The life of escapologist and magical legend Harry Houdini, has been slated for a cinematic adaptation for quite some time now. The feature was originally scripted by Scott Frank and set to be directed ...

‘Biopic” is not a particularly inviting portmanteau. And the biopic isn’t a particularly inviting genre. Most biographical movies and miniseries wind up as waxen re-creations of the best-known moments ...

One of the first lines Adrien Brody delivers in Houdini is: “They say when you’re going to die, your whole life flashes before your eyes.” Boy, is he telling the truth! The great escapologist’s life ...

Adam Chitwood is a former Managing Editor at Collider, where he covered film and television with a focus on interviews, features, and industry analysis. It looks like a couple of Harry Houdini ...

EXCLUSIVE: The life story of illusionist Harry Houdini has long fascinated Hollywood, but nobody has been able to do anything about it. Sony Pictures has Max Landis working his magic on a new draft of ...