J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay have been hired to polish George Nolfi's draft of FLASH GORDON for Fox. Read the full article on AICN Papa Vinyard here, now here's a little somethin' for ya... FLASH…AHHHHHHHH!! Twentieth Century Fox has locked down the rights to FLASH GORDON, and has hired a pair of writers to bring Alex Raymond's creation to the big screen for the first time in 35 years (not counting TED).