The world has quickly forgotten that Iron Man was always kind of a B-level superhero. As you know, mid-tier comic titles like Iron Man or The Guardians of the Galaxy have now become blockbuster movie franchises. And next up is Doctor Strange, the thoughtful, deliberative sorcerer of the Marvel Universe who was always a well loved, but ultimately B-level player. We know that bigger things are in store for him as his cinematic manifestation, in the guise of actor Benedict Cumberbatch, was plastered all over downtown San Diego.
There have been several other comic book magicians with pencil thin mustaches and one was so popular that his adventures also enjoyed time on the big screen. It seemed like Mandrake should have broken out of that B-character ghetto by now.
Mandrake the Magician, created by Lee Falk (who created The Phantom almost two years earlier), is regarded by many comic historians...
There have been several other comic book magicians with pencil thin mustaches and one was so popular that his adventures also enjoyed time on the big screen. It seemed like Mandrake should have broken out of that B-character ghetto by now.
Mandrake the Magician, created by Lee Falk (who created The Phantom almost two years earlier), is regarded by many comic historians...
- 8/8/2016
- by Ed Catto
- Comicmix.com
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Actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is to play Mandrake The Magician in a new adaptation of the 30s comic...
Grimsby may not have gone down as well as actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen had hoped, but there’s a chance his first foray into comic book territory will fare better. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cohen’s set to produce and star in Mandrake The Magician, an adaptation of the 30s strip created by Lee Falk.
Mandrake’s director is said to be Etan Cohen, the Tropic Thunder writer who made his directorial debut with the flaccid Will Ferrell-Kevin Hart comedy Get Hard last year. The combination of the two Cohens suggests that we might be in for a tongue-in-cheek take on Mandrake, whose abilities include hypnosis, teleportation and invisibility.
This won’t be the first time Mandrake’s had a brush with the big screen,...
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Actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen is to play Mandrake The Magician in a new adaptation of the 30s comic...
Grimsby may not have gone down as well as actor and comedian Sacha Baron Cohen had hoped, but there’s a chance his first foray into comic book territory will fare better. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cohen’s set to produce and star in Mandrake The Magician, an adaptation of the 30s strip created by Lee Falk.
Mandrake’s director is said to be Etan Cohen, the Tropic Thunder writer who made his directorial debut with the flaccid Will Ferrell-Kevin Hart comedy Get Hard last year. The combination of the two Cohens suggests that we might be in for a tongue-in-cheek take on Mandrake, whose abilities include hypnosis, teleportation and invisibility.
This won’t be the first time Mandrake’s had a brush with the big screen,...
- 6/8/2016
- Den of Geek
Doctor Strange won't be the only magic game in town as The Tracking Board is reporting that Sacha Baron Cohen is attached to star and produce Mandrake The Magician, an adaptation of the classic comic strip by the same name. Created by Lee Falk in 1934, the strip followed the adventures of Mandrake, an illusionist and escape artist with the power to hypnotize his foes. Along with Lothar, an... Read More...
- 6/8/2016
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
The Tracking Board reports that Borat and The Dictator star Sacha Baron Cohen will be playing the lead role in Warner Bros.' Mandrake The Magician, a film based on the popular comic strip by Lee Falk that was created in 1934.
The story centers around the adventures of Mandrake, the illusionist and escape artist with the power to hypnotize his foes. With his companion Lothar, he travels the globe solving mysteries and fighting evildoers – including his twin brother who uses his powers for evil instead than good. Sources say that the plan is to update the character for the 21st century, with Mandrake being recruited by the United States government for a secret mission.
They're definitely going to have to do some serious updating in regards to the Lothar character, but otherwise it's easy to imagine Cohen in a role like this, especially one with the potential to play both...
The story centers around the adventures of Mandrake, the illusionist and escape artist with the power to hypnotize his foes. With his companion Lothar, he travels the globe solving mysteries and fighting evildoers – including his twin brother who uses his powers for evil instead than good. Sources say that the plan is to update the character for the 21st century, with Mandrake being recruited by the United States government for a secret mission.
They're definitely going to have to do some serious updating in regards to the Lothar character, but otherwise it's easy to imagine Cohen in a role like this, especially one with the potential to play both...
- 6/7/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
Sneak Peek the origins of "Mandrake The Magician", currently in development as a 'contemporary adventure' feature, based on creator Lee Falk's 1930's newspaper comic strip character:
Created in 1934, 'Mandrake' was an illusionist whose work was based on hypnotic technique. When Mandrake "...gestured hypnotically..." he could induce anyone to hallucinate.
