A Marvel breakout is set to play an iconic television character: Michael Pena will star as Mr. Roarke in the big screen adaptation of classic series "Fantasy Island."

Ricardo Montalban on the ABC series, which launched in 1978 and featured the mysterious Mr. Roarke granting the outlandish wishes of visitors to the titular locale, for a hefty fee.

Those fantasies rarely played out as planned, often with disastrous results, and it appears that filmmakers will be leaning into that aspect of the series with this new take. Horror master Jason Blum will be Truth or Dare" screenwriters Chris Roach and Jillian Jacobs for the project.

No word yet on when production may start, or who will be playing the equally-iconic role of Mr. Roarke's sidekick, Tattoo (originated by actor an HBO biopic starring Peter Dinklage). Stay tuned.

[via: Deadline]