The idea of a Mandrake The Magician movie has floated from studio to studio for years, but now Warner Bros. has joined forces with Atlas Entertainment to try and produce an adaptation of the classic comic strip character, according to Variety.
Lee Falk created Mandrake in 1934, with the illusionist a powerful hypnotist who uses his abilities to fight crime with Lothar, one of the strongest men in the world. Universal Pictures produced a 12-part serial based on the comic strip in 1939, but the character has not been seen on the big screen since then.
Disney owned rights for several years, before they were acquired by Baldwin Entertainment and Hyde Park. Atlas Entertainment picked up the rights in 2009, and even commissioned a script by Janet Peoples and David Webb Peoples (12 Monkeys). Now Warner Bros. and Atlas are seeking new writers for a 21st Century take on the character.
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