Robert Zemeckis to movie The Witches by Roald Dahl
The famous Hollywood director Robert Zemeckis will present to the audience a new adaptation of the popular work of the writer Roald Dahl entitled "The Witches". This is reported by The Wrap. Published in 1973, the novel tells the story of an eight-year-old boy who was turned into a mouse by evil witches, pretending to be respectable old women. With the help of his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, the protagonist confronts witches to prevent them from realizing their long-standing vendetta plan against the children of the world. The project will be produced by Guillermo Del Toro, who is on at a certain stage he was listed as the director of the picture, and Alfonso Cuaron. The timing of work on the adaptation and its possible rental schedule have not yet been specified. Recall that in 1990 the movie "The Witches" was released, directed by Nicholas Rogue. In this movie adaptation, the ending was changed: the surviving witch returns the human form to the hero, while in the literary primary source he remained a mouse. The writer himself was dissatisfied with this interpretation of his work. Robert Zemeckis is the creator of such famous movies as "Back to the Future", "Forrest Gump", "Outcast" and many others. The Topic of Article: Robert Zemeckis to movie The Witches by Roald Dahl. |
