Disney continues developing a live-action relaunch of comic book, movie superhero "The Rocketeer":
Created by writer/illustrator Dave Stevens, "The Rocketeer" superhero debuted in 1982 as a comic book homage to Saturday movie matinee heroes of the 1930's and 1940's.
"The Rocketeer" focuses on 'Cliff Secord', a stunt pilot who discovers a mysterious jet pack that allows him to fly.
Stevens' "Rocketeer" adventures were influenced by Republic's "King of the Rocket Men" movie serial and syndicated "Commando Cody" TV series. In 1991, "The Rocketeer" was released as a feature by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Joe Johnston ("Captain America: The First Avenger").
Various comic book companies have published "The Rocketeer", including Idw, Pacific, Eclipse, Comico and Dark Horse...
...followed by an animated TV series for Disney Junior.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Rocketeer"...
Created by writer/illustrator Dave Stevens, "The Rocketeer" superhero debuted in 1982 as a comic book homage to Saturday movie matinee heroes of the 1930's and 1940's.
"The Rocketeer" focuses on 'Cliff Secord', a stunt pilot who discovers a mysterious jet pack that allows him to fly.
Stevens' "Rocketeer" adventures were influenced by Republic's "King of the Rocket Men" movie serial and syndicated "Commando Cody" TV series. In 1991, "The Rocketeer" was released as a feature by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Joe Johnston ("Captain America: The First Avenger").
Various comic book companies have published "The Rocketeer", including Idw, Pacific, Eclipse, Comico and Dark Horse...
...followed by an animated TV series for Disney Junior.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Rocketeer"...
- 9/11/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Disney continues developing a relaunch of the comic book and movie superhero "The Rocketeer" for the big screen:
Created by writer/illustrator Dave Stevens, "The Rocketeer" superhero debuted in 1982 as a comic book homage to Saturday movie matinee heroes of the 1930's and 1940's.
"The Rocketeer" focuses on 'Cliff Secord', a stunt pilot who discovers a mysterious jet pack that allows him to fly.
Stevens' "Rocketeer" adventures were influenced by Republic's "King of the Rocket Men" movie serial and syndicated "Commando Cody" TV series.
In 1991, "The Rocketeer" was released as a feature by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Joe Johnston ("Captain America: The First Avenger").
Various comic book companies have published "The Rocketeer", including Idw, Pacific, Eclipse, Comico and Dark Horse.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Rocketeer"...
Find "The Rocketeer" Comic Books Here...
Created by writer/illustrator Dave Stevens, "The Rocketeer" superhero debuted in 1982 as a comic book homage to Saturday movie matinee heroes of the 1930's and 1940's.
"The Rocketeer" focuses on 'Cliff Secord', a stunt pilot who discovers a mysterious jet pack that allows him to fly.
Stevens' "Rocketeer" adventures were influenced by Republic's "King of the Rocket Men" movie serial and syndicated "Commando Cody" TV series.
In 1991, "The Rocketeer" was released as a feature by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Joe Johnston ("Captain America: The First Avenger").
Various comic book companies have published "The Rocketeer", including Idw, Pacific, Eclipse, Comico and Dark Horse.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Rocketeer"...
Find "The Rocketeer" Comic Books Here...
- 7/24/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
By Hank Reineke
Though heavyweights Columbia and Universal produced as many serials as Republic Pictures from 1929-1956, the latter studio is generally best known for its exciting sound-era chapter-plays. Universal and the less widely known Mascot Pictures were in the game the earliest; both studios began releasing their sound serials in 1929. Mascot would only last six years or so. Universal – choosing to concentrate exclusively on the production of feature films – effectively got out of the serial business in 1946. Republic and Columbia hung on to the production of chapter-plays the longest; they released their final serials in 1955 and 1956, respectively.
Republic wasn’t only a serials factory. The studio was in the low budget feature filmmaking business as well, busily churning out a dizzying array of westerns, adventure pictures, and mysteries. They would test the box-office potentials of the horror film market during the 1940s with limited success. As a second-tier “Poverty Row” studio,...
Though heavyweights Columbia and Universal produced as many serials as Republic Pictures from 1929-1956, the latter studio is generally best known for its exciting sound-era chapter-plays. Universal and the less widely known Mascot Pictures were in the game the earliest; both studios began releasing their sound serials in 1929. Mascot would only last six years or so. Universal – choosing to concentrate exclusively on the production of feature films – effectively got out of the serial business in 1946. Republic and Columbia hung on to the production of chapter-plays the longest; they released their final serials in 1955 and 1956, respectively.
Republic wasn’t only a serials factory. The studio was in the low budget feature filmmaking business as well, busily churning out a dizzying array of westerns, adventure pictures, and mysteries. They would test the box-office potentials of the horror film market during the 1940s with limited success. As a second-tier “Poverty Row” studio,...
