The Witchboard remake, which was directed by Chuck Russell and stars Madison Iseman, has unveiled a brand new picture
Author/director Kevin S. Tenney’s 1986 horror basic Witchboard (watch it HERE) is getting the remake remedy couresty of director Chuck Russell, who was bringing us the likes of A Nightmare on Elm Road 3: Dream Warriors and the remake of The Blob again within the days when Witchboard was gathering its earliest followers. The Witchboard remake doesn’t have a launch date but, however JoBlo’s personal Tyler Nichols was capable of watch it earlier this yr (you possibly can learn his overview at THIS LINK) and speak to Russell and star Madison Iseman about it (you possibly can watch the interview HERE), so hopefully it gained’t be for much longer earlier than extra of us have the possibility to see the film. Highland Movie Group has simply come on board to deal with the worldwide distribution rights – and whereas they put together to launch gross sales on the American Movie Market, a brand new picture from the movie has been unveiled. You’ll be able to test it out on the backside of this text.
In keeping with Deadline, Russell intends to transcend the unique Witchboard IP “with a deeper storyline, high intensity scares and imaginative visuals”. As such, the screenplay he has written with Greg McKay sounds fairly completely different from the unique movie. Right here’s the synopsis: Emily, her fiancé Christian and a bunch of their pals open an natural café, refurbishing an outdated carriage home in New Orleans’ French Quarter. However a darkness descends over Emily when she discovers an historic pendulum board, as soon as used to summon spirits. Christian seeks assist for Emily from occult professional Alexander Babtiste, however Babtiste has secrets and techniques of his personal, understanding the fateful bloodlines that binds all of them to the Witchboard. A contemporary coven of White Witches, a masked ball at Babtiste’s mansion, and the legacy of Naga Soth, the Queen of Witches, are all a part of a harmful recreation that places Emily’s very soul in danger.
The movie stars Madison Iseman of the short-lived I Know What You Did Final Summer season TV sequence, Aaron Dominguez (Solely Murders within the Constructing), Antonia Desplat (Shantaram), Charlie Tahan (Ozark), and Jamie Campbell Bower, who caught numerous consideration final yr for taking part in the villainous Vecna in season 4 of Stranger Issues.
The Witchboard remake is an A-Nation Media manufacturing, and Russell and McKay are producing the movie with Kade Vu and Bernie Gewissler. Eric Schiermeyer, Sarah Buxton, John Paul Isham, and Walter Josten function govt producers. Though the movie is about in New Orleans, it was shot in Montreal.
The unique Witchboard, which is certainly one of my all-time favorites, had two sequels that adopted completely different characters and featured completely different evil spirits. The principle connection between the movies was the presence of a Ouija board. Russell’s Witchboard appears separate sufficient from the unique that it would as nicely be thought-about Witchboard 4, even when it switches out a Ouija board for a pendulum board. And I’m positively all for seeing a Witchboard 4 that’s directed by Chuck Russell.
Highland Movie Group CEO Arianne Fraser had this to say in regards to the film: “Witchboard is a chilling new take on a beloved horror classic. With slick looks, it’s a nod to the practical effects driven horror movies of the late ’90 and beyond.” Highland Movie Group COO Delphine Perrier added, “Chuck Russell has expertly crafted a gripping and tense horror thriller that pulls its viewers into the intoxicating risks of the supernatural.“
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