The producers behind "The Spirit" obviously have a lot of faith in Frank Miller, because they have just handed him another directing gig. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Miller is in the final negotiations to direct "Buck Rogers" for Oddlot Entertainment and Millennium Films.

"Buck Rogers," for those of you feeling lost, was one of the first major sci-fi stories. In fact, it was the very first sci-fi comic series, kicking off with its first strip in 1929, and it ran until 1967. The series followed an ordinary American and former Air Force pilot who was exposed to a gas that put him in a state of suspended animation for 500 years. He wakes up in the future, where he's eventually recruited to help battle intergalatic menaces to Earth. Read more...