Cary Elwes and COBRA KAI's Tanner Buchanan Set To Star in New Superhero Comedy THE HYPERIONS

Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride, Saw) is set to star in a new superhero comedy titled The Hyperions. The movie is being produced by The Daily Wire and the film will be written and directed by Jon McDonald. The project was revealed during the YouTube world premiere of its first original production, Shut In.

The Hyperions tells the story of Professor Ruckus Mandulbaum who, “in 1960, invented the Titan badge device that allows humans to have superpowers. The ingenious professor took three scrappy youths and turned them into a family of quirky superheroes — the Hyperions. The quartet soon became a global phenomenon.”

Over time, though, “the group had a falling-out and Professor Ruckus replaced the three original Hyperions with a cadre of new teens. By 1979, two of the Hyperions wanted their Titan badges back and went through great lengths to recover them, including robbing the professor’s museum and inadvertently taking a few hostages along the way.”

The movie also stars Tanner Buchanan (Cobra Kai), Penelope Mitchell (Hellboy), Elaine Tan (Tully), and Alphonso McAuley (Walk of Shame).

Daily Wire co-founder and co-CEO Jeremy Boreing said in a statement: “Director Jon McDonald is a true auteur, and The Hyperions is one of the most original films I’ve seen. It’s a movie about pride, family, and reconciliation - values we all share regardless of our politics. It’s a perfect movie for Daily Wire, even though I doubt anyone involved in making it listens to ‘The Ben Shapiro Show.’ I consider it a privilege to bring this film to our audience.”

A lot of indie superhero films these days are pretty cookie-cutter films, so we’ll just have to wait and see if this one does anything different and unique. I love that Elwes stars in the film, though! He tends to attach himself to fun projects.