The Rocketeer will arrive flying at full speed to the streaming platform Disney+. Rumors have been read on the internet for a long time about a new version of the pulp hero, but now we can confirm that there is a serious project that will seek to bring the character back to center stage. The actor David oyelowo and his wife, Jessica, will be in charge of producing this film.
The performer is known for his role as Martin Luther King Jr. on Selma and stakes in The Cloverfield Paradox, Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway y Rise of the Planet of the Apes. He also lent his voice for the animated series Star Wars: Rebels. Will he be in charge of starring in the film that he himself will produce? It is one of the possibilities that are handled, see it as The Rocketeer.
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The superhero was created by Dan Stevens in 1982. His alter ego is Cliff Secord, a stunt pilot from the 1930s who finds a sophisticated jetpack that takes him to the skies and uses the device to fight crime. In 1991, the Mouse House released a movie based on the hero, starring Billy Campbell, which did not have the expected success. However, over the years it positioned itself as “object of worship”.
The next film in the character’s mythology will be titled The Return of Rocketeer and it will be written by Ed Ricourt. Screenwriter credits include Jessica Jones, Now you See Me y Wayward Pines. They have not yet assigned a director for the project. Everything indicates that the new story will take some licenses from the original material.
The Rocketeer is a pulp classic. Photo: IMDb.
In 2019, Disney Junior He premiered his own version of the hero in an animated series that centered on the life of Kit, Cliff’s daughter. In this case, Campbell reprized her 1991 role during the show. Other appearances of Rocketeer They include IDW’s graphic novels with the creative team of Mark Waid and Marc Guggenheim at the helm, and illustrations by Chris Samnee and Dave Bullock.
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