The Secret Life of Houdini traces the arc of the master magician’s life from desperate poverty to worldwide fame - his legacy later threatened by a group of fanatical Spiritualists led by esteemed British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Drawing from millions of pages of research, they describe in vivid detail the passions that drove Houdini to perform ever-more-dangerous feats, his secret life as a spy, and a pernicious plot to subvert his legacy. Now, in this groundbreaking biography, renowned magic expert William Kalush and bestselling writer Larry Sloman team up to find the man behind the myth. Since his death eighty years ago, Harry Houdini’s life has been chronicled in books, in film, and on television. Here’s the Amazon synopsis for The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero: tackle Houdini on the big screen, but Affleck is certainly an upgrade over Depp, and I was a big fan of his performance as George Reeves in Hollywoodland, so perhaps another period piece will suit him just as well.
Personally, I'd like to see Robert Downey Jr. Interestingly enough, Johnny Depp was originally going to play Houdini (or so I assumed) in this same project back when Dean Parisot was attached to direct.
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