASH GORDON" is really old school cliffhanger matinee adventure stuff (kind of how SKY CAPTAIN tried but made it cold and empty), and no matter who takes over, they've got to really embrace that style, and REALLY REALLY have fun with it =0)
LOOKS LIKE A JOB FOR TROJAN! by The Marquis de Side 3	May 20th, 2008 03:49:02 PM
oh yeah, and we expect Flash to get laid at least a few times during the film. so many sexy alien chicks, so little time... =0p
This is about as good an idea... by fassbinder79	May 20th, 2008 03:52:17 PM
...As making an Indiana Jones movie 19 years later and putting in tons of CGI in the place of good/solid old fashioned tangible special effects.
Thank the Lord Flash Gordon's back! by clone-o-mat	May 20th, 2008 03:52:30 PM
Now we can definitely confirm that there are only 6 movie ideas in the history of existence.
I know this sounds crazy but for the role of Flash... by IAmMrMonkey!	May 20th, 2008 03:53:48 PM
..i'd love it to go to Brad Pitt. Yeah, i know he's too old for it but still...
Unlike the 1980 version... by nnnuts	May 20th, 2008 03:55:25 PM
I hope he gets to wear the crimson and be the fastest man alive
Instead Of Remaking Movies All The Time... by fassbinder79	May 20th, 2008 04:00:33 PM
...Can't hollywood do a homage to a certain kind of film. Lucas has said that both THX and SW were homages to FG. Why not do what Lucas did? I know people are writing the scripts. Maybe these studio execs should get their thumbs out of their ass and stop spending 185 milllion on one movie and spending that amount on several and give struggling screenwriters a chance.
by Groothewarrior	May 20th, 2008 04:00:56 PM
so tell me more about this man...Houdinni!
Amazes Me... by BoggyCreekBeast	May 20th, 2008 04:01:41 PM
how these producers and Hollywood types continue to FORCE stuff down our collective necks when we've been to that table over and over already! Flash, Highlander, and tomorrow's remake report, as expected as sunrise and sunset!
What do you mean, "Flash Gordon approaching"??!!? by Fico	May 20th, 2008 04:02:05 PM

flash gordon's awesome by LarryTheCableGuy	May 20th, 2008 04:02:19 PM
can't wait!
Most young people don't even know who Flash Gordon is by fassbinder79	May 20th, 2008 04:02:35 PM
This is going to flop like Speed Racer and for much of the same reason. Come up with something new for a change Hollywood.
Variety says: Leo is Flash! by DeCypher44	May 20th, 2008 04:02:37 PM
HAHA. Just kiddin.
Next thing you know we'll be seeing a remake of Smokey And The B by fassbinder79	May 20th, 2008 04:03:39 PM
You're not fooling anyone Hollywood. STOP THE FUCKING REMAKES.
Animate it! by Turtle_Z	May 20th, 2008 04:06:35 PM
Thats right! Animate it! Give us some of that old style 30's cartoon strip joy. Do it like A Scanner Darkly and give us something that touches the source. I just had a rant about original ideas on the Highlander Remake post, but this is Flash Gordon! He's a constant, like Batman or Superman. But give us something new. A taste of the past wrapped up in all your hi-tech trimmings. One of the best bits about the 80's flash was the intro titles with all the old comic strip Flash on it. Gimme that! GIMME!
SciFi's Flash Show Was The Worst Thing I Ever Tried To Watch by A-COD	May 20th, 2008 04:07:48 PM
And I watched the entire Knight Rider TV movie a few months back. By the way, I liked it better before Indy and Michael Knight were deadbeat dads.
Turtle_Z by fassbinder79	May 20th, 2008 04:07:50 PM
An animated Flash Gordon could be cool in an old style. That could be cool actually and different enough to make it worthwhile.
Turtle_Z by fassbinder79	May 20th, 2008 04:08:45 PM
It should be 2D with Brad Bird directing.
Only if it's a continuation of the original by picardsucks	May 20th, 2008 04:17:58 PM
With Sam Jones as Flash, Brian Blessed as Vultan, Max Von Sydow as Ming, Dalton as Prince Baron. Shia as young "Lighting Arden" Dale Arden's son who has blond hair like Flash and call's himself Lighting. NO FUCKING REMAKE SEQUAL WITH SAME CORNY FUN!!!
