This Article is From Jun 08, 2016

Sacha Baron Cohen to Play Mandrake the Magician

Sacha Baron Cohen to Play Mandrake the Magician

Sacha Baron Cohen in a still from in Alice Through the Looking Glass.

Highlights

  • Etan Cohen will direct the film
  • Etan Cohen made his debut as a director with Get Hard
  • The script of the film hasn't been written as of yet
Los Angeles: Actor Sacha Baron Cohen is all set to produce and star in the film Mandrake the Magician.

Mandrake the Magician, which is an adaptation of the classic comic strip is set up at Warner Bros, reported The Hollywood Reporter.

Etan Cohen, who made his debut as a director with Get Hard will direct the film. The script of the film hasn't been written as of yet.

Mandrake the Magician was created as a newspaper comic strip by Lee Falk in 1934. It was about the adventures of an illusionist who had the power to hypnotize his foes at great speed. Mandrake also had a twin brother who used his power for evil instead of good.

Sacha Baron Cohen was last seen in Alice Through the Looking Glass.
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