Draft:Flash Gordon (upcoming film)

Flash Gordon is an upcoming American space opera superhero film written and directed by Taika Waititi, based on the King Features comic strip of the same name created by Alex Raymond. Serving as a reboot of the 1980 film, the film will be released by 20th Century Studios.

Development
In 2010, it was announced that Breck Eisner had signed on to direct a 3D film version of Flash Gordon. In an interview, Eisner said "The film's story is in place and the screenplay is now being worked on." On April 22, 2014, The Hollywood Reporter had a report that 20th Century Fox was developing the Flash Gordon reboot with J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay writing the film's script. On April 15, 2015, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Matthew Vaughn was in talks to direct the film. On January 15, 2016, Mark Protosevich was hired to rewrite the film's script. According to Deadline Hollywood, Julius Avery would write and direct film, with Vaughn as producer alongside John Davis. An animated film was under development at Disney/Fox with Taika Waititi writing and directing. In August 2019, the animated film was believed to be canceled. In July 2021, producers Davis and John Fox revealed that Waititi was still working on the film, albeit it would now be live action instead of animated.