about that greatest american hero movie-remake
they're remaking The Greatest American Hero [wiki]as a feature film?
Story concerns a nebbishy teacher who becomes a reluctant superhero after extraterrestrials give him a special suit with powers he can barely understand or control when he loses its instruction manual. The film will reference the old series, but in the update there is more than one suit floating around the world. [full details]
current scheduled for a July 2008-release, now this would make for an interesting retro-revival, innit? hhhmmmm... im all good with it, as long as they leave the old-theme song alone :pTHE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO
STATUS: July 2008
LOCATION: Arizona
PRODUCER: Stephen J. Cannell - Michael Dubelko
DIRECTOR: Stephen Herek
WRITER: Chris Matheson - Ryan Rowe
Based on the ABC-TV series which ran from 1980 to 1983. Story concerns a nebbishy teacher who becomes a reluctant superhero after extraterrestrials give him a special suit with powers he can barely understand or control when he loses its instruction manual. The film will reference the old series, but in the update there is more than one suit floating around the world.
CANNELL STUDIOS
HUDSON BAY PRODUCTIONS
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