'The Phantom' Returns to Thundering Apathy

No, thanks, I'm good. Really, keep all that Phantom for yourself.

Perhaps it's the lasting image of Billy Zane - the darker, more sinister George Hamilton of his generation - but I'm pretty sure we don't need another Phantom movie. Let me check to make sure, though......Nope. Still don't need a Phantom movie. Unfortunately, we're going to get one. At first it was thought that it would be a sequel of the 1996 gold medal winner for awfulness, but according to Australian writer-director Tim Boyle, it's going to be a reboot, so just forget the first movie ever happened. If you can.On his MySpace page, Boyle corrects comments from the reports of multiple websites earlier in the week claiming that something called The Phantom Legacy was on the horizon.

"Being able to bring the first masked comic superhero back to the big screen is an absolute honor. I've been researching The Phantom intensely for the last year or so and I've been working with the support of King Features Syndicate to try and bring you the tightest possible film. Yes, this is a new look at the comic book hero, but rest assured -  He wont be 'heavily gadget man' (as that is another comic book hero named Batman) and he wont be an 'angry mob killer' (as The Punisher - Frank Castle has been made into a film 3 times - remember the Dolph Lundgren film - that too was shot in Australia... old skool). He will be, without doubt The Phantom. A man who has sworn an oath to protect - but at what cost?"Unfortunately I can't say too much else on the project apart from that we're ALL working very hard to do this film right. We're making choices. We're trying to keep the essence of the characters real and not get caught up in the 'wrong stuff'."

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