In 1939, Columbia produced a 12-part "Mandrake the Magician" movie serial, starring actor Warren Hull as Mandrake and Al Kikume as his sidekick 'Lothar'.
NBC produced a "Mandrake" TV pilot in 1954, starring stage magician Coe Norton as Mandrake and Woody Strode ("Spartacus") as Lothar.
Actor Anthony Herrera starred in the 1979 TV movie "Mandrake" with Ji-Tu Cumbuka as Lothar.
In the animated TV series "Defenders of the Earth", Mandrake teamed up with fellow King Features characters 'Flash Gordon' and 'The Phantom'.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Mandrake The Magician"...
Created in 1934, 'Mandrake' was an illusionist whose work was based on hypnotic technique. When Mandrake "...gestured hypnotically..." he could induce anyone to hallucinate.
In 1939, Columbia produced a 12-part "Mandrake the Magician" movie serial, starring actor Warren Hull as Mandrake and Al Kikume as his sidekick 'Lothar'.
NBC produced a "Mandrake" TV pilot in 1954, starring stage magician Coe Norton as Mandrake and Woody Strode ("Spartacus") as Lothar.
Actor Anthony Herrera starred in the 1979 TV movie "Mandrake" with Ji-Tu Cumbuka as Lothar.
In the animated TV series "Defenders of the Earth", Mandrake teamed up with fellow King Features characters 'Flash Gordon' and 'The Phantom'.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Mandrake The Magician"...
- 12/20/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Legendary comics artist Fred Fredericks died this week.
After attending New York’s School of Visual Arts in the period following the Korean War, Fredericks started drawing historical comics that attracted the attention of comic book editors. Before long, Fred was a regular at Western Publishing (Dell, Gold Key), where he drew such titles as The Twilight Zone, The Munsters, Mighty Mouse, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Mister Ed, Nancy, and Snuffy Smith. After working on several short-lived Civil War newspaper strips, Fredericks created the comics feature Rebel for Scholastic Scope, which ran for 30 years.
In 1965, the year following the start of Rebel, Fred was selected by writer / playwright Lee Falk to take over the art chores on his daily and Sunday Mandrake The Magician newspaper strip. Fred drew Mandrake until the Sundays ended in 2002, but he continued drawing the daily feature until his retirement in 2013. Fredericks took over the writing chores...
After attending New York’s School of Visual Arts in the period following the Korean War, Fredericks started drawing historical comics that attracted the attention of comic book editors. Before long, Fred was a regular at Western Publishing (Dell, Gold Key), where he drew such titles as The Twilight Zone, The Munsters, Mighty Mouse, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Mister Ed, Nancy, and Snuffy Smith. After working on several short-lived Civil War newspaper strips, Fredericks created the comics feature Rebel for Scholastic Scope, which ran for 30 years.
In 1965, the year following the start of Rebel, Fred was selected by writer / playwright Lee Falk to take over the art chores on his daily and Sunday Mandrake The Magician newspaper strip. Fred drew Mandrake until the Sundays ended in 2002, but he continued drawing the daily feature until his retirement in 2013. Fredericks took over the writing chores...
- 3/13/2015
- by Mike Gold
- Comicmix.com
Sneak Peek the first image tweeted by director Scott Derrickson of actor Bendedict Cumberbatch as Marvel Comics' 'Doctor Strange' from Marvel Studios' prepping "Doctor Strange" superhero feature:
Pre-production is now underway @ the UK's Pinewood-Shepperton studios with principal photography scheduled for May 2015.
"(Strange) is a classic Marvel origin story, because he’s got one of the best origins ever, and it’s our opportunity to take that left turn into the supernatural," said Marvel Studios Kevin Feige.
"Now what is the definition of ‘supernatural’? It varies...based in physics and based in quantum mechanics...an explanation of how sorcerers do what they do..."
Director Derrickson is no stranger to the 'occult', having previously directed "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" and "Sinister".
"I wanted it really bad," said Derrickson. "More than any other project that I've gone after, I felt compelled to do everything in my power to get on that project.
Pre-production is now underway @ the UK's Pinewood-Shepperton studios with principal photography scheduled for May 2015.
"(Strange) is a classic Marvel origin story, because he’s got one of the best origins ever, and it’s our opportunity to take that left turn into the supernatural," said Marvel Studios Kevin Feige.
