
Shane Black Scribing a Doc Savage Movie for Star Trek Producers
Posted on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 by Hunter Stephenson
Yay? Nifty screenwriter Shane Black (Lethal Weapon, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) is apparently at work on a new adaptation of Doc Savage—the pulpy 1930s alphamale hero—for the tentpole production duo Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (Transformers and Star Trek franchises). What’s more, Black let it be known to AICN that the project will be a period piece set in the aforementioned decade rather than one in modern day complete with hoverboards and H1N1. Consult a Ouija board or find details on what a Doc Savage is after the jump…