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Legendary Hires Zeb Wells to Write 'Buck Rogers' Feature

The Deadpool & Wolverine co-writer is drafting the screenplay, marking the first notable step since Legendary secured the rights in 2020.

Overview

  • Trade reports say producers Mary Parent and Cale Boyter are overseeing the project for Legendary.
  • Story specifics remain under wraps, no release timing has been set, and the studio did not comment on the reports.
  • Earlier talk of a broader transmedia push has been reported, but current coverage indicates only the film is actively in development.
  • Wells brings recent high-profile credits including Marvel Zombies and co-writing Deadpool & Wolverine, and he is an Emmy and Annie winner.
  • The film draws on Philip Francis Nowlan’s 1928 source material that introduced the time-displaced sci‑fi hero later popularized across comics, radio, film, and TV.