Talks of a new adaptation of Dahl's novel began in December 2008, when Guillermo del Toro expressed interest in making a stop motion film. As the boy and his grandmother encounter some deceptively glamorous but thoroughly diabolical witches, she wisely whisks him away to a seaside resort. "[32] David Ehrlich of IndieWire gave the film a D+ calling the film "dreadful" and stating, "Zemeckis has made some unsuccessful films over the last 20 years, but The Witches is the most frustrating of them all because it feels like it could've been made by somebody else. All the witches except the Grand High Witch, who realizes that she had met the grandmother before as she was the witch that turned Alice into a chicken, drink the soup. It is based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Roald Dahl and is the second feature-length adaptation of the novel, following the 1990 film of the same name directed by Nicolas Roeg. The film stars Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, and Stanley Tucci, and is narrated by Chris Rock. The witches … but seriously it's not bad. ‘The Witches’ Trailer: Zemeckis Reimagines Roald Dahl with Anne Hathaway and Guillermo del Toro Warner Bros. is pivoting "The Witches" to an HBO … Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Directed by Robert Zemeckis. A young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader. [13] In May, Stanley Tucci and Chris Rock were added. I'm sure people will hate this movie no matter what because they love the original and I get that but it's not bad at all. A young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader. "[37], "Robert Zemeckis' The Witches: First Trailer and Images Released [Updated]", "When Is "The Witches" Coming to Australia? A young and unskilled fairy godmother ventures out on her own to prove her worth by tracking down a young girl whose request for help was ignored. As they close the door, Hades attacks and kills her. Hollywood actress Anne Hathaway has apologised for the portrayal of limb difference in her latest film The Witches. Anne Hathaway has apologized to the disability community over criticism surrounding her new movie, The Witches. "[34], Numerous disability advocates, including British Paralympic swimmer Amy Marren, accused the film of perpetuating bias against individuals with Ectrodactyly and other limb differences. Why is the plot set specifically in Demopolis, Alabama,? Anne Hathaway in The Witches (Credit: Warner Bros) Anne Hathaway has apologised after the depiction of her character’s hands in The Witches film was accused of being insensitive towards disabled people.. Anne Hathaway and her fellow witches wear glamorous disguises (Warner Bros. Pictures) The Witches was supposed to hit theaters on Halloween, but … A gorilla named Ivan tries to piece together his past with the help of an elephant named Ruby as they hatch a plan to escape from captivity. (2020). Del Toro would produce, alongside Zemeckis and Alfonso Cuarón, in addition to having a screenplay credit. By Brian Viner For The Daily Mail. While there, grandmother tells the boy how to tell a witch from an ordinary woman: real witches have claws instead of fingernails which they hide by wearing gloves, are bald which they hide by wearing wigs that give them rashes, have square feet with no toes which they hide by wearing sensible shoes, have a purple tinge in their pupils and have a powerful sense of smell which they use to sniff out children. Anne Hathaway said she will “do better” after facing criticism for how she portrayed limb difference in “The Witches.” The setup: “The Witches” is based off a 1983 book from Roald Dahl. The website's critics consensus reads: "The Witches misses a few spells, but Anne Hathaway's game performance might be enough to bewitch fans of this Roald Dahl tale. Based on the 1983 children's novel of the same title by Roald Dahl, The Witches tells the tale of a young English boy who lives with his grandmother after his parents are killed in a car accident. A young Chinese maiden disguises herself as a male warrior in order to save her father. Anne Hathaway and her coven will put a spell on you: BRIAN VINER reviews The Witches. AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Dang it, Katie! The actress took to Instagram with a statement saying: "I … He then goes into the grand hall, thinking that he will be alone. By Perri Nemiroff Oct 30, 2020. Jahzir Kadeem Bruno as Hero Boy, a young boy who is turned into a mouse by the Grand High Witch. An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power to change their lives forever. The plan is successful, but since she is unable to create a cure, they instead decide to put the potion into a broth of pea soup which will be given to the witches during their dinner. Reimagining Roald Dahl's beloved story for a