MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN Movie Coming From Warner Bros.
Classic comic strip Mandrake the Magician is being turned into a feature film. THR reports that Warner Bros. is developing a film based on the character that first arrived in comics in 1934. Lee Falk (The Phantom) created the character that is "a specialist in hypnosis and illusion who uses his magical abilities to fight crime alongside Lothar, an African Prince and one of the strongest men in the world."
This property has been made into a movie before. In 1939, Warren Hull starred as Mandrake and Al Kikume played Lother. This new version is planned as a contemporary adventure.
I like how Mandrake uses magic to foil crime--that is a cool concept. I am interested in seeing this come to the screen and would love to see Ryan Gosling in the lead. What are your thoughts?