With The Avengers grossing nearly $600 million in the box office, comic books
are having a bit of a comeback. At least Marvel’s superheroes are. The comic book company is responsible for all
of the big superhero names, including Spider-Man,
Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, and X-Men. The next production will be an old favorite, The Human Fly, and while it won’t be a Marvel production, it was published
by the company between 1977 and 1979.
According
to coventrytelegraph.com, the comic version of The Human Fly followed a stuntman who had been in a terrible car
accident and had his skeleton replaced by steel. He took his career to charity events,
performing stunts for crowds and fighting criminals at those charities. This Human
Fly is not to be confused with Marvel’s earlier villain character with the
same name that appeared in the Spider-Man
comics.
Deadline.com
reports that Alan Brewer and Steven Goldmann have picked up the rights to the
film and Eisenberg-Fisher Productions, a Paramount affiliate, will executive
produce the movie, and Brewer and James Reach will produce. The film is being called an indie, which is
different from the Marvel comics that have gone to the big screen. Interestingly enough, Cirque Du Soleil’s
in-house historian, Tony Babinski, wrote the screenplay.
For those
of us, myself included, who still
can’t get enough Marvel, there has already been talk of the Black Panther film to be released in
2014, according to sciencefiction.com. Possible candidates for the lead role include Aldis Hodge, Anthony Mackie Brian J.
White, and Romeo Miller, aka Lil’ Romeo. It looks like the comic epidemic isn’t slowing down anytime soon.
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