Actor Mark "Boston Legal" Valley has been cast as the lead for the Fox TV drama pilot "Human Target", based on the DC Comics character.
Teleplay is by "Jericho" co-creator Jonathan Steinberg.
The original 'Human Target' character was created by writer Len Wein and illustrator Carmine Infantino in 1972, as a detective/bodyguard named 'Christopher Chance' who impersonated his clients in order to eliminate threats. Since Chance himself was the target, he became a "Human Target."
Writer Peter Milligan and illustrator Edvin Biukovic revived the character in 1999 for a four-issue limited series followed by the graphic novel "Human Target: Final Cut", an ongoing series that lasted 21 issues...
