The Human Fly is not one of the two unannounced film projects being developed by Marvel. The studio actually has nothing to do with the film production, as the The Human Fly is a former Marvel Comics character.
The comic is based on real-life stuntman Joe Ramacieri and was licensed and published by Marvel from 1977-1979. It had a 19-issue run, and he interacted with other characters in the universe such as Spider-Man and Daredevil. The Human Fly has the abilities of flight, wall-crawling, super strength, and agility. He also has compound eyes, acid vomit that can melt steel, and wings that are strong enough to deflect cannon fire and sharp enough to cut a dump truck in half.
The rights to the comic were picked up by Alan Brewer and Steven Goldman, and the movie will be executive produced by Eisenberg-Fisher Productions, which is based on the Paramount Studios lot.
The comic is based on real-life stuntman Joe Ramacieri and was licensed and published by Marvel from 1977-1979. It had a 19-issue run, and he interacted with other characters in the universe such as Spider-Man and Daredevil. The Human Fly has the abilities of flight, wall-crawling, super strength, and agility. He also has compound eyes, acid vomit that can melt steel, and wings that are strong enough to deflect cannon fire and sharp enough to cut a dump truck in half.
The rights to the comic were picked up by Alan Brewer and Steven Goldman, and the movie will be executive produced by Eisenberg-Fisher Productions, which is based on the Paramount Studios lot.
- 6/27/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
While Marvel continues to dominate the comic book movie world both in terms of bringing the characters to life and reaping some serious financial rewards ("The Avengers" crossed $600 million domestic this week), it pays to remember that there are many characters the studio doesn't have the rights to (for example, many of the X-Men, Wolverine, etc.). And it appears The Human Fly is one of them as a movie is now on the way about that character.
Deadline reports that Alan Brewer and Steven Goldman recently snapped up the rights to the character and "The Human Fly" is on the way. There are minor characters, and then there are minor characters and The Human Fly is definitely that. Curiously, there are two separate characters in the Marvel universe who go by that name -- a hero and a villain -- and it's the former that will get the big screen treatment.
Deadline reports that Alan Brewer and Steven Goldman recently snapped up the rights to the character and "The Human Fly" is on the way. There are minor characters, and then there are minor characters and The Human Fly is definitely that. Curiously, there are two separate characters in the Marvel universe who go by that name -- a hero and a villain -- and it's the former that will get the big screen treatment.
- 6/27/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
First we had DC's Metal Men, now it's Marvel's The Human Fly! Deadline report that a movie based on the former Marvel Comic character is in development at Eisenberg-Fisher Productions/Paramount after Alan Brewer and Steven Goldman picked up the reverted rights on the property recently. Apparently Goldman will direct while Brewer, along with James Reach, will produce. Tony Babinski, Cirque Du Soleil’s in-house historian, wrote the Montreal-based screenplay. There are actually two characters calling themselves The Human Fly in the Marvel Universe, one is a Spider-Man villain, and then there's this fella. If you haven't head of him, Wikipedia provides.. The second Human Fly was a young man of unknown identity who was severely injured during a car crash. After a long hospitalization, including a number of reconstructive surgeries in which much of his skeleton was replaced by steel, he took on the masked identity of the Human Fly.
- 6/27/2012
- ComicBookMovie.com
It's not every day that B or C list characters get their own flicks, but what about one that hasn't been around in over thirty years? Turns out The Human Fly from the limited Marvel Comics series will be making it's debut on the big screen, according to Deadline . For those not in the know, The Human Fly was a stuntman who after suffering a horrific accident went through several reconstructive surgeries where much of his skeleton was replaced with steel. He then used his abilities to perform special stunts and tricks for charities but often ran into criminal activites due to his daredevil antics. Alan Brewer and James Reach will produce the Steven Goldman film with a screenplay by Tony Babinski. No word on a release date or casting at this moment.
- 6/27/2012
- Comingsoon.net
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