The Champions

Ben Stiller and two-time Academy Award winner Cate Blanchett star in the story of spies who endure an almost deadly plane crash in the Himalayas. During the near-death experience they are gifted with enhanced superhuman abilities.The Champions is an adaptation of the British science fiction spy series created by Monty Berman and Dennis Spooner. First airing in 1968, the show ran for one season that included 30 episodes. Stiller and Blanchett both serve as producers on the big screen adaptation. Visionary director Guillermo del Toro previously expressed interest in adapting the series but the project did not materialize.