 However, the rights would revert to Marvel if a film was not made by April 1990.Tobe Hooper, then preparing both "Invaders From Mars" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2", was mooted as director.Golan and Globus misunderstood the concept of the character ("They thought it was like The Wolf Man", said director Joseph Zito) and instructed writer Leslie Stevens, creator of "The Outer Limits", to write a treatment reflecting their misconception.