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The 70s were a time when television would seem to try anything at least once. Science Fiction was one of the main genres where this was very true. Thanks to the success of series like Star Trek, and Lost in Space there was a deluge of, off beat and actually good genre TV (as we explored on last week’s Land of the Lost episode). Typically it was with some sort of toy tie-in or angle to get children to watch and/or buy something. And just wait until Star Wars happened.

But, the early 70s would find a new kind of hero to grab the hearts and minds of kids across the country and he’d bring with him some of the coolest toys around. Because, he was literally made up of metal and plastic himself.

The Six Million Dollar Man would jump into television history with a premise that was brilliant,...

Development continues on director Travis Knight's action feature "The Six Billion Dollar Man", starring Mark Wahlberg, updating the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1973), based on author Martin Caidin's novel "Cyborg" (1972):

"...when 'NASA 'astronaut 'Colonel Steve Austin' is severely injured in the crash of an experimental aircraft, he is 'rebuilt' in an operation that costs $6 million , with his right arm, both legs and left eye replaced with 'bionic' implants that enhance his strength, speed and vision far above human norms.

"He can run at speeds of over 60 mph (97 km/h), and his eye has a 20:1 zoom lens and infrared capabilities, while his bionic limbs all have the equivalent power of a bulldozer. He uses his enhanced abilities to work for the 'Osi' ('Office of Scientific Intelligence') as a secret agent.."

"The Six Million Dollar Man" aired 100 episodes, spawning spinoff, "The Bionic Woman".

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Mark Wahlberg has been attached to a remake of The Six Million Dollar Man since 2014, with Peter Berg, Damian Szifron, and Travis Knight among the filmmakers to have taken a crack at the project before it got caught up in rights issues at Skydance.

All we really know is that the movie has been retitled The Six Billion Dollar Man and that Wahlberg still hopes to play the title character.

ComicBook.com spoke to the actor at the premiere of his and Halle Berry's new Netflix movie, The Union, and asked where things stand with the project. "You know, I have one superhero movie in mind, and it's The Six Billion Dollar Man, formally known as The Six Million Dollar Man, gone up due to inflation," he joked.

"It's grounded, and it's plausible, real. You know, there is lots of bionics technology and science happening right now. So this is...

Mark Wahlberg shares an update on his plan to remake The Six Million Dollar Man as a movie, revealing he and his producing partners just regained the rights. The project has shifted through multiple hands since the '90s, with Wahlberg having been attached since 2014. While thankful the story allows him to still be right for the part, Wahlberg notes that time to make the movie is running out.

Mark Wahlberg has given a fresh update on his plans for The Six Billion Dollar Man, a remake of the classic '70s television show The Six Million Dollar Man. Following the story of a test pilot turned into a cybernetically enhanced secret agent, plans to reboot the property as a movie had been in motion as far back as the 1990s. Since then, the project shifted through multiple hands, with Wahlberg originally coming on board back in 2014. Most recently, a...

This is going to stun anyone who grew up on 21st century superhero cinema (which kicked off in 2000 with Bryan Singer's "X-Men" and only now seems to be on the wane), but what if I told you that in the 1970s, there were television series dedicated to the Hulk, Wonder Woman, and Spider-Man, and they weren't the main small-screen pop cultural obsessions for sci-fi/fantasy fans? Not even close.

This is because every kid in America was crazy about "The Six Million Dollar Man."

Based on the novel "Cyborg" by Martin Caidin, "The Six Million Dollar Man" starred Lee Majors as astronaut Steve Austin, who's saved from certain death after the crash of an experimental aircraft when he is transformed into an experimental superhuman being via bionic implants. As the show's opening credits reminded us every week, these scientists made Majors "bigger, stronger, faster." He was as powerful as a bulldozer,...

The sci-fi action TV series The Six Million Dollar Man was so incredibly popular when it was running on ABC back in the 1970s, it’s shocking that the franchise hasn’t received a revival outside of a few TV movies that aired in the ’80s and ’90s. It’s not for a lack of trying – in fact, an update called The Six Billion Dollar Man has been making its way through development hell for almost thirty years at this point. Mark Wahlberg has been attached to star in the project since 2014… and during a recent interview with Collider, Wahlberg expressed hope that The Six Billion Dollar Man will finally be going into production soon.

Inspired by Martin Caidin’s 1972 novel Cyborg (which received three sequels), The Six Million Dollar Man had the following synopsis: After a severely injured test pilot is rebuilt with nuclear-powered bionic limbs and implants, he serves as an intelligence agent.

Cyborg-themed films, TV programs, and anime explore the desire to upgrade our carbon-based limbs with something better, often delving into the realm of fetish. Superhero films and cyberpunk genres identify humanity's hope and fear in leaning too heavily on machines and technology. Films like Robocop, The Empire Strikes Back, and Star Trek: The Next Generation provoke existential questions about dehumanization and the loss of individuality in a technologically advanced world.

