Tim Boyle Wants to Direct ‘The Phantom Legacy’
Australia loves The Phantom, so when news broke over the weekend that the comic strip legend was returning to the silver screen, the local media began covering it in earnest.
Tim Boyle told the Courier Mail that he would love to direct The Phantom Legacy which he is writing. The writer/director most recently saw his The Plex released internationally. He has worked with far smaller budgets than the $87 million producer Bruce Sherlock estimated the film will require.
Boyle says he’s up to the challenge and envisions Sam Worthington as ideal for the Ghost Who Walks. Worthington will next be seen in Terminator Salvation next May. Worthington also appeared in Boyle’s Fink so they are familiar with one another.
The writer has moved to Los Angeles for three months to work with Sherlock on locking down pre-production details from distribution to casting. A director choice is expected in January.
First one to comment on two websites so far. WTF! The news is a year old, and I'm the only fan of the Phantom to know right now? By the way, a comic reboot comes in late February. If I'm the first fan to know right now, I'll be the only one at the thearter for Legacy. Join me at the movies when the rest of the Phantom fans catch up.