Bananaman The Movie Confirmed! DC Thomson's Fruity Superhero Film Is In The Works (PICTURES)
#Peel The Power: Bananaman Movie Confirmed!
Sara C Nelson— Huffington Post UK
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A Bananaman movie has been confirmed!
The British superhero who drew his power from not bats, nor spiders, but bananas, will be hitting the big screens next year.
A spokesman for publisher DC Thomson confirmed to HuffPostUK: "A live action movie is planned. We are very excited and are working with Elstree Studio Productions.
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Bananaman is powered by, yes, bananas
"We can’t wait to share more – announcements will follow shortly."
Bananaman – aka the alter ego of schoolboy Eric Wimp (later Eric Twinge) first graced comic strips in 1980 and later appeared in The Dandy and The Beano.
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