Last year Frank Miller, who wrote the graphic novel on which Zack Snyder's 300 was based, became involved with the Buck Rogers project reportedly because he knew the head of the Dille Trust which had owned the rights before they were acquired by Nu Image/Millennium Films.
He also co-directed Sin City, adapted from his own comics, and more recently helmed comic strip adaptation The Spirit.
Miller had been tapped to make a grittier version of the 1979-1981 TV show.