Taking the form of escapism and existential horror before veering into fetish territory, humans have an uneasy relationship with machines. (This might get weird. You’ve been warned.) A recurring and unavoidable theme in all cyborg-themed films, TV programs, and anime is the need or desire to upgrade our inferior or faulty carbon-based limbs with something better. That’s where it starts, but where writers have taken this idea is limited to their most feverish nightmares, demonstrated by the fact...

John Sturges’ orbital jeopardy thriller does everything right: the story is taken seriously, the actors seem committed and the special effects aren’t bad. Yet it’s more interesting for what doesn’t work than what does. As one of the first Sci-fi pictures in the wake of 2001 it wasn’t well received despite being technically astute. Did NASA’s race to the Moon put an end to fanciful space Sci-fi? Gregory Peck, Gene Hackman, Lee Grant and some ex- TV actors do their best, but producer Mike Frankovich’s space saga just sits there. It looks great in its first Blu-ray release: images of the actual Apollo 11 launch are breathtaking.

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Starring: Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, David Janssen, James Franciscus, Gene Hackman, Lee Grant, Nancy Kovack, Mariette Hartley, Scott Brady,...

Development continues on director Travis Knight's action feature "The Six Billion Dollar Man", starring Mark Wahlberg, updating the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1973), based on author Martin Caidin's novel "Cyborg" (1972):

"...when 'NASA 'astronaut 'Colonel Steve Austin' is severely injured in the crash of an experimental aircraft, he is 'rebuilt' in an operation that costs $6 million , with his right arm, both legs and left eye replaced with 'bionic' implants that enhance his strength, speed and vision far above human norms.

"He can run at speeds of over 60 mph (97 km/h), and his eye has a 20:1 zoom lens and infrared capabilities, while his bionic limbs all have the equivalent power of a bulldozer. He uses his enhanced abilities to work for the 'Osi' ('Office of Scientific Intelligence') as a secret agent.."

"The Six Million Dollar Man" aired 100 episodes, spawning spinoff, "The Bionic Woman".

Click the...

Development continues on director Travis Knight's action feature "The Six Billion Dollar Man", updating the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1973), based on author Martin Caidin's novel "Cyborg" (1972):

"...when 'NASA 'astronaut 'Colonel Steve Austin' is severely injured in the crash of an experimental aircraft, he is 'rebuilt' in an operation that costs $6 million , with his right arm, both legs and left eye replaced with 'bionic' implants that enhance his strength, speed and vision far above human norms.

"He can run at speeds of over 60 mph (97 km/h), and his eye has a 20:1 zoom lens and infrared capabilities, while his bionic limbs all have the equivalent power of a bulldozer. He uses his enhanced abilities to work for the 'Osi' ('Office of Scientific Intelligence') as a secret agent.."

"The Six Million Dollar Man" aired 100 episodes, spawning spinoff, "The Bionic Woman".

Click the images to enlarge...

Development continues on director Travis Knight's action feature "The Six Billion Dollar Man", updating the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1973), based on author Martin Caidin's novel "Cyborg" (1972):

"...when 'NASA 'astronaut 'Colonel Steve Austin' is severely injured in the crash of an experimental aircraft, he is 'rebuilt' in an operation that costs $6 million , with his right arm, both legs and left eye replaced with 'bionic' implants that enhance his strength, speed and vision far above human norms.

"He can run at speeds of over 60 mph (97 km/h), and his eye has a 20:1 zoom lens and infrared capabilities, while his bionic limbs all have the equivalent power of a bulldozer. He uses his enhanced abilities to work for the 'Osi' ('Office of Scientific Intelligence') as a secret agent.."

"The Six Million Dollar Man" aired 100 episodes, spawning spinoff, "The Bionic Woman".

Click the images to enlarge...

Development continues on director Travis Knight's action feature "The Six Billion Dollar Man", updating TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1973), based on author Martin Caidin's novel "Cyborg" (1972):

"...when 'NASA 'astronaut 'Colonel Steve Austin' is severely injured in the crash of an experimental aircraft, he is 'rebuilt' in an operation that costs $6 million , with his right arm, both legs and left eye replaced with 'bionic' implants that enhance his strength, speed and vision far above human norms.

"He can run at speeds of over 60 mph (97 km/h), and his eye has a 20:1 zoom lens and infrared capabilities, while his bionic limbs all have the equivalent power of a bulldozer. He uses his enhanced abilities to work for the 'Osi' ('Office of Scientific Intelligence') as a secret agent.."

"The Six Million Dollar Man" aired 100 episodes, spawning spinoff, "The Bionic Woman".

Click the images to enlarge and...

Dynamite Entertainment's "The Six Million Dollar Man" comic book title, in support of director Damian Szifron's developing action feature "The Six Billion Dollar Man", starring Mark Wahlberg, is written by Christopher Hastings and illustrated by David Hahn, with covers by Michael Walsh, Yasmine Putri, Francesco Francavilla, Denis Medri:

"...in the 1970's, things are going great as 'Colonel Steve Austen', with his implanted robo-parts and laser eye, heads to Japan to help 'Agent Niko Abe' stop a missile maniac. 

