Marc Forster Conjures The War Magician

True World War II story reappearsFor his next trick, Quantum Of Solace director Marc Foster will pull The War Magician out of the development hat, where it's been sitting gathering dust.Adapted from David Fisher's book, Magician is the true story of Jasper Maskelyne, who brought stage magic to warfare during World War II where he helped the Allies win through a series of daring and spectacular tricks. Among his accomplishments? Making the Suez Canal vanish, hiding the port of Alexandria's harbour and fooling General Rommel with a phantom army, a move that led to his defeat. Maskeylene's techniques and inventions are still used to this day.It's a compelling concept with a great leading man role at its centre. No surprise, then, that Tom Cruise snapped it up a few years ago via his deal with Paramount. But it never came to fruition before Cruise's contract fell through and the option ran out on the tome.Now Lonetree Entertainment has the rights, and has put Forster in charge of bringing it to life. There's always a chance Cruise could come back to star...Forster will next deliver zombie conflict chronicle World War Z to cinemas, though we'll have to wait until January 2013 to see that one over here.