"Now what is the definition of ‘supernatural’? It varies...based in physics and based in quantum mechanics...an explanation of how sorcerers do what they do..."
Director Derrickson is no stranger to the 'occult', having previously directed "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" and "Sinister".
"I wanted it really bad," said Derrickson. "More than any other project that I've gone after, I felt compelled to do everything in my power to get on that project.
- 12/22/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Marvel Studios have now officially confirmed that Brit actor Benedict Cumberbatch ("The Imitation Game") will play Marvel Comics' "Doctor Strange", in the prepping "Doctor Strange" superhero feature, to be directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay by Jon Spaihts:
Pre-production is now underway @ the UK's Pinewood-Shepperton with principal photography scheduled for May 2015.
"(Strange) is a classic Marvel origin story, because he’s got one of the best origins ever, and it’s our opportunity to take that left turn into the supernatural," said Marvel Studios Kevin Feige.
"Now what is the definition of ‘supernatural’? It varies...based in physics and based in quantum mechanics...an explanation of how sorcerers do what they do..."
Director Derrickson is no stranger to the 'occult', having previously directed "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" and "Sinister".
"I wanted it really bad," said Derrickson. "More than any other project that I've gone after, I...
Pre-production is now underway @ the UK's Pinewood-Shepperton with principal photography scheduled for May 2015.
"(Strange) is a classic Marvel origin story, because he’s got one of the best origins ever, and it’s our opportunity to take that left turn into the supernatural," said Marvel Studios Kevin Feige.
"Now what is the definition of ‘supernatural’? It varies...based in physics and based in quantum mechanics...an explanation of how sorcerers do what they do..."
Director Derrickson is no stranger to the 'occult', having previously directed "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" and "Sinister".
"I wanted it really bad," said Derrickson. "More than any other project that I've gone after, I...
- 12/5/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
According to reports, actor Benedict Cumberbatch ("Sherlock Holmes") will play Marvel Comics' "Doctor Strange" in the new "Doctor Strange"Marvel Studios feature, to be directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay by Jon Spaihts:
Pre-production is now underway @ the UK's Pinewood-Shepperton with principal photography scheduled for May 2015.
"(Strange) is a classic Marvel origin story, because he’s got one of the best origins ever, and it’s our opportunity to take that left turn into the supernatural," said Marvel Studios Kevin Feige.
"Now what is the definition of ‘supernatural’? It varies...based in physics and based in quantum mechanics...an explanation of how sorcerers do what they do..."
Director Derrickson is no stranger to the 'occult', having previously directed "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" and "Sinister".
"I wanted it really bad," said Derrickson. "More than any other project that I've gone after, I felt compelled to do everything...
Pre-production is now underway @ the UK's Pinewood-Shepperton with principal photography scheduled for May 2015.
"(Strange) is a classic Marvel origin story, because he’s got one of the best origins ever, and it’s our opportunity to take that left turn into the supernatural," said Marvel Studios Kevin Feige.
"Now what is the definition of ‘supernatural’? It varies...based in physics and based in quantum mechanics...an explanation of how sorcerers do what they do..."
Director Derrickson is no stranger to the 'occult', having previously directed "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" and "Sinister".
"I wanted it really bad," said Derrickson. "More than any other project that I've gone after, I felt compelled to do everything...
- 10/28/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
"The crazy 'acid trip' way of traveling through dimensions and traveling through realms, is something that we think is very, very cool..." said Marvel's Kevin Feige, about the studio's big screen "Doctor Strange" feature, with a production start date now set, targeting a July 8, 2016 release:
The new film will be directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay by Jon Spaihts, with 43-year old Ethan Hawke in talks for the lead role, as well as talks reportedly with 'Big Boy Caprice' Al Pacino as 'Baron Mordo' (?!) Pre-production is now starting @ the UK's Pinewood-Shepperton with principal photography scheduled for May 2015.
"(Strange) is a classic Marvel origin story, because he’s got one of the best origins ever, and it’s our opportunity to take that left turn into the supernatural," said Feige.
"Now what is the definition of ‘supernatural’? It varies...based in physics and based in quantum mechanics...an explanation of...
The new film will be directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay by Jon Spaihts, with 43-year old Ethan Hawke in talks for the lead role, as well as talks reportedly with 'Big Boy Caprice' Al Pacino as 'Baron Mordo' (?!) Pre-production is now starting @ the UK's Pinewood-Shepperton with principal photography scheduled for May 2015.