"But how will Steve complete his mission, when his body starts to depreciate in value?..."

"The Six Billion Dollar Man" is intended to update  "The Six Million Dollar Man", based on author Martin Caidin's novel "Cyborg" (1972).

"Writing the screenplay was such a fantastic ride," said Sziforn, "and embarking on this journey with Mark, to take this story to a whole new level is simply spectacular.

"Growing up, these kind...

Development continues on director Travis Knight's action feature "The Six Billion Dollar Man", updating TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1973), based on author Martin Caidin's novel "Cyborg" (1972):

"...when 'Nasa 'astronaut 'Colonel Steve Austin' is severely injured in the crash of an experimental aircraft, he is 'rebuilt' in an operation that costs $6 million , with his right arm, both legs and left eye replaced with 'bionic' implants that enhance his strength, speed and vision far above human norms.

"He can run at speeds of over 60 mph (97 km/h), and his eye has a 20:1 zoom lens and infrared capabilities, while his bionic limbs all have the equivalent power of a bulldozer. He uses his enhanced abilities to work for the 'Osi' ('Office of Scientific Intelligence') as a secret agent.."

"The Six Million Dollar Man" aired 100 episodes, spawning spinoff, "The Bionic Woman".

Click the images to...

Development continues on director Travis Knight's action feature "The Six Billion Dollar Man", updating TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man" (1973), based on author Martin Caidin's novel "Cyborg" (1972):

"...when 'Nasa 'astronaut 'Colonel Steve Austin' is severely injured in the crash of an experimental aircraft, he is 'rebuilt' in an operation that costs $6 million , with his right arm, both legs and left eye replaced with 'bionic' implants that enhance his strength, speed and vision far above human norms.

"He can run at speeds of over 60 mph (97 km/h), and his eye has a 20:1 zoom lens and infrared capabilities, while his bionic limbs all have the equivalent power of a bulldozer. He uses his enhanced abilities to work for the 'Osi' ('Office of Scientific Intelligence') as a secret agent.."

"The Six Million Dollar Man" aired 100 episodes, spawning spinoff, "The Bionic Woman".

Click the images...

On July 16, 1969, Variety ran a package of stories under the headline “Greatest Show Off Earth,” detailing the three TV networks’ fever over the July 19 moon landing. CBS exec producer Robert Wussler predicted “the world’s greatest single broadcast.” Variety called it a “31-hour TV super-special,” running all day Sunday through midday Monday. The networks and four radio companies pooled resources and spent a then-huge $13 million collectively. NBC was handling the action at Kennedy Space Center, CBS at Mission Control in Houston, with ABC assigned “downrange pickups.”

But each network also wanted to plant its own distinct footprint on the moon landing. CBS offered Arthur C. Clarke, Walter Cronkite and Orson Welles (think “War of the Worlds”). ABC had Rod Serling, Isaac Asimov and Marshall McLuhan; ABC also commissioned Duke Ellington to compose a piece of music. NBC had a special hosted by John Chancellor and Danny Kaye, which Variety described...

Exclusive: Brit-Iranian director Babak Anvari, whose sophomore feature Wounds will play in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, has boarded suspense-thriller Departure, which is being developed by Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment label.

Billy Ray (Captain Phillips) has scripted the long-gestating buzz project which tells the story of how a series of airplanes mysteriously disappear and reappear while in flight, and a young Faa investigator becomes obsessed with the case. The mystery becomes personal when he finds out that his fiancé is on one of the planes. Writer-director Anvari will also work on the screenplay.

Former Imagine president Jim Whitaker (Flightplan) is producing through Whitaker Entertainment; Lucan Toh, who produced Anvari’s Wounds and Under The Shadow, is also producing; as is Ray, who adapted the project from book Ghosts Of The Air by Martin Caidin.

Brady Fujikawa will oversee for Lionsgate and Adam Borba will oversee for Whitaker Entertainment. The project has attracted different directors during its development.

The man behind one of the most enjoyable ‘Transformers’ movies ‘Bumblebee’, Travis Knight has been set to take the helm on the long in development movie adaptation of the ‘Six Billion Dollar Man’.

Mark Wahlberg has also been cast in the project as Col. Steve Austin, a downed pilot who is saved by an operation that makes him part machine.

The movie had been in development at The Weinstein Company until Warner Bros. took it over. Lost co-writer Damian Szifron had been linked as a director at the time but he soon moved on. Mel Gibson had also been interested in the director’s chair at one point too.

Also in news – Programme announced for Sundance Film Festival: London 2019

The TV series ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’ ran for 5 seasons between 1974 and 1978, the former astronaut, Colonel Steve Austin was portrayed by American actor Lee Majors. Austin has superhuman strength due...

