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    FOX’s New ‘Flash Gordon’ Gets Writer-Director Julius Avery

    Mary Anne ButlerBy No Comments


    It looks like FOX is finally moving forward with their new Flash Gordon adaptation, and have named Julius Avery as writer and director, according to Deadline.

    The project has been long in the works, the most recent version was going to have Matthew Vaughn directing, but obviously that’s changed.

    Avery’s next film is due to bow next month, Paramount’s horror film Overlord.

    Obviously, this means several things for the comic strip-based film, namely a new script and development.

    FOX's New 'Flash Gordon' Gets Writer-Director Julius Avery

    As HUGE fans of the 1980 film, this is exciting, and we’re looking forward to seeing what Avery does with FLASH- Ahhhhhhh.

    FOX's New 'Flash Gordon' Gets Writer-Director Julius Avery

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    Mary Anne Butler (Mab) got her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine as a teenager. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (Editor-in-Chief), Bleeding Cool (News Editor), Nerdbot (as Editor-In-Chief), and now [Bad]Influencers, where she is Editor-in-Chief. Over the past 15 years, she’s built a well-known reputation at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). Interviews, reviews, observations, breaking news, and objective reporting are the name of the game for the founder of Harkonnen Knife Fight, a Dune-themed band. She also produces award-winning immersive events, including Wasteland Weekend and Neotropolis.

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