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Before the film's run in theaters, a sequel was considered and according to Brian Blessed on the Region 2 DVD commentary for Flash Gordon – Silver Anniversary Edition, the sequel was going to be set on Mars, as a possible update of the very successful Universal Pictures Flash Gordon serials starring Buster Crabbe.
Blessed was born on 9 October 1936 at Montagu Hospital [1] in Mexborough, West Riding of Yorkshire, [2] [3] the son of William Blessed, a socialist coal miner at Hickleton Main Colliery (and himself the son of a coal miner) and cricketer for the Yorkshire second team, [4] and Hilda (née Wall). He had a brother Alan, seven years younger, and ...
The single version contains dialogue cut from various parts of the film, most memorably, Brian Blessed's character exclaiming "Gordon's alive?!" This version was also included on the Greatest Hits compilation from 1981. [2]
Hodges, who directed Blessed in the 1980 cult-classic film Flash Gordon, died on December 17 at the age of 90. Brian Blessed remembers Mike Hodges’ ‘powerful personality’ following death ...
Brian Blessed's performance as the Hawkman leader Prince Vultan lodged the veteran stage and screen actor into the collective consciousness for the utterance of a single line – "GORDON'S ALIVE?!" – which, more than 30 years later, remained the most repeated, reused, and recycled quotation from both the film and Blessed's career.
It chronicles the making of the 1980 film version of Flash Gordon and its eventual cult following, with particular focus placed on how the life and career of the film's lead, Sam J. Jones (who also served as an executive producer on this film), was affected by his falling-out with producer Dino De Laurentiis.
More than 800 people have lost their lives in jail since July 13, 2015 but few details are publicly released. Huffington Post is compiling a database of every person who died until July 13, 2016 to shed light on how they passed.
Brian Blessed is an English actor. Filmography. Film. Year Title Role Notes Ref 1966: ... Flash Gordon: Prince Vultan [1] 1983: High Road to China: Suleman Khan [1]