In this cinematic adaption of the best-selling comics, Billy Zane stars as Kit Walker, descendent of a line of purple-clad African superheroes known as "The Phantom". As the devious Xander Drax, a wealthy criminal genius, is planning to use the power of three long lost magical Skulls of Touganda to conquer the humanity, The Phantom travels to The Big Apple with hope to prevent this evil plot.