- 9/4/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Brendon Connelly Apr 20, 2017
The complexity of modern board games lends itself to the big screen. Pandemic: The Movie, anyone?
In the last few years, two potential big-screen adaptions of board games seemed to get a little traction with the Hollywood studios. Several drafts of a Monopoly movie were prepared, and at one point, it even seemed like Ridley Scott might saddle up to shoot the thing. Meanwhile, Adam Sandler orbited around a comedy based upon the brain-curdlingly dull Candy Land.
Now, I can’t tell you how those films would have turned out, and I’m certainly not going to say Monopoly and Candy Land absolutely, definitely should not be movies. But I am happy to say, with 100% certainty and even a bit of simmering frustration, that Monopoly and Candy Land should not be board games.
At least not board games anybody ever plays. Just put the dang things in a museum already.
The complexity of modern board games lends itself to the big screen. Pandemic: The Movie, anyone?
In the last few years, two potential big-screen adaptions of board games seemed to get a little traction with the Hollywood studios. Several drafts of a Monopoly movie were prepared, and at one point, it even seemed like Ridley Scott might saddle up to shoot the thing. Meanwhile, Adam Sandler orbited around a comedy based upon the brain-curdlingly dull Candy Land.
Now, I can’t tell you how those films would have turned out, and I’m certainly not going to say Monopoly and Candy Land absolutely, definitely should not be movies. But I am happy to say, with 100% certainty and even a bit of simmering frustration, that Monopoly and Candy Land should not be board games.
At least not board games anybody ever plays. Just put the dang things in a museum already.
- 2/26/2017
- Den of Geek
While watching Thunderball recently, I was reminded of how James Bond escapes from a funeral on a wicked-cool jetpack (or rather, a jetpack that was wicked-cool in 1965). This, in turn, reminded me of all the fantastic uses of jetpacks over the years – from the original King of the Rocket Men serial from 1949 to the Commando Cody shorts from the 50s to Joe Johnston’s The Rocketeer in 1990 and even Iron Man’s portable propulsion devices. Like the flying car from The Jetsons, the jetpack seems forever out of reach for our everyday use, but it’d be such a brilliant tool to have. This got me thinking… where are the jetpacks we were promised? The Answer: They’re already here, but they don’t work the same way. In the real world, jetpacks have been around for decades. In fact, the famous device seen in Thunderball was actually an operating jetpack known as the Bell Rocket Belt...
- 6/16/2014
- by Kevin Carr
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Disney has announced that they will relaunch the character "The Rocketeer" for the big screen.
Created by writer/illustrator Dave Stevens, "The Rocketeer" superhero character debuted in 1982 as a comic book homage to the Saturday movie matinee heroes of the 1930's and 1940's.
"The Rocketeer" focuses on 'Cliff Secord', a stunt pilot who discovers a mysterious jet pack that allows him to fly.
Stevens' "Rocketeer" adventures were influenced by Republic's "King of the Rocket Men" movie serial and syndicated "Commando Cody" TV series.
In 1991, "The Rocketeer" was released as a feature by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Joe Johnston ("Captain America: The First Avenger").
The series was published by various comic book companies previous to Idw, including Pacific, Eclipse, Comico and Dark Horse.
Click the images to enlarge, Sneak Peek "The Rocketeer" and click here for SneakPeekTV to see 'Commander Cody' in "Radar Men From The Moon" for free...
Created by writer/illustrator Dave Stevens, "The Rocketeer" superhero character debuted in 1982 as a comic book homage to the Saturday movie matinee heroes of the 1930's and 1940's.
"The Rocketeer" focuses on 'Cliff Secord', a stunt pilot who discovers a mysterious jet pack that allows him to fly.
Stevens' "Rocketeer" adventures were influenced by Republic's "King of the Rocket Men" movie serial and syndicated "Commando Cody" TV series.
In 1991, "The Rocketeer" was released as a feature by Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Joe Johnston ("Captain America: The First Avenger").
The series was published by various comic book companies previous to Idw, including Pacific, Eclipse, Comico and Dark Horse.
Click the images to enlarge, Sneak Peek "The Rocketeer" and click here for SneakPeekTV to see 'Commander Cody' in "Radar Men From The Moon" for free...
- 9/6/2012
- by M. Stevens
- SneakPeek
Released in 1991, the Joe Johnston-directed comic book movie The Rocketeer tanked at the box office upon release but ended up with quite a fervent fanbase in the years that followed. And since there is a fanbase, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that someone is looking to exploit that and remake the movie. Vulture reports that executives from Disney are going to be meet with writers in attempt to come up with a fresh take.
Does that mean that a brand-spankin’ new (and most likely CGI-heavy) Rocketeer is guaranteed? Of course not. But considering that anything “comic book” is hot, and The Rocketeer has become more popular of a movie over the years, I won’t be surprised if this happens. Or at the very least annoys us with “sort-of” news for the next half-decade.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with The Rocketeer, the story is set in Los Angeles,...
