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    Sam Raimi Is Remaking a Cult Traditional '70s Horror Film Starring Anthony Hopkins

    David GroveBy David GroveSeptember 4, 20253 Mins Read
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    Director, author, and producer Sam Raimi is taking over a horror challenge that sounds prefer it could possibly be proper up his alley. Whereas he will not be helming the movie, he will likely be concerned in a producing capability, alongside Roy Lee, who was concerned with the summer time horror hit Weapons. As producers, the pair will likely be going again to the archives to revive a ’70s cult basic for a brand-new viewers that is certain to get horror followers excited.

    Per The Hollywood Reporter, Lionsgate is shifting ahead with a remake of 1978’s Magic, a cult horror movie directed by Richard Attenborough and initially starring Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret and Burgess Meredith. Raimi and Lee will function producers on the movie, whereas the duo behind Freddy vs. Jason and the Friday the thirteenth remake, Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, will tackle screenwriting duties. Along with Raimi and Lee, Chris Hammond and Tim Sullivan, who’ve been concerned with the movie’s growth for fairly a while, are additionally on board as producers.

    Hammond and Sullivan, with assist from Lionsgate, needed to work exhausting to trace down the rights holders and surviving producers of the unique movie to make this remake occur. Sullivan, specifically, has been a longtime fan of the unique film, so at the very least this remake will likely be made with plenty of love for the supply materials.

    What Is ‘Magic’ About?

    Anthony Hopkins with a dummy in the drama/horror film Magic 1978
    Anthony Hopkins with a dummy within the drama/horror movie Magic 1978
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    Written by William Goldman, who tailored his novel of the identical title, Magic starred Hopkins as Corky Withers, a magician who rises to appreciable fame alongside his ventriloquist dummy, Fat. Corky, whereas gifted, is fighting extreme psychological points, and this all involves a head when he is within the means of signing a deal for his personal present. Corky does not wish to reveal the extent of his psychological state, so he departs for the Catskills to reconnect with an previous love, however Fat has no real interest in rekindling previous relationships and begins to say management over the matter by any means crucial.

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    Evaluations for Magic have been optimistic through the years, with the movie registering an 87% on Rotten Tomatoes. The consensus says of the movie, “Thanks largely to Anthony Hopkins’ layered efficiency, Magic is an uncommon albeit creepily efficient expertise.” Hopkins went on to obtain Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations for his efficiency within the movie, and the film proved to be financially profitable when it comes to its finances, grossing $23.8 million off of a $7 million manufacturing value.


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    Magic


    Launch Date

    November 8, 1978

    Runtime

    107 minutes

    Director

    Richard Attenborough


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      Ann-Margret

      Peggy Ann Snow

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      Corky Withers / Fat (voice)

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      Burgess Meredith

      Ben Greene

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