Mama's Director Will Help Houdini Unmask The Witch
After Andres Muschetti's horror film Mama was an unexpected hit in the box office in 2013, the director received several tempting offers from major Hollywood studios. Thus, the director agreed to lead the filming of the film "Shadow of the Colossus" and the film adaptation of "It", but since none of the films have a release date yet, Muschetti added another project to his list.According to The Hollywood Reporter , the filmmaker will take on the adaptation of David Jaher 's book, The Witch of Lime Street: Seance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World b>, which was acquired by STX Entertainment . Muschetti will also be producing the film adaptation with his sister Barbara. The original will be adapted by Jaher itself. The book is set in the 20s of the last century, and at the center of its events are the great Harry Houdini and a group of experts trying to expose the medium Marjorie Crandon , known as the Lime Street Witch. In those days, Houdini considered it his mission to bring out the psychics-scammers, showing people exactly how charlatans do their tricks.  “This is a gripping story, in which secrets and intrigues are closely intertwined, and famous figures of that era become the central characters. The eternal question of whether there is life after death is explored in the book through the prism of science ", - noted the head of STX Oren Aviv. The Topic of Article: Mama's Director Will Help Houdini Unmask The Witch. |
