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Jul 31, 2021 · Producers John Davis and John Fox have revealed that Taika Waititi's "Flash Gordon" movie won't be animated anymore, but live-action.
Jul 30, 2021 · Taika Waititi is reworking his animated Flash Gordon movie into a live-action project. The Thor: Ragnarok director is set to write and direct the comic strip adaptation.
- Chris Hemsworth as Flash Gordon
- Tessa Thompson as Dale Arden
- George Takei as Ming The Merciless
- Jeff Goldblum as Hans Zarkov
- Karen Fukuhara as Princess Aura
Flash Gordon (Sam J. Jones) is the epitome of tall, blond, and handsome — and who is better to portray a modern Flash Gordon than Chris Hemsworth? The Australian actor has plenty of experience playing roles similar to Flash Gordon, working out his comedic muscles in movies like Thor: Ragnarok, the 2016 Ghostbusters,and Men in Black: International. ...
Dale Arden is Flash Gordon's heroine counterpart; she is tough, clever, and independent, joining the ranks of Princess Leia and Ellen Ripley as great '80s heroines. Dale joined Flash on his adventures, moving away from the stereotypical damsel in distress that previously plagued action movies. Originally played by Melody Anderson, Tessa Thompson wo...
Ming the Merciless's character has recently come under question as the BBC gave the 1980 film a disclaimer for "discriminatory stereotypes" based on Ming's portrayal. The character, who was coded as an East Asian man, was portrayed by a white Swedish actor, Max von Sydow. Waititi's live-action remake would allow Flash Gordon to turn itself around f...
Sci-fi icons should stick together, but that's only one of the reasons Jeff Goldblum would be the top choice to play Hans Zarkov in the Flash Gordon live-action reboot. Hans Zarkov, originally played by Chaim Topol, is a brilliant scientist who built the rocket that brought Flash and Dale to the planet Mongo to fight Ming the Merciless. Goldblum ha...
Princess Aura is one of Flash Gordon's more complicated characters. Though she is Ming the Merciless's daughter, Aura takes the risk to help Flash in his fight against her father. Despite the fact that her love for Flash isn't returned, Aura still makes the choice to heroically save Flash from Ming. In the 1980 Flash Gordon, Princess Aura was playe...
Jul 31, 2021 · As soon as more details about the next Flash Gordon movie come in, we'll let you know. Taika Waititi fans can look forward to Thor: Love and Thunder being released on May 6, 2022.
Aug 1, 2021 · A whole two years after being drafted in to work on an animated Flash Gordon movie, Jungle Cruise producer John Davis has revealed in an interview that Waititi is now working on a live-action...
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Aug 24, 2021 · Two years ago, it was announced that Taika Waititi was going to have a go at an animated "Flash Gordon" movie for Fox/Disney, but according to a recent report in Collider, that project is now...
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Jul 31, 2020 · Flash Gordon: Sam J Jones, Brian Blessed and Mike Hodges on the origins of a "visual masterpiece" and the sequel that never was. Four decades on, Flash is back in cinemas – in a new interview ...
