The Witches

This Halloween Audiences Can Bring the Big Screen Home

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Friday, October 2, 2020

The cast includes powerhouse performances from Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Kristin Chenoweth and Chris Rock, with newcomer Jahzir Kadeen Bruno as the brave young hero.

Key Points: 
  • The cast includes powerhouse performances from Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Kristin Chenoweth and Chris Rock, with newcomer Jahzir Kadeen Bruno as the brave young hero.
  • The Witches is a wonderful reimagining of Roald Dahls timeless tale that combines world-class filmmaking with fantastic performances.
  • Its fun for the whole family and ideal for this time of year, said Toby Emmerich, Chairman, Warner Bros. Pictures Group.
  • This film, with its stellar cast, is outstanding, said Casey Bloys, Chief Content Officer for HBO and HBO Max.

Robert Zemeckis Works His Magic on the Roald Dahl Classic as Warner Bros. Pictures’ “The Witches” Gets Underway

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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

The boy and his grandmother come across some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, so Grandma wisely whisks our young hero away to an opulent seaside resort.

Key Points: 
  • The boy and his grandmother come across some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, so Grandma wisely whisks our young hero away to an opulent seaside resort.
  • The screenplay is by Guillermo del Toro and Robert Zemeckis & Kenya Barris (upcoming Shaft), based on the book by Roald Dahl.
  • An Image Movers Production, a Necropia/Experanto Filmoj Production, The Witches is filming at Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden in the UK.
  • It is currently scheduled for theatrical release October 16, 2020 and will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.