Editing The Six Million Dollar Man (section)

==Other adaptations==
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===Comics===
[[Charlton Comics]] published both a color [[comic book]] and a black and white, illustrated magazine, featuring original adventures as well as differing adaptations of the original TV movie. While the comic book was closely based upon the series, and geared toward a young audience, the magazine was darker and more violent and seemed to be based more upon the literary version of the character, aimed at adult readers. Both magazines were cancelled around the same time the TV series ended. Artists [[Howard Chaykin]] and [[Neal Adams]] were frequent contributors to both publications. Steve Kahn, who had previously published magazines on the Beatles and the teen fan magazine FLiP, worked with MCA and Charlton in overseeing and publishing these books.{{citation needed|date=December 2016}}

A British comic strip version was also produced, written by [[Angus P. Allan]], drawn by [[Martin Asbury]] and printed in TV comic ''[[Look-In]]'' (around the time both TV series ended in 1978, it and ''Look-In's'' ''Bionic Woman'' strip merged into one title called ''Bionic Action''). A series of standalone comic strips was printed on the packaging of a series of model kits by Fundimensions based upon the series. In Colombia, a black and white comic book series was published in the late 70s, with art and stories by Jorge Peña. This series was licensed by Universal studios to Greco (Grupo Editorial Colombiano), then known as Editora Cinco, now part of Grupo Editorial Televisa. In France, ''Télé-Junior'', a magazine devoted to comic book adaptations of all sorts of TV series and cartoons also featured a ''Six Million Dollar Man'' comic (under its French title, ''L'Homme qui valait trois milliards'', i.e. ''The Three Billion Dollar Man'') with art by Pierre Le Goff and stories by P. Tabet and Bodis. A tradepaperback reprinting several episodes from the magazine was released in October, 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danslagueuleduloup.com/GENPAGES/DSE_CTV4.HTM |title=Publishing details about "L'Homme qui valait trois milliards" French comic (In French) |publisher=Danslagueuleduloup.com |access-date=2012-03-30}}</ref>

In 1996, a new comic book series entitled ''Bionix'' was announced, to be published by [[Maximum Press]]. The comic was to have been an updated version of both the ''Six Million Dollar Man'' and the ''Bionic Woman'' and feature new renditions of the two characters. Although the magazine was advertised in comic book trade publications, it was ultimately never published.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rozakis |first1=Bob |title=Batman's Emblem, Company Policies & More |url=http://comicsbulletin.com/batmans-emblem-company-policies-more/ |website=[[Comics Bulletin]] |date=August 26, 2002 |quote=Maximum was also supposed to do a Steve Austin/Jamie Sommers revival called "Bionix," but based on the short preview in the "Asylum" anthology, it was probably better that it never came out.}}</ref>

On August 24, 2011, [[Dynamite Comics]] published the first issue of ''[[The Bionic Man (comics)|The Bionic Man]]'', an adaptation written by [[Kevin Smith]] based upon a screenplay he'd written for a never-produced 1990s motion picture version of ''The Six Million Dollar Man''. After concluding the adaptation in the spring of 2012 the comic series moved on to original stories, as well as a re-imagining of the original TV series' ''Secret of Bigfoot'' storyline. A spin-off comic re-imagining ''The Bionic Woman'' followed a few months later, and in January 2013 Dynamite launched a crossover mini-series, ''The Bionic Man vs. The Bionic Woman''. The artwork in these series, covers and interiors, varies between Austin being rendered in the likeness of Lee Majors and not. As 2014 began, Dynamite discontinued its reboot titles and replaced them with a new ongoing series, ''The Six Million Dollar Man Season 6'', continuing the adventures of Austin from the conclusion of the 1977–78 season and featuring not only the likeness of Lee Majors, but also other recurring actors such as Richard Anderson, as well as Darren McGavin as Oliver Spencer from the first TV movie. Jaime Sommers was reintroduced from issue 3, with a spin-off comic series, ''The Bionic Woman Season 4'', announced in June 2014 with a scheduled launch in the fall of 2014. Dynamite has since published crossover titles pairing Jaime with characters from ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' and the [[Lynda Carter]] version of [[DC Comics]]' [[Wonder Woman (TV series)|Wonder Woman]], and a crossover featuring Steve encountering characters from ''[[G.I. Joe]]''.

===Audiobooks===
[[Peter Pan Records]] and its sister company [[Power Records (Peter Pan records)|Power Records]] published several [[vinyl records|record]] albums featuring original dramatized stories (including an adaptation of the pilot film), several of which were also adapted as comic books designed to be read along with the recording. Three albums' worth of stories were released, one of which featured Christmas-themed stories. Individual stories were also released in other formats, including {{convert|7|in|cm|0|abbr=on}} singles.

