Frank Miller Set to Direct "Buck Rogers"

Reuters is reporting Comics legend and the director behind The Spirit and Sin City is gearing up to bring cult favorite sci-fi series Buck Rogers to the big screen. Buck Rogers is the story of Anthony Rogers, who somehow ends up in suspended animation and wakes up in the 25th century. Rogers has been recreated in practically every format, starting life as a comic strip, then a radio show, a TV series and even a couple of feature films.

My hope is that this will stick to the more pulpy original comic strip version, but being that this is Frank Miller I imagine it'll be much darker. That's fine with me, as my faith in Miller has almost always been justified. Sci-Fi films are really seeing a resurgence as of late and I think this is the perfect time to revisit a property like Buck Rogers. I just hope he doesn't make the film with one his trademark unique color palettes. No black and whites or extreme yellows, please. And be sure to bring back Twinkie. Everybody likes Twinkies.