Lionsgate will reimagine the 1978 horror classic Magic, with genre legend Sam Raimi and veteran producer Roy Lee producing. The remake will bring William Goldman’s chilling tale of a troubled magician and his sinister ventriloquist dummy; to the screen for a new generation.

Chris Hammond and Tim Sullivan, longtime champions of the project, will produce alongside Raimi and Lee. Zainab Azizi of Raimi Productions also joins as a producer. With Paul Fishkin and Andrew Childs of Vertigo serving as executive producers.

Reimagining Magic

Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, the duo behind Raimi Productions’ upcoming survival horror thriller Send Help, will write the screenplay. Lionsgate worked with Hammond and Sullivan to bring together the rights holders of the original film. Paving the way for this remake. Meredith Wieck and Pavan Kalidindi will oversee the project for Lionsgate.

The original 1978 film starred Anthony Hopkins as Corky. A magician whose act with his ventriloquist dummy, Fats, spirals into psychological horror when he loses control of his creation. Directed by Richard Attenborough and adapted by William Goldman from his own novel. Magic became infamous for its unsettling TV ads, which warned audiences: “Magic is fun—we’re dead.”

Killer Talent For Magic

Sam Raimi most recently directed Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness; and will next release Send Help, starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien. Chris Hammond is producing Reykjavik with Jeff Daniels, Jared Harris, and J.K. Simmons, and has the action-comedy Runner on the way. Tim Sullivan has been committed to reviving Goldman’s story for years.

Roy Lee continues his work with Lionsgate on multiple projects. Including Stephen King’s The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon and The Long Walk, releasing September 12, as well as The Strangers – Chapter 2, out September 26.

With its acclaimed creative team and a story rooted in psychological terror, the remake of Magic looks set to bring new nightmares to theaters in the near future.

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Source: THR

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