Fox acquire Stan Lee Life Rights for 'James Bond' style action movie
FANS of Stan Lee have finally had their dream come true as it's been confirmed that Fox have bought the rights to make a biopic about the Marvel comic book writer.
Fox have acquired the rights to make a Stan Lee biopic
Twentieth Century Fox secured the rights to the biopic with Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey attached to produce.
But it seems the studio won’t be going with the traditional life story.
The producers, who were behind the Twilight and Maze Runner sagas, revealed it will be a 1970s set period action-adventure movie.
They described the tongue-in-cheek feel as being in the tone of Kingsman: The Secret Service and “Roger Moore’s 007.”
The tongue-in-cheek film will be similar in tone to a Roger Moore James Bond film
The fictionalised account will see Lee move to Hollywood with the hope his Marvel characters will be adapted for movies and TV.
Fans will now be wondering which actor could possibly play the great Marvel man, who is now 93-years-old.
One enthusiast recently created a Stan Lee biopic poster with Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston in the title role.
Cranston, 60, has been noted for his physical likeness to Lee.
The actor also has a background in playing historical figures in biopics so would therefore be an obvious choice.
Lee started publishing comics in 1939 at Timely Comics, aged just 17-years-old.
Bryan Cranston is a fan favourite to play Lee
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In the 1940s he co-created Marvel’s most famous superheroes including Iron Man, Spider-Man and the X-Men.
Lee will next cameo in the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Doctor Strange.
The film, which stars Benedict Cumberbatch will be released in UK cinemas on October 28.