It’s been thirty years since “The Rocketeer” first soared into theaters.
Now, at long last, Disney is bringing back the high-flying hero, whose retro 1991 film remains one of the best comic book movies of the late 20th century. A new report indicates that the Rocketeer will return in a movie for Disney+, with David Oyelowo producing and possibly starring.According to Deadline, Oyelowo and his wife and producing partner, Jessica Oyelowo, will finance “The Return of the Rocketeer” through their production company, Yoruba Saxon. The story will focus “on a retired Tuskegee airman who takes up the mantle of the Rocketeer.”Ed Ricourt is penning the screenplay….The post New Rocketeer Movie Coming to Disney, David Oyelowo to Wear the Jetpack appeared first on /Film.
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