Director-producer Guillermo del Toro has signed with United Artists to develop the cult British science fiction TV series THE CHAMPIONS for the big screen, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Del Toro will write/director/produce the adaptation alongside Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner's C/W Prods.
Plot Concept: The series, which ran for 30 episodes in 1968-69, revolved around the adventures of a trio of secret government agents whose lives were saved when their plane crashed in the Himalayas and they were rescued by an advanced civilization. The civilization also bestowed them with superhuman abilities. The series originally was produced by ITC, the company behind such British shows as "The Saint," "The Prisoner" and "Thunderbirds."
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