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‘Becoming Houdini’: Disney Is Producing a Harry Houdini Spy Movie!!

Walt Disney Studios is getting in on the popularity of the spy genre, and is preparing to develop an espionage thriller film with an unusual subject: famed magician Harry Houdini. The studio is currently working on Becoming Houdini, according to Deadline, a film that will tell the life of the master magician and illusionist, but will apparently show off another side to him … as … Continue reading ‘Becoming Houdini’: Disney Is Producing a Harry Houdini Spy Movie!!

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A Harry Houdini Biopic is in the Works!!

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated films of 2023, and it looks like two of the producers on the action packed adventure, Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian, have found their next project. Deadline reports that the two are working on a biopic about legendary illusionist Harry Houdini. The screenplay for the project will be written … Continue reading A Harry Houdini Biopic is in the Works!!

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Ben Affleck to Star in Disney’s Dan Trachtenberg Helmed Harry Houdini Movie!!

Ben Affleck is attached to star in Disney‘s Harry Houdini movie from 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg, but not as the magician himself. Based on William Kalush and Larry Sloman’s book The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero, the project has been in development for several years, as Trachtenberg signed on when it was in the works at Lionsgate. That studio seems to … Continue reading Ben Affleck to Star in Disney’s Dan Trachtenberg Helmed Harry Houdini Movie!!

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‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ Director Dan Trachtenberg to Helm Harry Houdini Biopic!!

Director Dan Trachtenberg scored a solid debut with his first feature 10 Cloverfield Lane, and it’s been a bit surprising that he hasn’t signed on to any major features following that film’s success. However, it now looks like he might have a prestige picture on the way as his follow up. According to Deadline, Trachtenberg is in talks to helm a film based on the life of escape artist … Continue reading ‘10 Cloverfield Lane’ Director Dan Trachtenberg to Helm Harry Houdini Biopic!!

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