The Hollywood Reporter reports that Chris Columbus is set to direct and produce Sub-Mariner, an adaptation of one of Marvel Comics’ oldest superheroes, for Universal Pictures.
Sub-Mariner is “a half-man/half-amphibian creature from the underwater kingdom of Atlantis. He is known for his temper and rebellious nature and sometimes finds himself helping the human race and sometimes fighting against it when humans have polluted the waters.”
Sub-Mariner first appeared in 1939 when Marvel Comics was known as Timely Comics. He made his first modern appearance in the pages of Fantastic Four in the early 1960s.
David Self wrote the screenplay for what is intended as an epic film that will highlight various cultures, species and worlds beneath Earth’s oceans. Marvel chief Avi Arad is executive producing.
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