Colin Trevorrow will direct Benedict Cumberbatch in War Magician .
The 44-year-old filmmaker will helm the World War II drama, which is based on the book by David Fisher.
The film tells the story of Jasper Maskelyne, a British illusionist who used magic to defeat Erwin Rommel during the Second World War. Colin s movie features an international magic gang from Africa, Europe and the Middle East who conspired with Maskelyne and a female military intelligence officer to defeat the Nazis.
Benedict will play the lead role in the flick with E. Nicholas Mariani penning the script.
Trevorrow and Cumberbatch will produce the film under their Metronome Films and SunnyMarch production companies respectively. Bob Cooper, Leah Clarke, Adam Ackland, Tony Eldridge and Richard Saperstein are also serving as producers.
Benedict Cumberbatch to star in Colin Trevorrow s War Magician
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