Anne Hathaway to lead the witch's coven
Anne Hathaway has joined the cast of Roald Dahl's new adaptation of The Witches, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Alfonso Cuaron and Guillermo del Toro will produce the project and will be directed by Robert Zemeckis.Initially, del Toro took the director's chair, but was soon replaced by Zemeckis, who will also write the script for the film. The book, already screened in 1990 with Angelica Houston in the title role, is about a boy who accidentally stumbled upon a coven of child-hating sorceresses. The young hero will have to stop the villains, despite the fact that he was turned into a mouse. Hathaway will embody the image of the devilish Chief Witch, who gathers comrades from all over the world for the annual convention. The Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe winner was last seen on the big screens in Ocean's 8. Soon, the actress will appear in the drama "Sea of Temptation" with Matthew McConaughey, the crime thriller "The Last Thing He Wanted" with Ben Affleck and the comedy "Dirty Swindlers". The Topic of Article: Anne Hathaway to lead the witch's coven. |
