<br /> According to The Wrap, Julius Avery will write and direct the "Flash Gordon" remake.<br />Fox has tapped the “Overlord” director to bring the iconic sci-fi character back to the big screen.<br />The space opera comic strip was created and originally drawn by Alex Raymond.<br />It follows an adventurer out to save the planet Mongo from Ming the Merciless.<br />First published in 1934, it was inspired by and competed with the "Buck Rogers" strip. <br />
