MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN Puts Another BOOT Forward

Written by Tara the Mom Wednesday, 13 June 2012 00:00

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN, Tom Wheeler

UPDATE: Puss in Boots scribe Tom Wheeler is rewriting the script for Mandrake the Magician. (Putting a script in rewrites by a different screenwriter is normal for movies). The character is a crime-fighting hypnotist who uses his mental powers on those he comes up against, be it criminals, aliens and those from another dimension. His sidekick is Lothar, an African prince who is also the strongest man in the world.

March 13, 2012 -- The comic "Mandrake the Magician" will become a feature film once again through Warner Brothers. Atlas Entertainment will produce the film for WB from a script by David and Janice Peoples.

The comic by Lee Falk was made into a movie by Columbia Pictures in 1939 and a TV show in the 1950s.

Ty-Simpkins: Meet IRON MAN 3's 11-year Old Star

alt by Miranda R., Age 15

At 11 years old, Ty Simpkins already has quite a few credits on his resume. Simpkins has been in movies since he was barely 3 months old, and has roles in flicks such as Insidious, The Next Three Days, and Little Children. Maybe even more interesting is how many times he's been cast in films with his real life sister Ryan Simpkins - they play siblings in Revolutionary Road, Pride and Glory and Arcadia, among others.

alt But for Iron Man 3, Ty's first action movie, he goes it alone. Ty plays Harley Keener, an intelligent kid who has a run-in with Iron Man and actually helps him save the day.

Ty's favorite part of working on Iron Man 3 was being able to spend time with its star Robert Downey Jr. "Robert's really fun to work with. He's a really nice guy."

Like many kids his age, Ty is a huge Iron Man fan. "My favorite superhero is Iron Man and I'm not just saying that because I worked on the Iron Man movie. It actually is Iron Man," he says very emphatically....

To read more about Ty Simpkins, click HERE.