Jonathan Rhys Meyers, hypnotic hero
By Spirit Fingers
Jonathan Rhys Meyers (who I believed for a long time to have played Gimli in Lord of the Rings) is putting his new facial hair to good use by signing on to play Mandrake the Magician:
“This is a rare opportunity to reinvent one of the all-time classic comic book characters and create a new kind of hero for international audiences,” Russell said….
In the comics Mandrake was an illusionist whose work was based on an impossibly fast hypnotic technique. As the narrator informed us: “Mandrake gestured hypnotically” and the subject or subjects of this hypnosis would suddenly see the illusions he wanted. Mandrake fought criminals and other villains in his spare time. This would include common gangsters, mad scientists, and aliens from outer space or other dimensions.
I have to say, I can’t think of a better person to play this role. The guy could probably project his chemically-induced hallucinations onto any living being if they stared long enough into his eyes.
November 1st, 2007 at 5:01 pm
I fail to see what makes this man attractive. What is wrong with his mouth?
November 1st, 2007 at 6:35 pm
I think it’s because he’s descended from the Innsmouth Marshes…his mother was half-lamprey.
November 1st, 2007 at 11:00 pm
Look into my eyes my eyes look into my eyes my eyes my eyes *snap*
November 2nd, 2007 at 9:37 am
Mandrake the Magician? Good Lord they are scraping the very bottom of the Comic Book barrel. What is next, the big-budget Andy Capp movie?
November 2nd, 2007 at 4:09 pm
“What is next, the big-budget Andy Capp movie?”
With George Clooney as Andy and Julia Roberts as Flo!!!
November 3rd, 2007 at 8:43 am
When I was a kid, for some reason I thought Howard Highes and Hugh Hefner were the same person!