First the Big Screen, Now the small one for Houdini

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First the Big Screen, Now the small one for Houdini

Postby Magic Newswire » February 11th, 2011, 12:50 pm

At the same time that Dreamworks announced their Houdini Conan Doyle movie deal, SyFy announces a a TV Series on the very same topic: http://bit.ly/gof9Uy

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Re: First the Big Screen, Now the small one for Houdini

Postby Jonathan Townsend » February 11th, 2011, 2:05 pm

Next up, a Saturday morning cartoon with a young Harry and Art solving mysteries? Wonder what the animal mascot will be. Or maybe a ghost like the old Funky Phantom cartoon?
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Re: First the Big Screen, Now the small one for Houdini

Postby JohnCox » February 11th, 2011, 6:36 pm

Just go to my blog and click the "Fictional adventures" index tag and you'll find a slew of Houdini/Conan Doyle mash-ups in books, graphic novels, movies, etc. In the last month I've reviewed two Houdini Doyle graphic novels alone.
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Re: First the Big Screen, Now the small one for Houdini

Postby Adam Brooks » February 11th, 2011, 10:50 pm

Houdini is certainly a hot commodity these days. The only thing missing is a musical theater piece. Oh, wait:

Sorkin, Elfman writing Houdini Musical

What a team! Danny Elfman writing songs, Aaron Sorkin writing script, and Hugh Jackman set to star as Houdini.

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Re: First the Big Screen, Now the small one for Houdini

Postby JohnCox » February 14th, 2011, 2:58 pm

I'd like to know what ever happened with The Secret Life of Houdini movie? It was announced with great fanfare in 2009. Then, Jeff Nathanson was announced as the writer and director a few months later. Then nothing. Another Houdini movie consigned to Development Hell?
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Re: First the Big Screen, Now the small one for Houdini

Postby Jonathan Townsend » February 15th, 2011, 9:29 am

Maybe if Judi Dench takes an interest in playing the role of Cecilia Weisz?

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Re: First the Big Screen, Now the small one for Houdini

Postby JohnCox » February 18th, 2011, 9:07 pm

JohnCox wrote:I'd like to know what ever happened with The Secret Life of Houdini movie? It was announced with great fanfare in 2009. Then, Jeff Nathanson was announced as the writer and director a few months later. Then nothing. Another Houdini movie consigned to Development Hell?


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Re: First the Big Screen, Now the small one for Houdini

Postby JohnCox » February 25th, 2011, 11:01 am

BTW, I've discovered there are A LOT of other Houdini projects set up at other studios that have not been publicly announced.
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