Evil Lifeless creator Sam Raimi has formally discovered his subsequent horror mission within the type of a Magic remake primarily based on 1978’s cult traditional horror film, which was led by Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins. Raimi has teamed up with Lionsgate to develop and produce the reimagining by means of his Raimi Productions banner.
Who’s concerned in Sam Raimi’s Magic remake?
Moreover Raimi, Chris Hammond and Tim Sullivan will even function producers on the Magic remake, together with Roy Lee and Raimi Productions’ Zainab Azizi. The mission can be written by Mark Swift and Damian Shannon. This marks the scribes’ newest collaboration with Raimi. They first co-wrote the screenplay for the Spider-Man director’s subsequent horror directorial characteristic, titled Ship Assist, which can arrive in theaters on January 30, 2026.
The upcoming horror remake will even be executive-produced by Andrew Childs for Vertigo and Paul Fishkin, with Meredith Wieck and Pavan Kalidindi overseeing the mission for Lionsgate. In the meanwhile, the mission has no director, solid, or goal launch date connected to it but.
Within the unique film, Hopkins performed the function of Corky, a magician who reaches fame alongside his ventriloquist’s dummy, the obnoxious and wisecracking Fat, whom Corky can’t management. It was directed by Richard Attenborough from a screenplay written by William Goldman, primarily based on Goldman’s novel of the identical identify. The solid additionally included Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Ed Lauter, E. J. André, and extra. The film presently holds a Tomatometer ranking of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes, primarily based on 23 evaluations.
