You thought every war story had already been told ? Apparently not . In the fresh thriller The War Magician , Benedict Cumberbatch will dally Jasper Maskelyne , a real - life-time British magician who used his talent to help the allies during World War II .
As Deadline report card , Tom Cruise was once interested in a Maskelyne biopic , butthis vintage film of Maskelyne in action — suavely get down an integral package of razor blades — suggests Cumberbatch is probably a much sound primed for the role . ( And that ’s without even view his upcoming twist as Doctor Strange . )
Here ’s what Deadline saysabout The War Magician , which is based on the book by David Fisher :
Maskelyne put together a dirty dozen - case pack of illusionists called The Magic Gang . Among other stunt , they create fake tank and soldier to give the magic trick of flock movement to Nazi spy planes overhead . They used mirrors to shield machine gun nests , disguised tank car as supply trucks , and even negociate to create thaumaturgy that concealed sites like the Alexandria harbor and Suez Canal , to keep Luftwaffe bombers from blowing them up . Maskelyne ’s stunts vex Gen. Rommel and his unstoppable power in North Africa and gave the Brits a fighting opportunity using what the master magician termed “ the mass production of magic , swindles and devices . ”
No director has been announced yet , but the handwriting is being written by Gary Whitta , who save The Book of Eli and collaborate on the screenplay for After Earth with M. Night Shyamalan .
Top picture : Benedict Cumberbatch at a premiere for Black Mass , Oct. 11 , 2015 . ( Photo by Grant Pollard / Invision / AP )
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