Anne Hathaway Snags Lead in Robert Zemeckis’ Adaptation of THE WITCHES
Warner Bros. and Robert Zemeckis have landed Anne Hathaway for the lead role in their upcoming adaptation of The Witches, based on the novel by Roald Dahl. Hathaway will play the Grand Witch, a part played by Anjelica Huston in Nicolas Roeg’s 1990 adaptation. Variety was first to get the word out, also announcing:
Zemeckis will also pen the script as well as produce with his partner Jack Rapke through their banner ImageMovers, along with Alfonso Cuaron and Guillermo del Toro.
Warner Bros. have yet to announce a production start date or target release date but we’ll keep you posted as details emerge; stay tuned! In the meantime, you can stroll down Memory Lane by revisiting the synopsis and trailer for Roeg’s The Witches below.
Synopsis:
While staying at a hotel in England with
his grandmother, Helga (Mai Zetterling), young Luke (Jasen Fisher)
inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch (Anjelica
Huston) reveals a plan to turn all children into mice through a magical formula.
When they find that Luke has overheard, the witches test the formula on him.
Now, with the help of Helga and the hotel manager, Mr. Stringer (Rowan
Atkinson), Luke the mouse must fight back against the witches.
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