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05-21-2009, 10:36 AM
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Mandrake the Magician
He's played Bob Dylan. Sorta. He's played Darth Vader. Kinda. And now he's going to play Mandrake the Magician. Probably.
The buzz is about Hayden Christensen, he of the Star Wars prequels, who according to ComingSoon.net, has landed the role of the titular character from the classic Lee Falk comic strip. You know, the character you're pretty sure you've heard of but couldn't pick out of a lineup if your life depended on it. A refresher course is in order in that case. Mandrake the Magician was (and still is, apparently) a syndicated strip created in 1934 by Falk, who also was behind The Phantom. The character uses hypnotic techniques in his battle against mobsters, mad scientists, and all other manner of baddies, and aside from his comic strip, he's appeared on the radio, in a movie serial, on TV, and on stage. The new movie has been poking around trying to pull a rabbit out of its magician's hat since 2007 when Chuck Russell was announced as director of the project. Criss Angel was to star at one point, before The Tudors' Jonathan Rhys Meyers replaced that Mindfreak. Now Mimi Leder (Deep Impact, The Peacemaker) is directing, and Djimon Hounsou will costar (though it's unclear as who at this point) alongside Christensen.
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I hope this comes together...I don't know a whole lot about the character, but my dad's a fan and based on what he's told me it sounds like it could make a damn cool movie.
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Stupid choice for Mandrake...
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The lad cant act, so stupid choice for most things Initially thought it was about Mandrake from the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon!
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Earlier this week it was reported that Star Wars actor Hayden Christensen would be starring as the title character in the comic-based movie Mandrake the Magician.
But now reps for the actor are saying that, apparently, is not the case. MTV.com is reporting today that "after speaking with a representative of Christensen, however, MTV News has been told that he is not attached to the Mandrake movie." The original announcement, which also pegged Gladiator actor Djimon Hounsou for a role in the film, came from ComingSoon.net and SuperHeroHype.com, both of which are owned by the same company. Their report on the casting can no longer be found on their respective sites, however. It is currently not clear whether there was any truth to this story or not, or indeed if Hounsou is in fact onboard the project.
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