"(Strange) is a classic Marvel origin story, because he’s got one of the best origins ever, and it’s our opportunity to take that left turn into the supernatural," said Feige.
"Now what is the definition of ‘supernatural’? It varies...based in physics and based in quantum mechanics...an explanation of...
- 10/3/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
"The crazy 'acid trip' way of traveling through dimensions and traveling through realms, is something that we think is very, very cool..." said Marvel's Kevin Feige, about the studio's big screen "Doctor Strange" feature, with a production start date now set, targeting a July 8, 2016 release:
The new film will be directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay by Jon Spaihts, with Joaquin Phoenix in final talks for the lead role. Pre-production is now starting @ the UK's Pinewood-Shepperton with principal photography scheduled for May 2015.
"(Strange) is a classic Marvel origin story, because he’s got one of the best origins ever, and it’s our opportunity to take that left turn into the supernatural.
"Now what is the definition of ‘supernatural’? It varies...based in physics and based in quantum mechanics...an explanation of how sorcerers do what they do..."
Director Derrickson is no stranger to the 'occult', having previously directed...
The new film will be directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay by Jon Spaihts, with Joaquin Phoenix in final talks for the lead role. Pre-production is now starting @ the UK's Pinewood-Shepperton with principal photography scheduled for May 2015.
"(Strange) is a classic Marvel origin story, because he’s got one of the best origins ever, and it’s our opportunity to take that left turn into the supernatural.
"Now what is the definition of ‘supernatural’? It varies...based in physics and based in quantum mechanics...an explanation of how sorcerers do what they do..."
Director Derrickson is no stranger to the 'occult', having previously directed...
- 9/22/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
"The crazy 'acid trip' way of traveling through dimensions and traveling through realms, is something that we think is very, very cool..." said Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige, about the developing "Doctor Strange" 3D multi-million dollar budgeted motion picture, paving the way for the next phase of the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe'.
"(Strange) is a classic Marvel origin story, because he’s got one of the best origins ever, and it’s our opportunity to take that left turn into the supernatural.
"Now what is the definition of ‘supernatural’? It varies...based in physics and based in quantum mechanics...an explanation of how sorcerers do what they do..."
"Doctor Strange" director Scott Derrickson is no stranger to the 'occult', having previously directed "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" and "Sinister".
"I wanted it really bad," said Derrickson. "More than any other project that I've gone after, I felt compelled to do everything...
"(Strange) is a classic Marvel origin story, because he’s got one of the best origins ever, and it’s our opportunity to take that left turn into the supernatural.
"Now what is the definition of ‘supernatural’? It varies...based in physics and based in quantum mechanics...an explanation of how sorcerers do what they do..."
"Doctor Strange" director Scott Derrickson is no stranger to the 'occult', having previously directed "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" and "Sinister".
"I wanted it really bad," said Derrickson. "More than any other project that I've gone after, I felt compelled to do everything...
- 8/5/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
"This is the Marvel movie we're all ready to see now..." said director Scott Derrickson about his developing Marvel Studios' "Doctor Strange" 3D multi-million dollar budgeted motion picture, paving the way for the next phase of the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe'.
Derrickson is no stranger to the 'occult', having previously directed "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" and "Sinister".
"I wanted it really bad," Derrickson said. "More than any other project that I've gone after, I felt compelled to do everything in my power to get on that project. Genuinely felt like I was the right guy to do it."
"I think people who know the comic world and the Marvel universe, they all feel the same way I do...the outpouring of excitement that people have shown is the thing I've been most pleasantly surprised."
Casting suggestions to play 'Doctor Stephen Vincent Strange', include Johnny Depp, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Jon Hamm,...
Derrickson is no stranger to the 'occult', having previously directed "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" and "Sinister".
"I wanted it really bad," Derrickson said. "More than any other project that I've gone after, I felt compelled to do everything in my power to get on that project. Genuinely felt like I was the right guy to do it."
"I think people who know the comic world and the Marvel universe, they all feel the same way I do...the outpouring of excitement that people have shown is the thing I've been most pleasantly surprised."
Casting suggestions to play 'Doctor Stephen Vincent Strange', include Johnny Depp, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Jon Hamm,...
