The remake of Flash Gordon – yes, there's a remake of Flash Gordon – has signed Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless to write the script. The pair haven't yet written anything that's appeared in cinemas, but they are also working on Dracula Year Zero and Cobalt 60 for Zack Snyder.
The new version is using the comic book origin of Flash, with the character now a polo player before he is kidnapped and taken to the planet of Mongo, where he does battle with Ming the Merciless.