Here’s what the director had to say below, when asked if he’s still working on a Flash Gordon movie.
For me, the only problem with Flash Gordon is Guardians (of the Galaxy) kind of stole what I would have liked to have done with it.
“The way I choose films is when I know I have to make it.
There was also a 1979 animated TV series dubbed The New Animated Adventures of Flash Gordon, a 1980 feature film adaptation starring Sam J. Jones and the live-action Syfy series Flash Gordon, which ran from 2007 to 2008.