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‘Wildwitch’ Speaks to the Black Cat
TrustNordisk has boarded Wildwitch, Kaspar Munk’s (“You & Me Forever”) ambitious fantasy film based on Danish author Lene Kaaberbøl’s best-selling books, Variety reports.
Produced by Good Company Films, Wildwitch has already started shooting in Hungary with Gerda Lie Kaas and Sonja Richter (“The Keeper of Lost Causes”) in the main roles.
Adapted from the best-selling novels by Bo Hr. Hansen and Poul Berg, Wildwitch follows a 12-year-old girl, Clara, who gets scratched by a mysterious black cat and discovers she can communicate with the feline. She soon realizes that she belongs to a family of witches with a strong connection to nature and animals.
The film is co-produced by Danish public broadcaster TV2, with Nevision in the U.K., Yellow Bird in Sweden, Cinenord Kidstory in Norway, and Proton in Hungary. Nordisk Film will release the movie in Scandinavia in October 2018.
Kaaberbøl’s other well known novels include “The Shamer’s Daughter,” which was adapted into a 2015 fantasy film. The book’s sequel, also penned by Kaaberbøl, is currently being developed.
Brendan Fraser is back for the upcoming fourth installment in The Mummy franchise from directors Radio Silence, and Michael Johnston (Obsession) is now in talks to join him.
The Hollywood Reporter lets us know tonight that Michael Johnston is in “early talks” to join The Mummy 4, which will release in theaters on October 15, 2027 via Universal.
Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, and John Hannah will reprise their iconic roles as Rick O’Connell, Evelyn O’Connell, and Jonathan Carnahan in the upcoming movie.
Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett (Ready or Not, Scream 5-6) are directing from a script by David Coggeshall (Orphan: First Kill).
Plot details are being kept under wraps at this time, but the brand new sequel is expected to disregard the events of the third movie, in which Rachel Weisz did not appear.
“It’s just really beautiful and scary and sweeping, and it’s awesome,” Gillet teases. Bettinelli-Olpin adds that the film “has all of the heart and the character that you could hope for.”
A remake of the classic Universal monster movie that took an action-adventure approach, The Mummy was released in 1999 and grossed $417 million worldwide. It was followed by The Mummy Returns in 2001 and The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor in 2008.