Stan Lee Creates New Superhero for LUCKY MAN TV Series
Stan Lee, the Marvel Comics legend who created Spider-Man, Iron Man, X-Men, and more, has created a new superhero for an upcoming TV series for Sky1. The show is called Lucky Man, and it will star James Nesbitt (The Hobbit trilogy) as a detective who has the power to control his own luck.
This will be a 10-part series that will be produced by Carnival Films, the production company behind ITV’s popular period drama, Downton Abbey. Lee’s POW! Entertainment is also obviously part of the production. This is the first UK TV series that the 92-year-old Lee has been a part of, and he had this to say in a statement:
“Luck has always been a fascinating subject to me, and I am excited to finally share that fascination with audiences around the world. With all the creative projects I have worked on, I sure am a lucky man myself.”
Nesbitt will play Harry Clayton, "a London murder detective who is given a charm by a mysterious woman that enables him to make his own luck. The ancient bracelet signals a change in fortunes for Clayton, whose wife and child have left him and has run up a huge debt to an underworld crime boss who is threatening to kill him.”
Executive producer Richard Fell said,
“Lucky Man is a different kind of superhero show – Stan has come up with an absolutely brilliant idea; something that we can all relate to.
“What if you could control luck? Would that be the greatest thing you could give someone, or their worst nightmare? It’s a twist which brings the whole superhero genre right back down to earth.”
The series was also described by Sky1 director Adam MacDonald as “mysterious, thrilling, energetic … a visually striking crime thriller”.
This actually sounds like an interesting series with a potentially great character. It seems like it might be one of the better ideas Lee has come up with in recent years.
It’s set to premiere on Sky1 next year, and will co-star Eve Best (The Honourable Woman), Sienna Guillory (Luther, Fortitude), and Amara Karan (The Darjeeling Limited).
Source: The Guardian