Competing Buck Rogers Project in Development at Skydance as Legal Arguments Emerge

Competing Buck Rogers Project in Development at Skydance as Legal Arguments Emerge

Comic Book·2021-02-03 13:02

As previously reported, Hollywood studio Legendary, the home of Godzilla vs Kong, Dune, and Jurassic World, has announced that they are developing a reboot of the classic character Buck Rogers for the modern era, with recent reports suggesting George Clooney is in talks for the title role. Now though things are getting complicated as The Hollywood Reporter brings word that Skydance Media is now developing a competing adaptation but that they're working with the estate of Philip Francis Nowlan, the author who created the hero. There's one big wrinkle though, some tricky legal developments that will make this whole thing something to keep an eye on.

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