“Overlord” director Julius Avery has been tapped by Fox to write and direct the “Flash Gordon” remake, an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap.
“Kingsman” director Matthew Vaughn, who circled the project in 2015 to direct, will now produce with John Davis and Hearst Entertainment & Syndication Group.ย Fox senior vice president Matt Reilly is overseeing “Flash Gordon” for the studio.ย C.J. Kettler is overseeing for Hearst.
The story follows an adventurer who strives to save the planet Mongo from the clutches of his villainous nemesis Ming the Merciless.
“Flash Gordon” has been adapted into multiple formats, most recently as a live-action series on Syfy and famously as a 1980 feature film that starred Sam J.