Jamie Campbell Bowerthe actor who plays the villain Vecna in Stranger thingswill star in a remake of the 80s horror film Witch Council. It’s a film I haven’t seen in a long time. The first and only time I ever saw it was in high school when I rented VHS tape from Blockbuster Video.
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In the film, “Emily, her boyfriend Christian and a group of their friends open an organic café, renovating an old carriage house in the French Quarter of New Orleans. But a darkness falls over Emily when she discovers an ancient pendulum table once used to summon spirits. Christian seeks help for Emily from occult expert Alexander Babtiste, but Babtiste has secrets too, knowing the fatal bloodlines that bind them all to the Witchboard. A modern-day coven of white witches, a masquerade ball at Babtiste’s mansion, and the legacy of Naga Soth, queen of the witches, are all part of a dangerous game that puts Emily’s very soul at risk.
The original film centers on Jim and Linda, who decide to throw a party, “Linda’s ex-boyfriend — and Jim’s ex-friend — Brandon whips out a Ouija board to contact a cute little boy spirit named David with the which he often communicates.. Apparently, the lines cross, because instead they reach the supernatural divide up to the decidedly less pleasant Malfeitor, who uses his connection to the world of the living to wreak havoc and terrorize his new acquaintances.
The remake will be directed by Chuck Russell (The Blob, A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors) from a script he wrote with Greg McCay. Russell shared a statement: “There’s a tradition in cinema of great British actors who have the charisma we associate with stardom as well as the acting chops to truly be a chameleon, playing a variety of character types. Jamie Campbell Bower is that kind of actor and his time is now.
The director is said to go “beyond the original IP with a deeper storyline, high-intensity scares and imaginative visuals.” The film shoots in May in Montreal and New Orleans. Perhaps this will make for a fun and creepy remake!
Source: Deadline
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