I don't think the lack of song was why viewers fled. by flickchick85	May 20th, 2008 04:21:13 PM

Give the fucking thing to Lucas... by BiggusDickus	May 20th, 2008 04:25:21 PM
It's what he's always wanted, isn't it? Oh and there's only one person who can ever, EVER be Vultan - Brian Blessed "GORDON'S ALIVE?!?"
LYING BITCH! by DoctorWho?	May 20th, 2008 04:27:56 PM
Timothy Dalton Rules
fleeing viewers by Disgustipitated	May 20th, 2008 04:28:26 PM
Yes...the viewers fled because the show stunk not because the theme to the 1980 film version was left out. It was NOT Flash Gordon in any way other than in name. People really need to be aware and/or remember that Flash Gordon has been around since almost the beginning of the 20th century in the form of a comic strip which was a response to Buck Rogers. Both were made into Saturday afternoon serials starring Larry "Buster" Crabbe. Then you have the TV series from the 50s. Then the 1980 film starring Sam Jones(I know most of the AICN guys already know all this...or they should). The song by Queen is iconic, but it's not a necessity for a successful film version of Flash (note: the 1980 film is one of my top ten favorite films of all time, so believe me I'm not bashing it). I'd like to see the new film made into a period piece and be faithful to the original comic strip.
Another classic offered to the butcher of Hollywood by Violator90	May 20th, 2008 04:32:07 PM
A remake of this classic film is just asking for a Bayformer-style backlash. I won't see if if they make it.
What do you mean, "Flash Gordon approaching"??!!? by brassai2003	May 20th, 2008 04:41:05 PM
On a hawkman rocketcycle, shall I inform his majesty? Imbecile! The emperor will shoot you for interrupting his wedding with this news....fire when Gordon's in range.
fassbinder: "CGI in the place of good/solid old fashioned tangib by raw_bean	May 20th, 2008 04:45:43 PM
That's complete rubbish man. The previous Indy films may have pre-dated CGI, but they were still laden with visual as opposed to practical special effects. Matte paintings, comped in models and effects, time-lapse photography, stop-motion animation even, tons of rotoscoping. Or did you think the spectral lights and ghosts flying out of the Ark and lighting up the Nazis like Xmas lights were done practically?
Dispatch war rocket Ajax To bring back Timothy Dalton by sirbroiler	May 20th, 2008 04:48:49 PM
Timothy Dalton w
I am of age Green Father! by DoctorWho?	May 20th, 2008 04:51:21 PM
Tree stump smack down
Timothy Dalton as Ming! by Pops Freshemeyer	May 20th, 2008 04:54:20 PM
Why don't they do a Defenders of the Earth movie? Oh wait, because it would suck. Nevermind...
Dispatch war rocket Ajax To bring back Timothy Dalton Take 2 by sirbroiler	May 20th, 2008 04:58:17 PM
I meant to say - Timothy Dalton would kick ass as MING!!!
Breck... by DigitalBeachWar	May 20th, 2008 05:13:32 PM
is such a fucking asshole.
Come on, people, the Flash Gordon movie was horrible... by blackmantis	May 20th, 2008 05:13:52 PM
It's fun to watch in a campy it's so bad kind of way, but it's really a hunk of shit.
No thanks. by KillDozer	May 20th, 2008 05:15:28 PM

SEANN WILLIAM SCOTT AS FLASH by Anna Valerious	May 20th, 2008 05:15:32 PM
That would make so much sense. That, and have Will Kemp as Prince Barin. Oh hell, that'd be hot... Although now that Sommers is at Paramount for the time being and Halmi fucked up the series, maybe it's a good thing that it's with other people...
If the Scifi show hadn't been called Flash Gordon by oisin5199	May 20th, 2008 05:15:46 PM
More people might have given it a chance. I actually didn't think it was that bad. It got much better by the season's end. And the whole notion of racial purity and friendly fascism was developed quite well. It just wasn't Flash Gordon, but Flash Gordon-type characters shoehorned into a scifi story. I don't think it was any worse or campy than any of the Stargate shows.
