Christensen and Hounsou to Star in "MANDRAKE"

The adaptation of Lee Falk's comic strip "Mandrake the Magician."

By Aiiwolf - May 19, 2009 08:05 PM EST

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Mandrake

Release Date: TBA
Studio: Omega Entertainment
Director: Mimi Leder
Screenwriter: Josh Oppenheimer, Thomas Dean Donnelly, Ian Jeffers
Starring: Hayden Christensen, Djimon Hounsou
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
MPAA Rating: Not Available

Hayden Christensen (Jumper, "Star Wars" prequels) and Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond, Amistad) will star in Mandrake, the adaptation of Lee Falk's comic strip "Mandrake the Magician."

Mimi Leder (Deep Impact, The Peacemaker) will directed the film, written by Josh Oppenheimer and Thomas Dean Donnelly, JV Hart, and Ian Jeffers. The film is based on an original story by Kevin Bernhardt.

In the film, Jackson Mandrake lives life on the edge. Working as an underground magician and escapologist, his act has grown increasingly dangerous. Following a daring escape from an SUV that has been dropped out of an plane at the Burning Man Festival, he is coerced by the CIA into breaking a deep-cover agent named Xi Shing Lung out of a maximum security jail. Hypnosis, contortion, distraction and technical wizardry all come into play as Mandrake breaks the agent out from the inside within a 24-hour deadline.

But back on the outside, Mandrake learns that it was all a set-up. Xi is a CIA agent gone bad. He offers Mandrake the chance to join his crime ring. When Mandrake refuses, he's a marked man. He must escape his would-be-killers and also the real CIA who accuse him of being in league with Xi. His quest to clear his name leads him into all sorts of dangers, which he must overcome with daredevil escapes that require all his conjuring skills. And along the way, Mandrake is forced to confront his past and the girl he left behind...

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2 Comments

Aiiwolf - 5/19/2009, 8:46 PM

http://www.thuleforlag.no/mandrake/images/mandrake_33-1.jpg

Heres a site I found of the comic strip. Now, if their choosing Hayden for this role, they must see some sort of potential. I liked Awake, he did a pretty good job in that movie. But "Mandrake"...I always thought they'd use someone like Cris Angel. I hope this turns out good.

SupahPhreak - 5/19/2009, 11:55 PM

Yeah I really do know what to think of Hayden. I kind of not really like not hate him. MOVIE SOUNDS AWESOME THO.

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Christensen and Hounsou to Star in "MANDRAKE"

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