New 'The Witches' on Its Way From Robert Zemeckis; Here's What We Know So Far

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A new, big-screen version of Roald Dahl's The Witches is on its way from Warner Bros. and filmmaker Robert Zemeckis (The Walk, above), according to Variety. Here's what we know so far. What's the source material? Published in 1983, the children's book by Roald Dahl follows an 8-year-old British boy who goes to Norway to live with his grandmother after his parents are killed. His grandmother tells him stories about witches, describing them as horrifying creatures who only want to kill children. After he moves back to England with his grandmother, she becomes ill and they head to a hotel by the sea for her to recuperate. There, the boy is trapped by witches and transformed into a mouse. Inspired by his grandmother, the boy endeavors to kill all the...
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