Watch the trailer for 1979's Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Buck Rogers in the 25th Century was a novel, a comic strip, radio program, movie and a Tv show in the late 1970's. Gil Gerard had the role of spaceman Buck Rogers in the film and TV series. Buck is back! Spaceman Rogers to hit the big screen in new film adaptation of original novel by Transformers screenwriter He was the star of a novel, a comic strip, radio program, movie and a Tv show in the late 1970's. And now legendary science fiction character Buck Rogers is going to be gracing the silver screen in a big film adaptation based on the original story starring the spaceman - Armageddon. It was announced at Comic-Con 2015 on Friday the movie will be penned by Flint Dille and Ed Neumeier - Dille is actually the grandson of the original newspaper syndicator who ran the comic strip featuring the astronaut. He's back: Legendary science fiction character Buck Rogers is going to be gracing the silver screen in a big film adaptation based on the original story starring the spaceman - Armageddon Anthony Buck Rogers is a NASA spaceman who gets trapped after investigating a gas leak, and he is held in suspended animation for just short of 500 years. He awakes to find planet Earth is in the grip of a futuristic civil war, with what is left of the United States battling forces made up of the Soviets and Mongolians. No one has yet been attached to act in the project which is yet to be written. Successful: Dille has worked on the Transformers animated series and film and written the graphic novels Agent 13, while his writing partner Ed Neumeier has contributed to blockbusters RoboCop and Starship Troopers The sci-fi classic Armageddon 2419 AD, was penned in 1928 by Philip Francis Nowlan, and was soon turned into a popular comic strip which appeared in newspapers syndicated by John F. Dille. The novel predicted the use of ray guns, drones, cell phones and night vision goggles. According to deadline, the character of Buck will be darker and more brooding than in the original, 'a fish out of water who struggles to find a way to fit in with a war-torn world.' Producers wanted the program to have a disco feel - pictured are Pamela Hensley, who played Princess Ardala and Erin Grey who starred as Colonel Wilma Deering Dille has worked on Transformers and written the graphic novels Agent 13, while Neumeier has contributed to blockbusters RoboCop and Starship Troopers. Angryfilms is producing the movie, which has worked on Transformers and Real Steel. Most people of a certain age will be familiar with the late 1970's reboot of Buck's story featuring Gil Gerard as the astronaut. It hit cinemas as a movie and introduced the audience to the TV series, which ran for two seasons. The show used props and footage from the original Battlestar Galactica. Lusted after: Gil Gerard had the role of spaceman Buck Rogers in the film and TV series The producers also wanted the series to have a 'disco' feel, imitating the style, fashion, and ‘sex appeal’ associated with that era. Starring his trusty robot Twiki and Erin Grey as Colonel Wilma Deering, the plot differed from the original novel. In the TV version Buck awakens in the year 2491 after he gets frozen during a life support malfunction. During his slumber the Earth was rebuilt after a nuclear war in 1987. He is recruited by the Earth Defense Directorate and sent on a number of missions, while he also attempts to avoid the advances of Princess Ardala (Pamela Hensley). She wants to conquer the Earth and make Buck her consort.

• published: 10 Jul 2015
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