In the Works
Chuck Russell making ‘Mandrake’ the Magician
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. | Director Chuck Russell is making a movie adaptation of the classic Mandrake the Magician comic book series. Lee Falk wrote the original comics, while Thomas Dean Donnelly has written this adaptation. He has previously written Sahara and A Sound of Thunder and is currently wirting/developing the new Conan film. The story revolved around Leon Mandrake, a magician who uses his various abilities, including illusions and hypnotism, to fight crime. Jonathan Rhys Meyers is starring as Mandrake, while the popular Las Vegas illusionist, magician and entertainer Criss Angel is rumored to have a role as the character Theron, but I’ve also read he’s only serving as a consultant to the film. Perhaps he’s doing both and we’ll see him in a cameo appearance? Apparently, MMA fighter Randy Couture also has a role in the film as a yet to be explained character named Jed. While I am a bit of a former comic book nut, I really don’t know much about this series. However, Russell is an interesting, if not always successful filmmaker. The films he directed that I enjoyed include A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and The Blob (1988) … The Mask, Eraser, and The Scorpion King were alright … but, I absolutely hated Bless the Child (2000). |
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