Warner Bros. Pictures and Atlas Entertainment are planning to bring the pulp classic, syndicated newspaper comic strip character, Mandrake the Magician to the big screen. Mandrake, created by Lee Falk (The Phantom) back in 1934 is an illusionist and hypnotist who uses his magical abilities to fight crime alongside an African Prince named Lothar, who also happens to be one of the strongest men in the world.

According to THR, Warner Bros. wants to give the character a 21st century makeover, the same way it did for Sherlock Holmes, and is on the hunt for new writers. A Mandrake the Magician 12-part serial was made by Columbia Pictures in 1939, and there was a TV movie which aired in the 1970s, but studios have yet to bring about a successful big-screen adaptation of Falk’s character.

No production or release dates have been announced for Mandrake the Magician.