I prefer FLESH GORDON, personally by xevoid	May 20th, 2008 05:17:21 PM
Now that was some good porn. All I remember was some woman strapped a dildo to some dudes face and then rode it. Hot. One thing you turds might find interesting is that the late William Hootkins, who was Porkins in Star Wars (Yes, the Porkins who was shot over the Death Star while diving with Luke) was the assistant to the scientist Zarkon (or whatever his name was) in Flash Gordon. I interviewed him many years ago, and it was his second role after Star Wars. Hootkins complained that in nearly every movie he was in he DIED. In Flash Gordon he was left behind as the earth started to be destroyed. Thought you might want to know, you turds.
It cannot be worse than . . . by TommyShag	May 20th, 2008 05:26:21 PM
. . .the shitty TV series. Make it campy but cool and you'll have a winner. Got to use the Queen theme at the very least.
what about a FLESH GORDON by teddy_duchamp	May 20th, 2008 05:34:09 PM
remake! complete with his spaceship shaped like a giant cock n balls
William Hootkins by Wormie1	May 20th, 2008 05:35:43 PM
Was also the sleazy bent cop in Batman, sent Indy after the Ark, was a weapons dealer in Superman IV, and was, I recall, pretty funny in that lame Biggles movie. Anyhoo, Flash needs a big-budget epic (non-camp, this time). The recent TV show was unwatchable.
SEANN WILLIAM SCOTT for FLASH! by spud mcspud	May 20th, 2008 05:53:41 PM
Anna Valerious, that sounded so stupid - and yet so RIGHT! So long as it's the SWS that can do comedy, mid-level drama (ie not so intense) and decent action - ie the SWS in BULLETPROOF MONK, that idea could really fly. Fuck it, give it camp cameo value and cast Dalton as Ming! Give the character of Aura some kick - I'd love to see Scarlet Jo doing it, but she ain't really an actress - and we need a cool Dale Arden who can kick ass - Erica Durance, maybe? That kind of chick. Give the whole thing to Stephen Sommers, tell him "Like THE MUMMY, not so MUMMY RETURNS and NOWHERE NEAR AS OTT AS VAN FUCKING HELSING!!", and watch it fly. Shit, this ain't STAR WARS - it needs energy, fun, action, a bit of camp, a kick-ass soundtrack (DRAGONFORCE covering FLASH?!? I'm there with leather studded bells on!) and most of all A KICK-ASS ADVENTURE SCRIPT. Forget darkness, seriousness, and any pretence at being something else - MAKE IT A PROPER REMAKE!!!
CAST THE REMAKE WITH MY NAME IS EARL!!! by spud mcspud	May 20th, 2008 05:57:21 PM
Prince Vultan = Randy Aura = Joy Dale Arden = Catalina Ming The Merciless = Burt Reynolds Zarkov = Crab Man Darnell Flash = Earl Hickey Klytus = Giovanni Ribisi MY NAME IS FLASH!
I saw this for the first time the other day by ClockWorker	May 20th, 2008 06:03:03 PM
it was needless to say, deliciously campy
Put the 1980 version back on the big screen! by kevred	May 20th, 2008 06:03:40 PM
Do they really think they can make a more entertaining version than that one? No way. Some people hate it, but most love it. The problem with stuff today is that it tries so hard not to be uncool that it ends up being bland and safe. The Queen Flash (maybe a good nickname for it?) was crazy, goofy, confident, colorful, a little sleazy, and it was a hell of a lot of fun for it. It was what the new Speed Racer wants to be. It was glam rock on the screen, baby! Now tell me anything, ANYTHING, these people put up on the screen today will make people talk the way I just did, 28 years from now. I rest my case.
Of the hour ... yes. by Geekgasm	May 20th, 2008 06:39:55 PM
Its all about Queen.
Bring Back Ornella Muti by j_difool	May 20th, 2008 06:48:52 PM
in Spandex. A lot of people "don't get" the 1980 Flash Gordon. That's fine. Hate it if you must. But, to paraphrase the recent AICN review of Kingdom of the Crystal Meth, THAT film was "lightning in a bottle." It was a wild sci-fi comic book as Fellini would have made it. Anyone who is thinking of following that act is clearly one of the many who "don't get" that film. Cuz it can't be done. So fucking get original already, or find yourselves a different day job, Cundalini !
Seann William Scott for Flesh Gordon! by theonecalledshoe	May 20th, 2008 06:52:27 PM
There ya go... remake that series. As for the other series just re-release the original on dvd with digital style special effect.
