A Captain Canuck movie is finally on the horizon.

Comic artist Richard Comely, who launched Canada’s only superhero comic strip in 1975, told Playback Daily he’s about to sign a deal with a major Canadian indie producer to shoot a $15 million live-action movie based on the Captain Canuck character.

“They have a release date in mind, it’s a pretty firm plan,” Comely said of the plans for a Canadian action/adventure movie based on the mass market Canadian crime fighter that could be unveiled as early as next week.

As Marvel Comics superhero movies like X-Men and Fantastic Four dominate the local multiplex after being shot in Canada, Comely said it’s time for Canada to unleash its own masked crime fighter onto world cinema screens.

“Captain Canuck will be shot in Canada. It’s not like everything will take place here. There will be foreign location shooting. But there will be a feel for Canada,” he added.

The Captain Canuck property has been optioned three times for a possible screen adaptation, most recently by indie producer Sinking Ship Entertainment, which considered an animated movie before ultimately pushing for a TV series.

“If that was the only offer or option before me, I would have taken it,” Comely said.

But with a movie now in the works, the comic book artist is turning his thoughts to which Canadian landmarks are ripe for blowing up during principal photography.

“We have to take out the CN Tower. We have to fight at the top of the CN Tower. It’s such a landmark,” Comely said.

Alternatively, Captain Canuck, draped in a Maple Leaf-inspired rubber costume, may rid Canada or tyranny from the edge of the Niagara Falls.

Big screen treatment for Captain Canuck, who originated an an honest RCMP officer turned intelligence agent Tom Evans, comes as interest in the comic book franchise is picking up.

IDW Publishing last year released the first hardcover collection of “Canada’s own” superhero character, followed by a softcover edition.

The Captain Canuck franchise has gone through a number of reincarnations over the years, so Comely and the film’s producer will need to hash out whether they’re doing a 1970s or modern updated version of the masked superhero.