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For nearly the entire time that Collider has been around, we’ve been reporting on the Flash Gordon remake. Now, nearly two decades later, the movie has gone through several levels of production hell with no release date in sight. The most recent director stepping up to the plate to take a swing at the Alex Raymond-created comic-turned-Mike Hodges-film of 1980 was none other than Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit director, Taika Waititi. His involvement came into focus back in 2019, first as an animated production, before moving into live-action in 2021. Since then, however, things surrounding the reimagining have been rather hush-hush, with fans wondering if Waititi’s Flash Gordon will ever crossover onto screens.

Recently, Collider’s Tania Hussain caught up with The Adjustment Bureau director, George Nolfi, to pick his brain about his upcoming action thriller, Elevation. While discussing the writer-turned-director’s lengthy and impressive career, Hussain inquired about Nolfi’s ties to Waititi’s Flash Gordon. Previously revealed to be joining the behind-the-scenes team as an executive producer, Nolfi’s name has been looped into the comic adaptation for quite some time. Unfortunately, he’s just as in the dark about the fate of Flash Gordon as the rest of us, revealing,

“I'm not too involved with that one. There are a couple of things coming up that I can't talk about that I'm humbled to be involved with that I think would be in your realm of interest, but I’m not too involved with Flash Gordon at this point.”