Mark Wahlberg’s Six Billion Dollar Man film project has landed a great new director! Warner Bros. has hired Bumblebee and Kubo and the Two Strings director Travis Knight to helm the project! I love what Knight has done with those two films, and it’ll be cool to see how he handles The Six Billion Dollar Man.

The Six Billion Dollar Man is based on the classic 1970s sci-fi TV series The Six Million Dollar Man, which tells the story of former astronaut named Colonel Steve Austin, who had superhuman strength due to bionic implants and was employed as a secret agent. The series and film are based on novel Cyborg, by Martin Caidin.

Knight will direct from a script written by Bill DuBuque (The Accountant). Peter Berg was originally supposed to direct the film, but he ended up dropping out of the project.

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Fresh off the success of Bumblebee, which grossed nearly $500 million worldwide, Travis Knight has signed on to direct the Mark Wahlberg movie The Six Billion Dollar Man for Warner Bros., Collider has confirmed. The Six Billion Dollar Man is based on the ABC series The Six Million Dollar Man that aired from 1973 to 1978 and starred Lee Majors as Steve Austin, a former astronaut who had superhuman strength due to bionic implants, which made him the perfect secret agent. The show was based on Martin Caidin’s novel Cyborg. [caption id="attachment_704996" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via …...

Proving he can reboot a franchise with his Transformers spin-off movie BumbleBee, Warner Bros. has officially recruited director Travis Knight to take over The Six Billion Dollar Man, which has been lingering in development Hell for most of this decade.

Mark Wahlberg has long been attached to star in The Six Billion Dollar Man, which is an updated reboot of the classic sci-fi action series The Six Million Dollar Man, with a few extra dollars tacked on. The movie will be produced by Sue Kroll, Bill Gerber and Steve Levinson. Bill DuBuque is writing the script for Travis Knight.

The original TV series followed Lee Majors as Colonel Steve Austin, who has been employed by the government as a secret agent after becoming superhuman due to bionic implants. The show was quite popular, airing on ABC from 1973 to 1978, with its episodic premise based on the Martin Caidin book Cyborg. Like...

“Bumblebee” director Travis Knight has been tapped to direct “The Six Billion Dollar Man,” the modernized update of the 1970s TV series “The Six Million Dollar Man,” for Warner Bros., an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap. Both are based on the novel “Cyborg” by Martin Caidin.

Sue Kroll, Bill Gerber and Stephen Levinson are producing. Bill Dubuque wrote the most recent draft of the screenplay. The previous draft was written by Argentinian filmmaker Damian Szifron, who was also previously attached to direct and left the project due to creative differences.

Mark Wahlberg is set to star as former military officer Steve Austin, who becomes a secret agent after he suffers a horrific accident and his life is saved by cutting-edge bionic implants that grant him extraordinary abilities. Previously, Mel Gibson was offered the part of Oscar Goldman, the military liaison who mentors Austin.

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Travis Knight has come on board to direct Warner Bros.’ film adaptation of the classic TV show “Six Billion Dollar Man” with Mark Wahlberg attached to star.

Sue Kroll, Bill Gerber and Steve Levinson are producing with Bill DuBuque penning the script.

“The Six Billion Dollar Man” is based on the sci-fi TV series “The Six Million Dollar Man,” which is about a former astronaut, Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. Majors’ character, employed as a secret agent, had superhuman strength due to bionic implants. The series ran for five seasons on ABC between 1973 and 1978, and was based on Martin Caidin’s novel “Cyborg.”

The studio bought the rights to the project in 2017 from the Weinstein Company after the studio collapsed and had been looking for a director after Damian Szifron moved on from the project.

Knight is coming off the “Transformers” spinoff “Bumblebee,” which grossed $466 million at the worldwide box office,...

Dynamite Entertainment's "The Six Million Dollar Man" #1 is written by Christopher Hastings and illustrated by David Hahn, with covers by Michael Walsh, Yasmine Putri, Francesco Francavilla, Denis Medri, available March 6, 2019:

"...in the 1970's, things are going great as 'Colonel Steve Austen', with his implanted robo-parts and laser eye, heads to Japan to help 'Agent Niko Abe' stop a missile maniac. 

"But how will Steve complete his mission, when his body starts to depreciate in value?..."

"The Six Billion Dollar Man", opening June 5, 2020,  will update  "The Six Million Dollar Man", based on author Martin Caidin's novel "Cyborg" (1972).

"Writing the screenplay was such a fantastic ride," said Sziforn, "and embarking on this journey with Mark, to take this story to a whole new level is simply spectacular.

"Growing up, these kind of films left an indelible mark on me and now it feels so good to be making...

Mark Wahlberg’s “Six Billion Dollar Man” has been taken off Warner Bros.’ release schedule.

In May, the sci-fi action film was pushed by a year, moving from May 31, 2019 to June 5, 2020. That announcement came two weeks after director Damian Szifron exited the project.

