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Posted on Tuesday, April 25th, 2017 by Ben Pearson.
Back in 2014, we learned that screenwriter Gary Whitta (The Book of Eli, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) had been tasked with penning the screenplay for a film adaptation of a six-issue Mark Millar comic called Starlight. Since then, things have been relatively quiet about the movie, but a new rumor states that 20th Century Fox is eyeing Sylvester Stallone to play the film’s lead character, a retired space hero named Duke McQueen who is called back into action one last time.
Read on to learn the latest Sylvester Stallone Starlight news.
SplashReport claims Stallone is Fox’s “top pick” for the role, though it’s unclear if the studio has had any conversations with the actor about the project at this stage. But based on the description of the comic, it sounds like he might be perfect casting. Millar has referred to the plot as both “Flash Gordon meets The Dark Knight Returns” and “Buzz Lightyear meets Unforgiven,” which sounds like a potent combination for sci-fi fans. The story follows a retired space hero who saved the universe forty years earlier, and in his twilight years, he’s called back into action to save it once again.