Does that mean that a brand-spankin’ new (and most likely CGI-heavy) Rocketeer is guaranteed? Of course not. But considering that anything “comic book” is hot, and The Rocketeer has become more popular of a movie over the years, I won’t be surprised if this happens. Or at the very least annoys us with “sort-of” news for the next half-decade.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with The Rocketeer, the story is set in Los Angeles,...
- 8/21/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Idw's "Rocketeer Adventures" #3, available July 2011, is written by Joe R. Lansdale, Jonathan Ross, Ryan Sook and illustrated by Tommy Lee Edwards, Ryan Sook, and Bruce Timm, with covers by Alex Ross and Dave Stevens.
"...The third rollicking issue of 'Rocketeer Adventures' goes from high-spirited pulp adventures from a decidedly unexpected source, to the too-cool junior 'Rocketeer' brigade -- plus another rollicking tale, and a couple of beautiful pin-ups -- it just doesn't get any better than this..."
Created by writer/illustrator Dave Stevens, "The Rocketeer" superhero character debuted in 1982 as a comic book homage to the Saturday movie matinee heroes of the 1930's and 1940's.
The series focuses on 'Cliff Secord', a stunt pilot who discovers a mysterious jet pack that allows him to fly.
Set in 1938 Los Angeles, Stevens' "Rocketeer" adventures were influenced by Republic's "King of the Rocket Men" movie serial and syndicated "Commando Cody" TV series.
"...The third rollicking issue of 'Rocketeer Adventures' goes from high-spirited pulp adventures from a decidedly unexpected source, to the too-cool junior 'Rocketeer' brigade -- plus another rollicking tale, and a couple of beautiful pin-ups -- it just doesn't get any better than this..."
Created by writer/illustrator Dave Stevens, "The Rocketeer" superhero character debuted in 1982 as a comic book homage to the Saturday movie matinee heroes of the 1930's and 1940's.
The series focuses on 'Cliff Secord', a stunt pilot who discovers a mysterious jet pack that allows him to fly.
Set in 1938 Los Angeles, Stevens' "Rocketeer" adventures were influenced by Republic's "King of the Rocket Men" movie serial and syndicated "Commando Cody" TV series.
- 4/17/2011
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The success of Star Wars inspired a legion of similarly themed rip-offs. Here, Rob salutes some of the best and worst…
1977 was a big year for sci-fi, given that it's when George Lucas first gave the world Star Wars. And while it's been said that George himself 'borrowed' from a lot of other films to make the original trilogy (and from a lot of poor computer games for the latter ones), there were those who jumped on the sci-fi bandwagon at the time and tried, no matter what the quality, to give us more space opera fun.
Here, then, we salute 11 films and TV shows that tried to be another Star Wars....
Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan (1982)
How can Star Trek copy Star Wars? Well, for the first outing on the big screen for Trek, the premise was a big, galactic cerebral space epic, filled with more high-brow...
1977 was a big year for sci-fi, given that it's when George Lucas first gave the world Star Wars. And while it's been said that George himself 'borrowed' from a lot of other films to make the original trilogy (and from a lot of poor computer games for the latter ones), there were those who jumped on the sci-fi bandwagon at the time and tried, no matter what the quality, to give us more space opera fun.
Here, then, we salute 11 films and TV shows that tried to be another Star Wars....
Star Trek 2: The Wrath Of Khan (1982)
How can Star Trek copy Star Wars? Well, for the first outing on the big screen for Trek, the premise was a big, galactic cerebral space epic, filled with more high-brow...
- 4/7/2011
- Den of Geek
King of the Rocket Men is a serial that was released in the 1940s and currently the episodes are being distributed by Cheezy Flicks. The current copy at Cheezy Flicks includes twelve full episodes that generally run at fifteen minutes each. In episode one, the central protagonist gets his wings in order to take on Dr. Vulcan and his many cohorts.
The first episode is full of dramatic music, light on dialogue and heavy on action. Over sixty years old, King of the Rocket Men is from an era that involved many themes like war, espionage, and scientific advancements. All of these themes come through in this television series. In this first episode an atomic rocket is launched accidentally at a nearby town. Enter Rocket Man/Men!
Rocket Men, while more science-fiction than horror, is an interesting, short escape, that shows what entertainment was like in the 1940s. Rich in...
The first episode is full of dramatic music, light on dialogue and heavy on action. Over sixty years old, King of the Rocket Men is from an era that involved many themes like war, espionage, and scientific advancements. All of these themes come through in this television series. In this first episode an atomic rocket is launched accidentally at a nearby town. Enter Rocket Man/Men!
Rocket Men, while more science-fiction than horror, is an interesting, short escape, that shows what entertainment was like in the 1940s. Rich in...
- 2/13/2010
- by Michael Ross Allen
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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