Frank Miller 'Bucking' The Film System - Comic auteur-turned-fi...

"The Spirit" isn't even out yet, and already director Frank Miller is looking for his next cinematic endeavor.

[jjackle]

"even once for the big screen (a cult classic with Timothy Dalton)-- Are we talking about Flash Gordon or Buck Rogers? Buck Rogers was the TV show without Dalton and Flash Gordon was the Movie with Timothy Dalton.

[Lamar]

I think you're confusing Timothy Dalton's role as Prince Barin in Flash Gordon (1980). He's never played Buck Rogers as far as I can tell.

[John Hollywood]

Uh - Tim Dalton was in FLASH GORDON and not as the lead!!!!!

[Keno Demarco]

Buck Rogers was a film serial in 1939 and a movie with Gil Gerard.
Timothy Dalton (Prince Baron) was in Flash Gordon (1980).
Easy mistake since Larry 'Buster' Crabbe played both in the serials at Universal

[Quite Frankly]

We will see what this Frank Miller comes up with. Hard times in the movie biz as elsewhere in the economy.

[Rena Moretti]

I have to say I fail to see anything interesting in Frank Miller's movie work.

He is a stunning artist, but his films have left me entirely uninterested.

Of course, as Hollywood has reduced the art of film to illustrating comic books it's no wonder they think that having comic book artists direct is a great idea.:(

[Quite Frankly]

Rena Moretti wrote:

I have to say I fail to see anything interesting in Frank Miller's movie work.
He is a stunning artist, but his films have left me entirely uninterested.
Of course, as Hollywood has reduced the art of film to illustrating comic books it's no wonder they think that having comic book artists direct is a great idea.:(

I never heard of his movies. He must be a great con artist. Knows how to snow people and raise the money.