- 6/20/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Sneak Peek the entire "Doctor Strange" 1978 TV movie on the news that Marvel Studios have hired a director to helm their big screen "Doctor Strange" motion picture, paving the way for 'phase two' of the 'Marvel Cinematic Universe'.
Scott Derrickson ("The Day The Earth Stood Still"), will direct the first big screen adaptation of Marvel Comics' 'Sorcerer Supreme', with casting suggestions to play 'Doctor Steven Vincent Strange', including Johnny Depp, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Jon Hamm, Oscar winner Jared Leto ("Dallas Buyers Club"), Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hardy. Matthew Modine ("Full Metal Jacket") has also expressed interest in the role.
Following their Marvel Comics' success with "The Amazing Spider-Man", writer Stan Lee and co-writer/illustrator Steve Ditko debuted 'Doctor Strange' in Marvel Comics' "Strange Tales" #110 (July 1963), fashioning the physical look of the character after creator Lee Falk's popular, 1930's comic strip character "Mandrake The Magician".
'Dr. Stephen Strange' was an arrogant,...
Scott Derrickson ("The Day The Earth Stood Still"), will direct the first big screen adaptation of Marvel Comics' 'Sorcerer Supreme', with casting suggestions to play 'Doctor Steven Vincent Strange', including Johnny Depp, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Jon Hamm, Oscar winner Jared Leto ("Dallas Buyers Club"), Benedict Cumberbatch and Tom Hardy. Matthew Modine ("Full Metal Jacket") has also expressed interest in the role.
Following their Marvel Comics' success with "The Amazing Spider-Man", writer Stan Lee and co-writer/illustrator Steve Ditko debuted 'Doctor Strange' in Marvel Comics' "Strange Tales" #110 (July 1963), fashioning the physical look of the character after creator Lee Falk's popular, 1930's comic strip character "Mandrake The Magician".
'Dr. Stephen Strange' was an arrogant,...
- 6/9/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
According to new rumors, Marvel Studios has shown an interest in actor Johnny Depp to play 'Doctor Strange', based on Marvel Comics' 'sorcerer supreme'.
"He is a great individual singular character," Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige said about "Doctor Strange".
"He's got a great personality. He's got a great origin story.
"And he's very, very different than any of our other characters.
"Doc Strange, as I've been saying for years, is a movie I believe we should make -- we're just figuring out how to make it a great movie.
"It is in active development right now.
"And, you know, we could find a great, great actor to bring that role to life.
"And a lot of people have been calling us, for years, about that. And he is a section of the Marvel universe -- like 'Guardians', is cosmic, and 'Thor' and 'The Avengers' sort of tease into that cosmic realm.
"He is a great individual singular character," Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige said about "Doctor Strange".
"He's got a great personality. He's got a great origin story.
"And he's very, very different than any of our other characters.
"Doc Strange, as I've been saying for years, is a movie I believe we should make -- we're just figuring out how to make it a great movie.
"It is in active development right now.
"And, you know, we could find a great, great actor to bring that role to life.
"And a lot of people have been calling us, for years, about that. And he is a section of the Marvel universe -- like 'Guardians', is cosmic, and 'Thor' and 'The Avengers' sort of tease into that cosmic realm.
- 1/14/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige recently talked about Disney's developing big screen "Doctor Strange" movie, based on Marvel Comics' 'sorcerer supreme' "Doctor Strange."
"He is a great individual singular character, Feige said about "Doctor Strange".
"He's got a great personality. He's got a great origin story. And he's very, very different than any of our other characters.
"Doc Strange, as I've been saying for years, is a movie I believe we should make -- we're just figuring out how to make it a great movie.
"It is in active development right now.
"And, you know, we could find a great, great actor to bring that role to life.
"And a lot of people have been calling us, for years, about that. And he is a section of the Marvel universe -- like 'Guardians', is cosmic, and 'Thor' and 'The Avengers' sort of tease into that cosmic realm.
"He deals...
"He is a great individual singular character, Feige said about "Doctor Strange".
"He's got a great personality. He's got a great origin story. And he's very, very different than any of our other characters.
"Doc Strange, as I've been saying for years, is a movie I believe we should make -- we're just figuring out how to make it a great movie.
"It is in active development right now.
"And, you know, we could find a great, great actor to bring that role to life.
"And a lot of people have been calling us, for years, about that. And he is a section of the Marvel universe -- like 'Guardians', is cosmic, and 'Thor' and 'The Avengers' sort of tease into that cosmic realm.
"He deals...
- 10/21/2013
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
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