In 2007, Baldwin Entertainment Group and Hyde Park Entertainment purchased rights to make a "Mandrake" movie to be directed by Mimi Leder. The two companies own the rights to Lee Falk's "The Phantom". Jonathan Rhys Meyers was originally projected to play the title character with Chuck Russell as director. In 2009, However, Hayden Christensen replaced Rhys Meyers in the title role of the film with Djimon Honsou co-starring and Mimi Leder directing. Warner Bros announced that they are developing the film version of Mandrake. In June 2016, Sacha Baron Cohen was cast as Mandrake.