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'''Embassy Pictures''' picked up the idea, commissioning a screenplay by '''Julien Temple''', who imagined '''David Bowie''' in the lead. Dissatisfied with Temple’s approach, Embassy hired '''Michael Almereyda''' to do a complete rewrite in 1982, but a new studio head dropped the project before a director was attached. | '''Embassy Pictures''' picked up the idea, commissioning a screenplay by '''Julien Temple''', who imagined '''David Bowie''' in the lead. Dissatisfied with Temple’s approach, Embassy hired '''Michael Almereyda''' to do a complete rewrite in 1982, but a new studio head dropped the project before a director was attached. | ||
A few years later '''William Hjortsberg''' scripted a screenplay for ''' | A few years later '''[[Mandrake the Magician: Screenplay by William Hjortsberg|William Hjortsberg]]''' scripted a screenplay for '''Goldcrest Films''', '''Bob Swaim''' was to direct the film in fall 1985 starring '''Kevin Kline''' as Mandrake. | ||
Late 80s '''Penta America''' worked on a project with '''Bruce Willis''' and '''Mike Tyson'''. | Late 80s '''Penta America''' worked on a project with '''Bruce Willis''' and '''Mike Tyson'''. | ||
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Several times there have been plans to carry Mandrake the Magician on to the screen. But the adaptation of the iconic newspaper comic strip never got beyond initial talks.
1960's
At the international comic festival in Lucca, Fedrico Fellini get an agreement with Lee Falk to make a movie with Mandrake the Magician. He made some scenes, with Marcello Mastroianni as Mandrake and Claudia Cardinale in the role as Narda, but without succeeding making the movie. Federico Fellini never gave up his hope to make a movie with Mandrake the Magician.
In the freewheeling autobiographical film "L'Intervista" from 1987 Mastroianni appears outside the office window dressed like Mandrake the Magician, waving a wand.
1970's
An Alain Delon project with himself and Cassius Clay as Lothar.
In an interview with Sergio Leone, who had a project on a Phantom movie (he started to write a screenplay and to scout locations), he declared that he would have liked to follow it with a Mandrake movie.
1980's
In the magazine Variety of May 7, 1980 on pages 280-281 there was an add:
"Mandrake the Magician, comming to life, on film, Cinema Art Associates, Production, in association with, King Features, Producer Eric Rochat, Contact in Cannes, tel: 00.00.00, telex Paris: 000000".
Embassy Pictures picked up the idea, commissioning a screenplay by Julien Temple, who imagined David Bowie in the lead. Dissatisfied with Temple’s approach, Embassy hired Michael Almereyda to do a complete rewrite in 1982, but a new studio head dropped the project before a director was attached.
A few years later William Hjortsberg scripted a screenplay for Goldcrest Films, Bob Swaim was to direct the film in fall 1985 starring Kevin Kline as Mandrake.
Late 80s Penta America worked on a project with Bruce Willis and Mike Tyson.
2000's
In 2002 Hyde Park Entertainment and Crusader Entertainment bought a Mandrake script written by Josh Oppenheimer and Tom Donnelly. This movie was to be produced by Ashok Armitraj and Howard Baldwin.
| Team Ups, Mandrake outside the comic strips, Varia | |
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| Team Ups |
Defenders of the Earth • Kings Watch • King: Mandrake the Magician • Kings Quest |
| Adaptations |
1939 Movie Serial • 1940 Radio Show • 1954 TV Pilot • 1967 Killing vs Mandrake • 1979 TV Movie • Unproduced and Unfinished Films • Musical: Mandrake the Magician and the Enchantress • Prose Stories • Defenders of the Earth • Comics on TV • Pop Art |
| Memorabilia | |
| Other |
Easter Eggs and Cameos • Fanzines and Fan Magazines • Reference Books |