If your name is Breck by j_difool	May 20th, 2008 06:54:18 PM
Eisner, please go to the back of the line and suck a cock. Just checked the IMDB on this ho: The Crazies, Creature from the Black Lagoon, and now Flash. What qualifies this turkey to make anything other than sandwiches ?
What does it take by j_difool	May 20th, 2008 06:58:02 PM
to be a producer in this fucking town? I'd give a vote to any asshole on this board over the likes of fucktards like Neil "I AM LEGEND" Moritz. I literally want to throw shit on these people.
raw_bean by fassbinder79	May 20th, 2008 07:04:08 PM
I was talking about swinging CGI monkeys for christ sake. Back in the day they would have used real ones. That shit is killing movies right now. I'm tired of the CGI and i'm not ashamed to say it.
DO NOT FUCK UP MING!!!!!! by Drath	May 20th, 2008 07:07:56 PM
It's not the lack of the campy Queen song that drove us away from Sci-Fi's Flash, it was the lame-ass white Ming! Even if you don't have the guts to make Ming Asian, the mandarin qualities of his costumes should never be thrown out and for God's sake KEEP THE BEARD!!! Also the show went to hell for the lack of good space ships, the worm-hole instead of rockets approach, the terrible cast, the lazy writing, the stupid squawking HAWKMEN WITHOUT WINGS, the cheap looking sets, the terrible lighting, the fact that no Flash Gordon at all was better than this shit and the incredibly depressing observation that some people were actually supporting it because they didn't know any better.....there were a lot bigger reasons than the Queen theme song not being there. Alas, modern movie composers cannot produce pulp fantasy scores anymore, not even John Williams writes movie themes as good as his old ones (I defy anyone to name theme that even comes close to Star Wars or Indiana Jones or Superman or even Elfman's Batman or Silvestri's Back to the Future march). That's the kind of thing Flash needs, and probably nothing that a modern composer would poop out would be anywhere as good as Queen's song even though it was camp. Look no further than the "determined not to ever have a memorable musical theme" Marvel movies to see how fucked up things are in this area.
I saw Flash Gordon in the theater by buffywrestling	May 20th, 2008 07:09:10 PM
for my birthday party as a wee child. Good fun!Ä
lack of song was certainly why i fled. by Smoke Monster Loves Kate	May 20th, 2008 07:19:05 PM
duh duh duh duh duh duh duh duh FLASH! AHHH AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
I saw Flash Gordon in the theater with your mom. by Smoke Monster Loves Kate	May 20th, 2008 07:19:35 PM
...
Nothing Will Ever Beat The Cocaine Disco Camp 80s Version by LaserPants	May 20th, 2008 08:30:53 PM
Its like the best cocaine disco camp 80s sci fi movie evar! Killer soundtrack too! Its like one long face melter w/ spacey parts too!
Herc, the reason fans bailed by The_Fredo	May 20th, 2008 08:55:31 PM
was because it was a shitty-ass show. I gave it a chance through meeting Ming, Night Shift Manager of the Universe. I couldn't take any more after that. Then they went and made the Hawkmen horrible. Get it right or don't do it.
I don't like what I'm thinking...... But Chris Klein by Damien Chowder	May 20th, 2008 09:05:39 PM
may be getting phone calls right now.... I betcha. What I have I just done....?! Better him than Ashton Ketchup... Who is also getting phone calls. Oh my god...
What happened to the Stephen Sommers remake? by Big Dumb Ape	May 20th, 2008 09:19:29 PM
For crying out loud, if you were going to hand the property off to someone who would do it over the top and try to do something that touched on the original Alex Raymond comic strip BUT was willing to tip it's hat to the crazy-assed nature of the 80s movie AND was going to go all psycho and over the top in his own way, Sommers was the man for the job. Hell, when he was announced as developing a big budget, live action FLASH GORDON that's one time I actually said "You know, that might work." I would have preferred to see him working on THAT instead of G.I. JOE...
