We’ve commented before about how Hollywood has become Pulp-hero crazy, and it looks like they’ve finally gotten to the point of adapting characters that no one knows anything about, specifically Captain Future. The big-screen adaptation (which of course will be in 3D) will be directed by Christian Alvart, who directed Pandorum and Case 39.
Now chances are you’ve heard something about Captain Future…but I’ll bet even most Sci-Fi nerds don’t know anything major about him, like his origin, powers or even who wrote him. That’s largely because the character was never adapted after the original Captain Future pulp magazine stories, apart from a popular 1978 anime series, which we’re betting you haven’t seen either, as it never got air time in the states.
The movie will be based on his origin story, which is: Space scientist Roger Newton, his wife Elaine Newton and their scientist buddy Simon Wright create secluded lab on the moon, where they create a robot, Grag, an artifical shapeshifter, Otho, and put Wright’s brain in a jar after his body dies. Unfortunately, an evil scientist comes and kills the Newtons, orphaning their son Curtis, who the robot, shapeshifter and brain raise to be a scientific genius and perfect physical specimen. When Curtis grows up, he offers to work to help the solar system from baddies under the nom-de-space Captain Future. It’ll be interesting to see one of these pulp adaptations of a property that doesn’t have a vocal fanbase like the Shadow or the Phantom. Theoretically, Alvart can change what he needs to make a good movie from the story without nerds screaming that he’s messing up the properties. Frankly, I just want to see a 3D brain in a jar…that sounds like something that 3D could actually make better.
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Not only have I never heard of Captain Future, I’ve also never heard of that director or the two movies of his you mentioned.
New drinking game, drink every time a new movie gets announced for 3d. We’re all going to die.
“Captain Future” is what my kids call me when I start bitching about the lack of flying cars and personal rocket packs we were supposed to have by now.
“Shut up Captain Future,” they say. Little bastards…
We got Captain Future in Australia for some reason – not sure who did the few episodes, probably Harmony Gold as they were released in Oz by the same distribution company and my very faint memories seem to remember the standard HG actors.
Captain Future was written by Edmond Hamilton and is like Doc Savage in outer space. The Robot and shape shifting android bicking most of the time like Ham and Monk would do in doc savage.
On another note writer Hamilton wrote other sf stories which some have pointed out were the basis for Lucas’ Star Wars aliens and cultures.
Ok, you hillbillies. I grew up with Captain Future, collected the Panini sticker album, had all the figures and worship the soundtrack still today.
Its actually sad it never made it over the big ocean, because it blow Saber Rider, Thundercats or anything like that out of the shallow water of 80s cartoon.
Sooo..I AM a big nerd, and I will watch it closely..chances are he totally ruins it if he never saw it as a kid.
But IF he saw and loved it the way i did, Joan will be lovely, Otto will be flexible and Greg will kick any transformers butt
Im 78 years old & remember Captain Future.It was great & i believe its collectors itim now ss it was in 1950s. Who knows how much one plup mag would be worth?
Sascha, you speak my mind!
I’m one of these nerds, too and I hope that the movie won’t ruin it all….