Szifron, who wrote and directed Argentina’s Oscar foreign-language nominee “Wild Tales,” also wrote the screenplay for the modernized update of the 1970s TV series “The Six Million Dollar Man.” Both are based on the novel “Cyborg” by Martin Caidin.

Also Read: 'Six Billion Dollar Man': Director Damián Szifron Exits Warner Bros Remake

Wahlberg was set to star as former military officer turned secret agent Steve Austin, who undergoes life-saving surgery following a horrific accident and is outfitted with cutting-edge bionic implants that grant him extraordinary abilities.

The film was set to begin shooting this summer.

Also Read: Mark Wahlberg Honors 'Boogie Nights' Co-Star Burt Reynolds...

Warner Bros. has pushed back the release date for Mark Wahlberg’s sci-fi action film “The Six Billion Dollar Man” by a year, moving the opening from May 31, 2019, to June 5, 2020.

The change, announced Wednesday, comes two weeks after Damian Szifron departed as director. The studio bought the rights to the project late last year from the Weinstein Company, which had been developing the movie with Szifron — best known for directing the Argentinian drama “Wild Tales.”

Warner Bros. is seeking a replacement for Szifron. “The Six Billion Dollar Man” is based on the sci-fi TV series “The Six Million Dollar Man,” about a former astronaut, Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. Austin’s character, employed as a secret agent, had superhuman strength due to bionic implants. The series ran for five seasons on ABC between 1973 and 1978, and was based on Martin Caidin’s novel “Cyborg.”

In November of 2016, Wahlberg and...

Argentinian Filmmaker Damián Szifron has stepped down as director of Warner Bros. “The Six Billion Dollar Man” over creative differences, an individual with knowledge of the project tells TheWrap.

Szifron, who wrote and directed Argentina’s Oscar foreign-language nominee “Wild Tales,” also wrote the screenplay for the modernized update of the 1970s TV series “The Six Million Dollar Man.” Both are based on the novel “Cyborg” by Martin Caidin.

Mark Wahlberg is set to star as former military officer Steve Austin, who becomes a secret agent after a horrific accident when his life is saved by cutting-edge bionic implants that grant him extraordinary abilities.

Also Read: Mel Gibson Eyes Mark Walhberg to Star in WWII Drama 'Destroyer' (Exclusive)

The studio is currently looking for a replacement director with the intention of shooting the film this summer.

Mel Gibson has been offered the part of Oscar Goldman, the Military Liason who mentors Austin.

“The Six Billion Dollar Man” is still scheduled for release on May 31, 2019.

The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.

Read original story ‘Six Billion Dollar Man': Director Damián Szifron Exits Warner Bros Remake At TheWrap...

Damian Szifron has departed the director’s chair on Mark Wahlberg’s sci-fi actioner “The Six Billion Dollar Man” due to “creative differences.”

Warner Bros. confirmed the departure on Tuesday. The studio bought the rights to the project late last year from the Weinstein Company, which had been developing the movie with Szifron — best known for directing the Argentinian drama “Wild Tales.”

Warner Bros. announced in March that it had set an early summer release date of May 31, 2019. The studio is seeking a replacement for Szifron.

“The Six Billion Dollar Man” is based on the sci-fi TV series “The Six Million Dollar Man,” about a former astronaut, Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. Austin’s character, employed as a secret agent, had superhuman strength due to bionic implants. The series ran for five seasons on ABC between 1973 and 1978, and was based on Martin Caidin’s novel “Cyborg.”

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Mel Gibson is eyeing his “Daddy’s Home 2” co-star Mark Wahlberg for a key role in his next directing project, the WWII drama “Destroyer,” TheWrap has learned.

Meanwhile, Gibson is circling a role opposite Wahlberg in Warner Bros.’ remake of the ’70s TV series “The Six Billion Dollar Man” — which is targeting a summer production start ahead of a release next summer and ahead of the “Destroyer” shoot.

Reps for Warner Bros., Gibson and Wahlberg declined to comment.

It’s not clear what role Wahlberg might play in “Destroyer,” which is based on the John Wukovits book “Hell From the Heavens: The Epic Story of the USS Laffey and World War II’s Greatest Kamikaze Attack.”

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The indie, which is targeting a fall production start, centers on the Battle of Okinawa in April, 1945 when the USS Laffey withstood 22 kamikaze attacks and earned the nickname “The Ship That Would Not Die.”

Gibson’s longtime girlfriend Rosalind Ross wrote the script. Gianni Nunnari’s Hollywood Gang Productions is producing “Destroyer,” which is not set up at any studio.

“The Six Billion Dollar Man” is set to go into production this summer for release on May 31, 2019. The movie is based on TV show that made Lee Majors a star as well as the novel “Cyborg” by Martin Caidin.

