In the wake of the success of Marvel's "Iron Man", Warner Bros. confirms that DC Comics' "Metal Men" is being actively developed as a live-action feature for the big screen.
Director/cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld ("Men In Black") is on board to direct.
"Metal Men" debuted in DC Comics' "Showcase" #37 (April 1962), created by writer Robert Kanigher and illustrator Ross Andru, as advanced artificially intelligent robots, created by scientist 'Dr. William "Will" Magnus'.
The six robots were field leader 'Gold', strong man 'Iron', slow-witted and loyal 'Lead', hot-headed 'Mercury', self-doubting and insecure 'Tin' and 'Platinum', aka 'Tina' who believed she was a real woman and in love with her creator.
Each 'Metal Man' also possessed abilities that reflected the traits of their namesake metal: Gold could stretch his form almost infinitely, Iron was super strong, Lead could block harmful radiation by morphing into thick shields, Mercury could melt and pass through small spaces before reforming and Platinum could stretch, flatten or spin into long filaments.
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