Columbia is planning a new film based on pulp hero Doc Savage, according to Variety. The film in development is being co-written and will be directed by Shane Black, who’s best known as the writer of the Lethal Weapon films, the Last Boy Scout, and other films. Black directed Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.
Doc Savage is being produced by Neal Moritz (Green Hornet, Fast and Furious).
DC is about to launch The First Wave miniseries, which will introduce Doc Savage to Batman in a new noir universe (see “DC Summit Wrap-Up”).