And Ornella Muti in spandex is a very, very, VERY good thing! by Big Dumb Ape	May 20th, 2008 09:22:17 PM
We need more actresses dressed that way and more movie moments like that. She can get up out of her seat and into mine and straddle my joystick while I'm trying to drive the spaceship any ol' time!
do it like Raiders...... by j2talk	May 20th, 2008 09:29:34 PM
if they are going to do FlashGordaon they need to do the way Lucas/Spielberg made Raiders as aHomage to the pupl films.....NOT as a CAMP Movie....
Bryan Singer the whole thing. i.e. F*ck it up. by Damien Chowder	May 20th, 2008 09:40:14 PM

BRING ME...THE BORE WORMS by Sir Loin	May 20th, 2008 09:48:14 PM
No way they'll ever top the DeLaurentiis one, EVER. You idiot Gen-Y-pleasing Hollywood pinheads have NO idea what's going on in filmdom, do ya? LOL.
Well BD Ape... by Anna Valerious	May 20th, 2008 09:59:48 PM
He may be at Paramount now, but I wouldn't rule him out entirely. And if he puts a lot of his stable of actors in it (Like he's doing with "G.I. Joe"), that would be excellent.
Cripes the recycling is neverending, isn't it? by fiester	May 20th, 2008 10:12:51 PM
Just sad.
Didn't the remake get a 2nd season? by punto	May 20th, 2008 10:21:39 PM
I thought it was cool.. Reminded me of Xena (especially the "visiting exotic new tribes of people who live within walking distance of each other" thing), except instead of beaing about "empowering women" it's about "empowering the bone-headed white guy". Screw the cop, the scientist, the journalist and the female warrior, flash, with his boyish good looks and high school education, will walk in a save the day!
Who here didn't play the shit out of the soundtrack? by Hawaiian Organ Donor	May 20th, 2008 10:27:28 PM
"Later. I like to play with things a while before annihilation." "Forget it Ming. Dale's with me!" "Klytus! Are your men on the right pills? Maybe you should execute their trainer!" "Impetuous boy. Oh well, who wants to live forever? Diiiiiiiiive!" I enjoyed the campy goodness as much as the next guy but what in the fuck were Max Von Sydow, Topol and Brian Blessed doing mixed up in this mess?
These people don't sound like they are good at by INWOsuxRED	May 20th, 2008 11:16:44 PM
the movie making. I am indiferrent to this idea until I see a reason not to be. Klytus was pretty cool. Blah blah blah.
Lack of the Queen theme was the LEAST of the Scifi versions prob by Paul T. Ryan	May 20th, 2008 11:16:55 PM
And no punto, it did not get a second season. Thank the Horse God.
"I knew you were up to something though I confess I hadn't thoug by ExcaliburFfolkes	May 20th, 2008 11:17:15 PM
"Does anyone ever trust her twice?"
Will this mean McConaughey as Flash? by Laserbrain	May 21st, 2008 12:03:56 AM
As much of a clusterfuck as this film is destined to be, I'd be pretty happy if Eisner tapped his Sahara lead for the role.
Oh, yeah, and while I'm here... by Laserbrain	May 21st, 2008 12:06:14 AM
"Deespatch War Rocket Ajax to breeng back hees boh-dee" =D
If McConaughey as Flash would pull him FAR away... by flickchick85	May 21st, 2008 12:10:16 AM
from the Captain America movie, I'll be all for it. Seriously, get that guy away from Cap. I really hope that was just a terrible casting rumor, b/c I've liked Marvel's casting decisions thus far.
ummm by blckmgk13	May 21st, 2008 12:39:24 AM
I know this sounds ridiculous but I talked to an ex of mine about two weeks ago (she works as a graphic artist in Vancouver) and she was talking about how she is already working on Flash Gordon. I didn't ask more about it because I didn't really care, but to see that it is only a rumour when I know for a fact that she is working on it is kind of interesting.
RAP MUSIC will save both of these remakes by Mace Tofu	May 21st, 2008 12:40:56 AM
and changing the lead actors to black because both Flash Gordon and Highlander didn't have enough black people in them. Toss in some Rap and hip-hop and pimp up the look and you'll have box-office gold. Obama said he would be proud to see a Black Flash in America. Time for a change. Time for some more remakes.
On my knees in prayer by Stunt_Lime	May 21st, 2008 01:01:30 AM
I've been both anticipating and dreading this news. I'm a big fan of Flash Gordon and hope that they can pull it off. (SciFi can't pull anything off, so I'm not worried as some are that it won't transfer well... It's just got be done by the right group of people.) I've got my fingers crossed.
