Raph's Girl
04-04-2007, 10:27 PM
http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=40899
Warner Brothers Pictures is developing a movie based on DC Comics' robotic superhero franchise Metal Men, setting up the project with producer Lauren Shuler Donner, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Eric Champnella has been brought on board to write the script.
Based on a DC Comics series created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru in 1962, Metal revolves around a brilliant scientist, William Magnus, and his creations: six highly advanced robots who have powers associated with their respective metals—gold, iron, lead, tin, mercury and platinum. Instead of having to be programmed, the Metal Men can think for themselves, which is both their genius and their biggest flaw.
The heroes made their first appearance in Showcase, where they were created as filler but proved to be unexpectedly popular and received their own title. The heroes served as a dysfunctional family, and the stories balanced sentimentality, humor and action.
Geoff Johns, who was an assistant to Richard Donner before becoming one of the comic world's renowned writers, helped develop the take and will executive-produce.
Raph's Girl note: One has to wonder tho...who'll they get to play Will Magnus?
Warner Brothers Pictures is developing a movie based on DC Comics' robotic superhero franchise Metal Men, setting up the project with producer Lauren Shuler Donner, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Eric Champnella has been brought on board to write the script.
Based on a DC Comics series created by Robert Kanigher and Ross Andru in 1962, Metal revolves around a brilliant scientist, William Magnus, and his creations: six highly advanced robots who have powers associated with their respective metals—gold, iron, lead, tin, mercury and platinum. Instead of having to be programmed, the Metal Men can think for themselves, which is both their genius and their biggest flaw.
The heroes made their first appearance in Showcase, where they were created as filler but proved to be unexpectedly popular and received their own title. The heroes served as a dysfunctional family, and the stories balanced sentimentality, humor and action.
Geoff Johns, who was an assistant to Richard Donner before becoming one of the comic world's renowned writers, helped develop the take and will executive-produce.
Raph's Girl note: One has to wonder tho...who'll they get to play Will Magnus?