Mark Wahlberg has come a long way from his Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch days (even though I usually refer to him still as Marky Mark). He has developed into a movie superstar especially in action movies. Wahlberg is being handed the keys to the remake (and possible franchise) of the classic science fiction television series, The Six Million Dollar Man.
For the movie, the name has been adjusted to The Six Billion Dollar Man. I guess Six Million Dollars doesn’t by the technology that it used to buy. But we all know how inflation has gone up since the early 70s.
It is unknown if Marky Mark’s character will be Steve Austin, the name of the main character from the television series. It is my assumption that they will keep Steve Austin’s name but adjust his storyline some. There aren’t as many astronauts going into space nowadays like they were in the early 70s.
I am hopeful that this announcement is good news. I like Mark Wahlberg as Steve Austin or the Bonic Man. But I am very attached to Steve Austin so he better do it right.
As a kid, The Six Million Dollar Man was my favorite television series. I can still hear the bonics sounds in my head when I thought about the series. I loved this series. And the episodes with Bigfoot were super KOOL! I hope the movie is a serious and KOOL adaption (unlike the terrible treatment of Land of the LOST).
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