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11-08-2009, 06:12 AM
He's ventured into the final frontier, but now J.J. Abrams is poised to enter an interchangeable world.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the man who successfully rebooted Star Trek is "in discussions to produce a movie about Japanese toy line Micronauts, which Hasbro just acquired."
The Mego Corporation introduced the Microman toy line in Japan in 1974, rebranding it as "Micronauts" for its American release two years later. There were five series of Micronauts toys produced from 1974-1980. Palisades Toys produced more series of Micronauts toys from 2002-03.
In addition to the toys, Marvel Comics, Image Comics, and Devil's Due Publishing have all published Micronauts comic book series over the past 30 years. The Marvel title lasted the longest, running from 1979-84. Fans looking forward to the Micronauts movie should bear in mind that some popular characters and terms (such as Microverse) are Marvel creations and, thus, can't be used in a non-Marvel movie.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the man who successfully rebooted Star Trek is "in discussions to produce a movie about Japanese toy line Micronauts, which Hasbro just acquired."
The Mego Corporation introduced the Microman toy line in Japan in 1974, rebranding it as "Micronauts" for its American release two years later. There were five series of Micronauts toys produced from 1974-1980. Palisades Toys produced more series of Micronauts toys from 2002-03.
In addition to the toys, Marvel Comics, Image Comics, and Devil's Due Publishing have all published Micronauts comic book series over the past 30 years. The Marvel title lasted the longest, running from 1979-84. Fans looking forward to the Micronauts movie should bear in mind that some popular characters and terms (such as Microverse) are Marvel creations and, thus, can't be used in a non-Marvel movie.