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Captain Canuck heading for big screen, eh?

Posted: 1:00 AM CDT Thursday, Jul. 21, 2011

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Canadians feeling cool to the marketing for the star-spangled superhero, Captain America, as the latest comic-book blockbuster hits theatres this week, could soon have a caped crusader of their own to cheer for.

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Canadians feeling cool to the marketing for the star-spangled superhero, Captain America, as the latest comic-book blockbuster hits theatres this week, could soon have a caped crusader of their own to cheer for.

Minds Eye Entertainment announced this week that it has picked up the rights to the comic-book hero, Captain Canuck, a character whose red and white, maple-leaf-themed costume oozes Canadiana, and whose origins stretch back more than three decades.

“Minds Eye is currently in development on a film adaptation based on the comic-book series,” the independent film production company said in a news release.

The company said it is working with the character’s creator, Richard Comely.

The first issue of Captain Canuck hit newsstands in May 1975, the release said.

To date, more than two million copies have been sold, and 26 different editions have been printed.

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