A remake of Witchboard is on the way from Dream Warriors and The Blob director Chuck Russell, and the new teaser for Russell’s return to horror debuted today at SDCC‘s Bold Voices of Horror panel.
Based on the trailer below, we can expect a vastly different experience from the 1986 original film.
Here’s the plot synopsis for the remake: “Emily (Madison Iseman) and her fiancé Christian (Aaron Dominguez) discover a mysterious Wiccan artifact, a pendulum board, as they prepare to open a bistro in New Orleans’ French Quarter. A darkness descends over Emily as she becomes obsessed with the board’s power of divination and ability to summon spirits. Desperate to help his fiancé, Christian seeks the advice of occult expert Alexander Babiaste (Jamie Campbell Bower). But Babiaste has secrets of his own, including his connection to a modern-day coven of witches. A dangerous game begins as each swing of the pendulum puts Emily’s very soul at risk.”
Witchboard is coming 2024, though the release date has yet to be revealed.
Madison Iseman (I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), Antonia Desplat (Shantaram) and Charlie Tahan (Ozark) will star.
Previously announced, Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”) also stars. His ominous voiceover launches the teaser.
“There is a tradition in cinema of great English actors that have the charisma we associate with stardom as well as the acting chops to truly be a chameleon, playing a variety of character types,” Russell previously said. “Jamie Campbell Bower is that kind of actor and his time is now.”
Russell will direct, and he also co-wrote the script with Greg McKay.
In writer/director Kevin S. Tenney’s original 1986 movie, “Friends playing with an Ouija board at a late-night party unleash a demonic spirit who begins hunting them.”
Stay tuned for details as they arrive. In the meantime, don’t mess with Ouija boards.
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