Bring back Buster Crabbe! by Ricky Retardo	May 21st, 2008 01:03:43 AM
Flash needs to be played by a real man. Even if though dead, his rotting corpse would still be better than the wimpy girly boys who pass for actors these days.
DAMN YOU, George Lucas! by Motoko Kusanagi	May 21st, 2008 02:11:26 AM
Damn you to hell!
Never mind the Queen song... by 11dayempire	May 21st, 2008 02:14:12 AM
Why not get Queen to score the new film as they did with the first one? It's not as if they'd need Freddie. Oh, and get Brian Blessed back too: "Gordon's ALIVE???!!!"
Anna Valerious... by Big Dumb Ape	May 21st, 2008 02:45:33 AM
First of all, nice to meet you. Hope you and Velkan are having a fun time in the great beyond! You said in your post: "He may be at Paramount now, but I wouldn't rule him out entirely. And if he puts a lot of his stable of actors in it (Like he's doing with "G.I. Joe"), that would be excellent." I actually posted about Sommers for 2 reasons. First, on IMDB his former listing for being involved with FLASH GORDON has long since disappeared, and its been replaced instead with WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE -- which is not listed as being in active development with Speilberg producing. Second, I live here in Hollywood and awhile back I was hanging out at Universal Studios and I took the lot tram ride at the theme park, and as the tram approached THE MUMMY section (which used to be the old SIX MILLION DOLLAR MAN spinning tunnel), I noticed another intersting thing. About a year ago on the ride the tram car mounted TV monitors would kick in and it would be Sommers saying something like, "Hi, I'm Stephen Sommers. Director and Writer of the MUMMY films and Universal's upcoming big budget FLASH GORDON." But now that's been yanked as well. So my guess is he's totally off the project at this point -- in fact, this news piece basically indicates that Eisner is looking to direct this. Which brings up something no one's really talked about yet either: for crying out loud, am I the only one who thought SAHARA was an utter piece of crap? I know one thing: as a fan of the old Buster Crabbe serials, the Alex Raymond comic and the 80s movie for all its glorious wackiness, I'm not looking at SAHARA and rubbing my hands together and thinking, "Oh yeah! The amazingly talented visionary (cough! cough!) who brought this piece of crap to life is just who I want to tackle FLASH GORDON next!"
Doc Savage would be a better choice for remake by Dingbatty	May 21st, 2008 03:01:42 AM

Flash! Uuughhh! by mascan42	May 21st, 2008 03:39:14 AM

Update not remake by Poopipepunisher	May 21st, 2008 03:56:41 AM
Looking forward to the new Flash Gordon, but I hope they stay away from doing an Origins version. We all know how Flash and his motley crew saved every one of us from Mings diabolical plans, the 80’s camp top fun movie is on the TV every Christmas, so why don’t they move on and have Flash & Dale have a different adventure (there’s a lot of source material from the old Republic series). But bring back Brian Blessed, you can just imagine the opening of the new trailer ‘GORDONS ALIVE!’ being bellowed down your lug hole, I would be so there.
I vote for a DOC SAVAGE film. by Mace Tofu	May 21st, 2008 04:10:33 AM
Pal's version was cool when I was a kid but it could use a remake. Flash works as-is and a remake wouldn't really add anything new.
Release the Ajax, to retrieve his body! by David Cloverfield	May 21st, 2008 05:47:14 AM
Please for the love of god don't make this gritty, realistic.
If they must remake this by Lost Jarv	May 21st, 2008 06:15:30 AM
and I hope not, because lightening never strikes in the same place twice, then they need to find the same blend of American actors that cannot act and high end British/ European thesps. In what other film do you get RSC actors like Brian Blessed, The creator of the Rocky Horror Picture Show, A Blue Peter Presentor, A future James Bond, THE FUCKING EXORCIST, The fiddler on the roof dude, and others mangling some of the worst dialogue ever put on screen. Flash, I love you but we only have 14 hours to save the earth! Or "Say something to distract me..." "When I saw you sitting in the restaurant, you were so pretty" "You're just saying that to distract me"
Dive! by sott68	May 21st, 2008 07:33:24 AM

by Turtle_Z	May 21st, 2008 08:30:27 AM

another AICN first by ArcadianDS	May 21st, 2008 09:09:04 AM
in this talkback we had our first reference to Buster Crabbe. Well done, TBers. Also, 10 years from now, this decade will be looked upon as a wasteland of movies. This one summer will not make up for years of rehash, reimage, and reboot.
Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future), I tells ya... by Snookeroo	May 21st, 2008 09:56:21 AM
after all, Flash Gordon's already been done right.
You know Brendan Fraser will be Flash, right? by Hesiod2k7	May 21st, 2008 10:37:27 AM
I think this could work very well, if they do it right.
Brendan Fraser - Flash by David Cloverfield	May 21st, 2008 11:06:18 AM
That's awesome, but he may be too old. Maybe and older flash remembering Mongo, his football glory years and the 80's in a bleak 2008, wishing to go back.
If I remember how Stephen Somers wanted Flash... by MoshMasterD	May 21st, 2008 11:32:42 AM
He wanted his Flash to be a "David Robinson type" AKA Military/Sports hero.
I Lovee the 1980 Flash by kevinwillis.net	May 21st, 2008 02:29:17 PM
It's in my top five movies of all time. One of the top. Often the first. But it was also lightening in a bottle. Can't make that movie again. Shouldn't try. But shouldn't be stupid, like the Sci-Fi series, either.
Ben Browder for Flash! by bswise	May 21st, 2008 04:24:31 PM
Get the leather pants ready.
Flashs new uniform by Abominable Snowcone	May 21st, 2008 04:43:54 PM
will be all black leather, like X-men and GI Joe and everything else, and half of us will commit suicide and will not be shamed for doing so
I love the Sam Jones one so much by CherryValance	May 21st, 2008 09:20:31 PM
I wish it had had a sequel. But I guess they have to remake everything. Maybe they can get Naveen Andrews to play him. ;)
80's FLASH...Blew my mind... by DoctorWho?	May 22nd, 2008 12:42:24 AM
...when I was 11 yrs old just as much as Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars did...not as if it's in the same league as those films...but I left the theatre walking oon air. I consider it a classic. It's part of that unique era of Big Trouble In Little China, Buckaroo Banzai larger than life, fantasy "quirkyness". Great to see the love. Lots of younger cats think it's not cool without black on black color schemes, piercings,goatees and Nu Metal. Queen owns you all!
get over the Queen song already by bigbenalpha	May 22nd, 2008 02:17:42 AM
It only works in context of the high camp of the movie it was in - and don't get me wrong, I loved it. It was the icing on the camp cake. But imaging if Tim Burton had used the theme from the 1960's Batman series or the BIFFPOWs in the fight scenes. It would have been a disaster.
Jake Gyllenhaal will be FLASH! by Big Dumb Ape	May 22nd, 2008 03:19:36 AM
Because after his studly performance as the PRINCE OF PERSIA he'll be in high demand to top line big budget, big action franchises. And yes, I'm saying that mockingly (inserting finger into mouth to commence gag reflex now...)
"I never knew what my father was... by DocPazuzu	May 22nd, 2008 07:47:36 AM
...until he let Klytus put the bore worms on me." That, my friends, is the single greatest line of cinematic dialogue in the history of the universe. The 1980 Flash Gordon is a once in a lifetime treat. Nothing will ever be as gloriously stupid and wonderful ever again. Oh, and Ornella Muti in Flash Gordon made me feel funny in my pants when I was 12. Good times, good times. "From this day on, let every breed of Mongo live together, in peace."
Non-Camp this time, please by Lang The Cat	May 22nd, 2008 10:36:12 AM
If you got John Favreau to direct, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa for Ming, Chris Pine as Flash, you might have a good start. Megan Fox or Jordana Brewster as Dale. Maybe get Zhang Ziyi as Ming's Daughter. Treat it as a very steampunk style adventure and you might have something worth using the Queen soundtrack on. No Flash as a football player. Make him a world class pentathlete so he has the skills to challenge Ming. Use some of the techniques for Sky Captain. Make Paul Giamatti Prof. Zarkov, that might be fun.
owen wilson 4 flash... by RICO OLD BUDDY	May 22nd, 2008 11:06:25 AM
stiller as barin jack black as vultan and will ferrel as ming. Done and done

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