Also Read: Mel Gibson's 'Boss Level' Lands at Byron Allen's Entertainment Studios

The story follows military officer Steve Austin (Wahlberg), who becomes part of a top-secret government program after a horrific accident leaves him near death. With the help of cutting-edge technology, Steve is brought back to life with extraordinary abilities, making him the world’s first truly bionic man.

If Gibson joins the cast, it would be the first onscreen pairing since last winter’s “Daddy Home 2” in which Gibson and Wahlberg played father and son.

Damián Szifron, who wrote and directed Argentina’s Oscar foreign-language nominee “Wild Tales,” wrote the “Six Billion” screenplay and will direct.

Gibson is repped by CAA and Hansen Jacobson. Wahlberg is repped by Wme.

Read original story Mel Gibson Eyes Mark Walhberg to Star in WWII Drama ‘Destroyer’ (Exclusive) At TheWrap...

Actor Mark Wahlberg will star in director Damian Szifron's action feature "The Six Billion Dollar Man", opening May 31, 2019, updating the classic TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man", based on author Martin Caidin's novel "Cyborg" (1972):

"Writing the screenplay was such a fantastic ride," said Sziforn, "and embarking on this journey with Mark, to take this story to a whole new level is simply spectacular.

"Growing up, these kind of films left an indelible mark on me and now it feels so good to be making one".

"The Six Million Dollar Man" aired 100 episodes, spawning a spinoff, "The Bionic Woman".

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Six Million Dollar Man" and "The Bionic Woman"...

Col. Steve Austin, astronaut, survived the catastrophic crash of a test vehicle, and even went up against Bigfoot without breaking a sweat. But now — at this moment in time — he actually looks nervous. And it’s not a nervousness born out of another mission that, given his bionically-enhanced arm, legs and eye, only he can pull off to save the world from destruction. These are the nerves of the actor who played him, Lee Majors, The Six Million Dollar Man himself, who is getting ready for his first appearance at a comic/media convention. “I’ve never done one before,” he admits to me not long before appearing at the the Wizard World Big Apple Comic Con in New York back in October of 2010. “I just hope they all like me… I don’t want the crazies.” He lets out a short laugh at that, but isn’t entirely convincing.

Morris from America director boards aviation mystery.

Good Universe said on Wednesday that Chad Hartigan, who broke out at Sundance 2016 with Morris From America, will direct its sci-fi romance Departure.

Billy Ray wrote the screenplay about a man in 1973 who investigates the case of a passenger jet that vanished in thin air only to reappear in the same spot several minutes later.

As he continues to probe mysterious occurrences, things get personal for the investigator when the love of his life is on board one of the planes affected.

Departure is inspired by Martin Caidin’s book Ghosts Of The Air that documents aviation phenomena.

Jim Whitaker, who is producing Ava DuVernay’s upcoming Disney release A Wrinkle in Time, serves as producer with Ray. Good Universe’s Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane are executive produces alongside John Middleton and Roy Lee.

Brady Fujikawa will oversee the project for Good Universe and Adam Borba for Whitaker Entertainment...

Breaking Good Universe has tapped filmmaker Chad Hartigan to direct the romantic sci-fi film Departure, based on an original script by Captain Phillips and The Hunger Games scribe Billy Ray. Inspired by Martin Caidin’s book Ghosts of the Air, which documents real accounts from pilots who have experienced flight anomalies, the pic follows a brilliant man in 1973 Miami investigating how a 727 suddenly vanished into thin air and then reappeared in the exact same spot ten…...

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Superman Lives, The Green Hornet and sadly now Clerks III: here’s a rundown of the Kevin Smith films we’ll probably never see...

Kevin Smith has always had to fight to get his films off the ground: he started his filmmaking career by maxing out multiple credit cards to self-finance Clerks, and more recently, legend has it, it was only Johnny Depp’s decision to come on board as a wacky supporting character that allowed Smith to secure financing for his walrus-centric horror flick Tusk.

Smith has, across his career, been offered several barmy jobs (he rejected a chance to pen Beetlejuice Goes Hawaiian back in the 90s) and he’s also signed up for a lot of projects that never got past the script phase.

The latter camp of could’ve-beens is what we’re talking about today, following that news that Clerks III...

A different kind of hero is heading to theaters for Christmas 2017. The Six Billion Dollar Man, starring Mark Wahlberg, has now been scheduled for theatrical release on December 22, 2017, according to Variety. The movie has also secured a new director. The movie is drawn from the 1970s television series The Six Million Dollar Man, which starred Lee Majors as an astronaut who suffers severe injuries in a crash landing; some of his damaged body parts are replaced with bionic implants, giving him supernatural strength, speed and vision, and he becomes a secret agent. The show was based on Martin Caidin's novel Cyborg, first published in 1972; three made-for-television movies were initially broadcast in 1973, and their popularity led to the series the following year. The show...

