Sorkin, Jackman, and Elfman, who sound like some sort of Cosplay porn version of Justice League, are working together on a Broadway musical about Houdini.  Hugh Jackman will play the lead, Aaron Sorkin will write the script, and Danny Elfman will compose the score.  Sources say Sorkin will draw his inspiration from the real life of Harry Houdini, and then add Hugh Jackman singing gay songs.

An impressive creative team has quietly assembled around the project, including playwright Aaron Sorkin, composer Danny Elfman, lyricist Glenn Slater, and director Jack O’Brien — and despite repeated delays, Elfman says work on Houdini is now well underway.
Next up is a first reading of the script, scheduled for January. After that, Elfman estimates that the show could open in early 2012 — though we wouldn’t be surprised to see it on Broadway even sooner if the reading goes well. [Popwatch]

I won’t pretend I understand musicals.  Maybe it would help if they stopped making musicals about absolutely anything.  But I am interested in the idea of Aaron Sorkin writing one.  Seems like Hugh Jackman’s major challenge will be his ability to carry a tune with the back-up singers constantly interrupting him to clarify something he sang three lines ago.

"Help, I cahn't escape from me collah, lol."

Hurrr, Jeff Nathanson’s gonna be pissed when he finds out what a Houdini is.

Anyway, the actual story is that the guy who wrote Speed 2 (ugh), Rush Hour 2 (oof), Catch Me If You Can (*shrug*), The Terminal (eek), and Rush Hour 3 (hurl), and co-wrote Indiana Jones and the Skulls & Crap (*throws feces*), is adapting “The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero.”  It’s a book about Harry Houdini.  See? I should’ve just left it at the sex joke.

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This is the trailer for Death Defying Acts, a movie about Harry Houdini starring Guy Pearce, Catherine Zeta-Chones, and that annoying chick from Atonement.  The plot concerns Houdini’s travels through the UK and an affair with a psychic who’s out to steal his money (Zeta-Jones).  It was out March 13th in Australia, but doesn’t have a US release date set yet. 

Between The Illusionist, The Prestige, and Napoleon Dynamite’s upcoming movie, it’s clear that Hollywood is obsessed with magicians.  Little known fact: During the middle ages, magicians were often burned at the stake for the crime of "Gaye Wichecrafte".   

I once knew an Armenian whose last name was Magician… (sad trombone sound) 

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