===Film===
[[Universal Pictures]] developed a screenplay in 1995 with [[Kevin Smith]], but the outing never materialized. In December 2001, it was announced that Universal had pacted with [[Dimension Films]] on the project after Dimension president [[Bob Weinstein]] saw its potential as a franchise.<ref name="billion"/> Universal retained film rights to the original TV show, while Dimension purchased the rights to the ''Cyborg'' novel,<ref name="Carrey">{{cite news|author=Fleming, Michael|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/news/bionic-buddies-for-dimension-1117894362|title=Bionic buddies for Dimension|work=Variety|date=October 21, 2003|access-date=November 6, 2014}}</ref> as well as Caidin's three other novels in the series: ''Operation Nuke'', ''High Crystal'' and ''Cyborg IV''. Larry Gordon and Scott Faye were going to produce with Paul Rosenberg's Collision Entertainment.<ref name="billion">{{cite news|author1=Lyons, Charles |author2=Harris, Dana |url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/dimension-u-rebuild-man-1117857303|title=Dimension, U rebuild 'Man'|work=Variety|date=December 13, 2001|access-date=November 6, 2014}}</ref> Smith's screenplay was later adapted for ''The Bionic Man'', an ongoing comic book series launched in 2011 by Dynamite Comics.

In October 2002, Trevor Sands was hired to write a new screenplay, titled ''[[The Six Billion Dollar Man]]'',<ref>{{cite news|author=Lyons, Charles|title=Pic worth a 'Billion' |url= https://variety.com/2002/film/news/pic-worth-a-billion-1117873704 |work=Variety|date=October 2, 2002 |access-date=November 6, 2014}}</ref> but Dimension scrapped it when actor [[Jim Carrey]] pitched a comedic take on the material for him to star in, with [[Scot Armstrong]] as writer and [[Todd Phillips]] as director/co-writer. Filming was expected to begin in 2004.<ref name="Carrey"/>

In a July 2006 interview at [[San Diego Comic-Con]], [[Richard Anderson]] (who played Oscar Goldman in the series) stated that he was involved with producing a movie of the series,<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard Anderson at Comicon '06 by ZabberBOX |url=http://revver.com/video/43736/15606 |website=Revver Online Video Sharing Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071231195502/http://revver.com/video/43736/15606 |archive-date=December 31, 2007 |date=August 3, 2006}}</ref> but the rights were at the time in [[litigation]] between [[Miramax Films|Miramax]] and Universal.

On November 6, 2014, it was announced that a feature film, tentatively titled ''The Six Billion Dollar Man'', would go into production. [[Mark Wahlberg]] was set to play Colonel Steve Austin, with [[Peter Berg]] as director. Filming was to begin in early 2015, for a theatrical release the following year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2014/11/mark-wahlberg-six-billion-dollar-man-movie-peter-berg-1201274727 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20141130050135/http://deadline.com/2014/11/mark-wahlberg-six-billion-dollar-man-movie-peter-berg-1201274727 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 30, 2014 |title=Mark Wahlberg & Peter Berg Are Bionic Duo On 'Six Billion Dollar Man' (Inflation) |date=6 November 2014 |publisher=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |access-date=2014-11-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://collider.com/mark-wahlberg-the-gambler-interview/ |title=Mark Wahlberg Talks THE GAMBLER, Shedding Sixty Pounds For The Role, THE SIX BILLION DOLLAR MAN, DEEPWATER HORIZON, and More |website=Collider |date=23 December 2014 |access-date=2014-12-24}}</ref> On November 2, 2015, it was reported that Berg had left the film and had been replaced by [[Damian Szifron]], who will also write the film. Filming was to begin in September 2016 with a December 22, 2017 release date.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://hollywoodreporter.com/news/six-billion-dollar-man-mark-836107 |title=Mark Wahlberg's 'Six Billion Dollar Man' Gets December 2017 Release Date|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=November 2, 2015}}</ref>

In December 2017, [[The Weinstein Company]] sold the film's rights to [[Warner Bros.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moviefone.com/2017/12/06/warner-bros-six-billion-dollar-man-weinstein-company|title=Warner Bros. Buys 'Six Billion Dollar Man' From Weinstein Company|website=moviefone.com}}</ref> As of January 2018, they hoped to start filming the movie in mid 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/six-billion-dollar-man-wahlberg-filming-summer-2018/|title=Mark Wahlberg's Six Billion Dollar Man Starts Filming This Summer|website=Screen Rant|last=Burke|first=Carolyn|date=January 5, 2018|access-date=January 5, 2018}}</ref> In April 2018, they set an early to mid 2019 release for the film.<ref>{{cite web|last=McNary|first=Dave|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/mark-wahlberg-six-billion-dollar-release-1202716312/|title=Mark Wahlberg's 'Six Billion Dollar Man' Set for 2019 Summer Release|date=March 2, 2018|website=Variety|access-date=April 11, 2018}}</ref> The film was moved to June 5, 2020, until ''[[Wonder Woman 1984]]'' took over the release date,<ref>{{cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/six-billion-dollar-man-shining-sequel-doctor-sleep-1202396965/|title= 'Six Billion Dollar Man' Pushed To Summer 2020 As Pic Looks For New Director; 'The Shining' Sequel Finds Date; 'Godzilla 2' & Others Shift|date=23 May 2018|website=Deadline|access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref> and in April 2019, [[Travis Knight]] and [[Bill Dubuque]] replaced Szifron as director and writer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/six-billion-dollar-man-travis-knight-mark-wahlberg-1203191267/|title='Bumblebee' Director to Tackle 'Six Billion Dollar Man' Adaptation for WB, Mark Wahlberg (EXCLUSIVE)|date=16 April 2019|website=Variety|access-date=5 June 2019}}</ref>