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The Weinstein Company announced today that their remake of The Six Billion Dollar Man, starring Mark Wahlberg, has been set for release in 2017. Variety reports that the studio has handed out a December 22, 2017 release date, putting it up against the 20th Century Fox sequel The Croods 2 and an untitled live action fairy tale project from Disney, with 20th Century Fox's The Greatest Showman on Earth opening three days later on December 25, 2017. Here's what Mark Wahlberg had to say about the project and its director, Dami&#225n Szifron.

"I'm thrilled to assemble The Six Billion Dollar Man for the big screen with the likes of Bob Weinstein and Dami&#225n Szifron. We look forward to creating a Steve Austin for the 21st century."

The Six Billion Dollar Man is based on the classic and popular television series, The Six Million Dollar Man and the novel&#160Cyborg&#160by Martin Caidin. &#160The story&#160follows military officer,...

Argentina’s Oscar-nominated Damián Szifron is confirmed to direct Mark Wahlberg and production is earmarked for September 2016.

The Six Billion Dollar Man will open on December 22 2017.

Szifron wrote the screenplay and Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Bob Weinstein will produce the film.

The project is based on the cult TV series The Six Million Dollar Man and Martin Caidin’s novel Cyborg and centres on the transformation of former military officer Steve Austin into the world’s first bionic man following a near-death accident.

TWC-Dimension has set the release date for Mark Wahlberg‘s “Six Billion Dollar Man,” the company announced Monday. The adaptation of the 1970s TV series will be released on Dec. 22, 2017. The film was initially set to be released in 2016. The movie is based on the classic television series “The Six Million Dollar Man” and the novel “Cyborg” by Martin Caidin. The story follows military officer, Steve Austin (Wahlberg), who becomes part of a top secret government program after a horrific accident leaves him near death. See video: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg Are Fighting Fathers in New 'Daddy's Home' Trailer With the help of.

Wild Tales director Damián Szifron is to write the screenplay for the feature adaptation for TWC-Dimension.

Mark Wahlberg will star and Peter Berg will direct the tale, a hybrid that combines an upgrade of The Six Million Dollar Man TV property and Martin Caidin’s novel Cyborg.

The story follows military officer Steve Austin as he is transformed into the world’s first bionic man following a near-fatal accident.

Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Bob Weinstein will produce the film.

“When I met with Damián I was so happy to learn that growing up as a kid he was a fan of The Six Million Dollar Man,” said The Weinstein Company co-chairman Bob Weinstein.

“He subsequently shared how he envisioned a modern retelling of the story with a new and unique vision. Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and I couldn’t be more excited that he has come on board to write the script.”

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Oscar-nominated scribe Damian Szifron ("Wild Tales") will write the screenplay for Peter Berg's upcoming "Six Billion Dollar Man" film at TWC-Dimension.

Based on the classic TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man" and its original novel "Cyborg" by Martin Caidin, the story follows a military officer named Steve Austin who becomes part of a top secret government program after a horrific accident leaves him near death.

With the help of cutting edge technology, Steve is brought back to life with extraordinary strengths, making him the world's first truly bionic man. Mark Wahlberg is slated to star as Austin in the project which he will also produce with Stephen Levinson and Bob Weinstein.

In a statement, Szifron says: "I couldn't be more honored and grateful. Such a major challenge represents a great opportunity. The themes surrounding this beloved property allow for the creation of a memorable sci-fi actioner as well as a bold spy thriller.

He will write the screenplay for "Six Billion Dollar Man" for the "Lone Survivor" team of producer-star Mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg and Dimension Films. Based on the classic television series, “The Six Million Dollar Man” and the novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin, the story follows military officer Steve Austin, who becomes part of a top secret government program after he is reconstructed into a bionic man after an accident almost kills him. Wahlberg, Steven Levinson and Bob Weinstein will produce the film for release by TWC-Dimension. “The themes surrounding this beloved property allow for the creation of a memorable sci-fi actioner as well as a bold spy thriller," said Szifron, who was a fan of the series as a kid and pitched his vision of a modern retelling of the story.

Damian Szifron, the filmmaker who nabbed a best foreign-language film Oscar nomination for Wild Tales, has been tapped to pen the screenplay for Six Billion Dollar Man. Mark Wahlberg is attached to star in and Pete Berg attached to direct the updated version of the The Six Million Dollar Man, the 1970s TV series which in turn was based on the Martin Caidin novel Cyborg. Billion Dollar Man again focuses on Steve Austin, this time a military officer instead of a test pilot, as he was in the TV series, who suffers a horrible accident only to be saved

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Damián Szifron, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind “Wild Tales,” will write the screenplay for the Mark Wahlberg movie “Six Billion Dollar Man,” which Peter Berg is set to direct for TWC-Dimension, it was announced Tuesday. Szifron wrote and directed “Wild Tales,” which was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Academy Awards. Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Bob Weinstein will produce the movie, which is based on the classic TV series “The Six Million Dollar Man” and the novel “Cyborg” by Martin Caidin. Also Read: 'Wild Tales' Review: Oscar-Nominated Anthology Spins Darkly Hilarious Vignettes The story follows military officer Steve Austin,...

