Sony Pictures is remaking teen witch-fest The Craft
Sony Pictures is remaking ’90s witch-centric cult hit The Craft, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, it’s found its director. Leigh Janiak, best known for last year’s surreal horror Honeymoon, is set to write and direct the new movie. The original film, which came out in 1996, starred Robin Tunney as the newest member of a group of school outcasts. Together, the four women begin to dabble in the dark arts, using magic to hit back at bullies and bad boys.
It’s not clear how faithfully the remake will follow the plot of its predecessor, but as her last movie demonstrated, Janiak is certainly adept at building supernatural tension. It sounds like she’ll also be able to handle the kind of snappy dialog required for a high school-aged…
Source:: The Verge