George Lucas Museum: Looking like it was inspired by Star Wars, the first concept art for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has sparked much discussion in Chicago, where the museum is expected to open in 2018. Created by an architecture firm in Beijing, China, the futuristic design rises to allow for four floors of exhibition space, with the main structure to be of a single piece of stone. [The Verge]   The Six Billion Dollar Man: Mark Wahlberg (Transformers: Age of Extinction) is attached to star as The Six Billion Dollar Man for director Peter Berg. The duo previously teamed on the real-life war movie Lone Survivor; their new project is based on Cyborg, a 1972 novel by Martin Caidin, and the 1970s TV series that starred Lee Majors. The premise is that a former...

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Mark Wahlberg will star in movie The Six Billion Dollar Man, returning to work with his Lone Survivor director Peter Berg.

Wahlberg will play former astronaut Steve Austin, who is given bionic repairs to his body after a nearly fatal crash.

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Fitted with bionic legs, right arm and left eye, he uses his new superhuman powers to help the Us government.

It is based on the 1972 novel Cyborg by Martin Caidin, which spawned the popular TV series The Six Million Dollar Man in the 1970s starring Lee Majors, as well as spin-off The Bionic Woman.

Bob Weinsten will produce the new film and Universal may finance part of it according to Deadline, having previously been involved with Lone Survivor.

Wahlberg will also produce the film through his company, Closest to the Hole Prods, with his partner Stephen Levinson.

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Better...stronger...faster...more expensive. The Six Million Dollar Man reboot has a new director.

Mark Wahlberg will star in a big screen adaptation of The Six Million Dollar Man TV series for Warner Bros. Cyborgs are a little more expensive this year, though, so Steve Austin (not that one) will have to be The Six Billion Dollar Man in this version of the story.

Damian Szifron (who directed Wild Tales) had been on tap to direct The Six Billion Dollar Man, but he left the project last year. Now Variety has word that Bumblebee director Travis Knight has stepped in, with Bill Dubuque working on a new screenplay (previously Szifron co-wrote a script with The Departed's William Monahan). It's not clear what's still in place from that.

The concept and characters are based on Martin Caidin's 1972 novel, Cyborg, which then became a popular TV...

No, WWE fans, Mark Wahlberg is not about to shave his head and star in an Oscar-bait biopic on the life and times of "Stone Cold" Steve Austin that will be directed by Martin Scorsese. Wahlberg is set to play pop culture's original Steve Austin, aka "The Six Million Dollar Man."

Re-teaming with his Lone Survivor director, Peter Berg, Wahlberg will play the character made famous on the 70s TV show. Of course, that series was called The Six Million Dollar Man, but in today's economy...that kind of money will barely get you a bionic elbow. The film will be called The Six Billion Dollar Man. 

I picture Doctor Evil making the announcement.

The series was loosely based on Cyborg, the sci-fi novel by Martin Caidin. It tells the story of Austin, a former astronaut that nearly dies in a plane crash, who is then brought back to life...

Four months after a report claimed that Mark Wahlberg and filmmaker Peter Berg were circling a remake of The Six Million Dollar Man, Deadline reports that they are now both attached to star in and direct The Six Billion Dollar Man, proving that even movie titles aren't immune to inflation.

The July report claimed that Universal Pictures, which released Mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg's Lone Survivor last year, was behind the remake, but now The Weinstein Company's Dimension Films label is backing the project, although this new report reveals that Universal may finance part of the movie.

The story centers on Steve Austin (Mark Wahlberg), a former astronaut who nearly dies after crashing an experimental plane. He is saved when scientists are able to give him bionic replacements for both legs, his right arm and left eye. He becomes a powerful weapon for the government as a secret...

No, Steve Austin fans, that’s not a typo. Given the current economy, it makes sense that the Six Million Dollar Man’s cyborg tech would cost billions these days, and that’s the price tag title for the new take on the story, with Mark Wahlberg and his Lone Survivor director Peter Berg attached to make The Six Billion Dollar Man.This is a TV-to-film transition that has been stuck in development limbo for years as directors, writers, stars and even concepts have come and gone ranging from all action to a comedy reboot. Exactly how Dimension Films plans to exploit the idea is anyone’s guess at this point, because the company is wiping the script slate clean and starting fresh.From the sounds of it, Wahlberg and Berg are planning a more straightforward drama, based on Martin Caidin’s 1972 tome Cyborg, which also fuelled the Lee Majors...

Billy Ray wrote the screenplay and Good Universe’s Joe Drake and Nathan Kahane will executive produce alongside John Middleton and Roy Lee.

Frankel’s credits include The Devil Wears Prada. Spencer Wong will oversee the project for Good Universe and Adam Borba for Whitaker Entertainment.

Departure is inspired by Martin Caidin’s Ghosts Of The Air and follows an investigator of aviation phenomena with a personal stake in a case.