modern audience, Robert Zemeckis's visually innovative film tells the darkly humorous and heartwarming tale of a young orphaned boy who, in late 1967, goes to live with his loving Grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. Anne Hathaway is apologizing to the disability community for what she is describing as "the pain caused" to people with limb differences by the portrayal of her character in "The Witches. Use the HTML below. The latest adaptation of Roald Dahl’s 1983 book stars Hathaway as the Grand High Witch, who has three elongated fingers on each hand. Zemeckis is joined by a world-class team of filmmakers, including Alfonso Cuarón, Guillermo del Toro and Kenya Barris. The Grand High Witch forcibly transforms the boy into a mouse before they escape. A strong argument could be made that Anne Hathaway spent a lifetime building up to her role as the most evil Grand High Witch in the new adaptation of Roald Dahl's "The Witches.". As he's getting ready to train Daisy, a group of witches led by their all-powerful leader, the Grand High Witch, go into the grand hall; the boy hides under the stage and discovers that the Grand High Witch is planning to give the world's children a potion, which will be used in confectionery products that can transform the children into mice. Warner Bros./HBOMax. The next day, the boy takes Daisy and a rope to go get some training done at a grand hall. After Bruno's parents do not accept him, he joins Mary, the boy, and the grandmother to go home with the Grand High Witch's trunk and become a family. "I have recently learned that many people with limb differences, especially children, are in pain because … Frantically, they decide to stay in a nearby hotel where her cousin Eston is the executive chef. [31], In his two out of four star review, Richard Roeper from the Chicago Sun-Times praised the special effects and the performances, but found the film to be "far too disturbing for young children and not edgy enough to captivate adults. Roeg's version may have scarred a generation of kids for life, but at least they remembered it. Slowly, the boy gets cheered up with his grandmother, buying him a pet mouse whom he names Daisy. Now Hathaway has addressed the controversy, sharing an advocacy video and an apology. [20] A soundtrack featuring Silvestri's score released by WaterTower Music on October 23, 2020. "[33] Korey Coleman of Double Toasted felt that the movie was a missed opportunity to tell "the ultimate Karen story", as the Grand High Witch displayed mannerisms associated with that stereotype stating, "This is an entitled, rude, rich white woman who hates black people, poor people and kids, just because she feels inconvenienced by them and...always [sic] calling the manager. [19], In July 2019, Zemeckis's regular collaborator, Alan Silvestri, was revealed to be scoring the film. Anne Hathaway has offered an apology to the disabled community for the depiction of limb impairment in her new movie "The Witches." The Grand High Witch finds the grandmother, and prepares to kill her but the mice intervene and trick the Grand High Witch into swallowing her own potion, transforming her into a rat. Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC), O is a swollen Violet Beauregarde from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", A is a stack of levitating books from "Matilda", D is a giant peach hoisted by seagulls, from "James and the Giant Peach", Dahl is a Wonka chocolate candy bar containing a golden ticket from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". On November 4, 2020, Warner Bros. issued a statement in which they apologized for offending people with disabilities. It features a boss battle with the Grand High Witch, the main antagonist of the film. THE WITCHES Official Trailer (2020) Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Robert Zemeckis Fantasy Movie HD© 2020 - Warner Bros [23] However, on June 12, 2020, Warner Bros. announced that they pulled the film off the 2020 schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kate Pierce, now a cynical teen, is unexpectedly reunited with Santa Claus when a mysterious troublemaker threatens to cancel Christmas - forever. The boy is approached by a witch trying to lure him with a snake and a caramel, but the grandmother calls him and the witch disappears. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. As they race to stop this dogpocalypse, the gang discovers that Scooby has an epic destiny greater than anyone imagined. The first one is a lot scarier but that's because of the awesome makeup and not cgi. [...] It was never the intention for viewers to feel that the fantastical, non-human creatures were meant to represent them. Eastick also voices his mouse form. [24], The film was digitally released in the United States on October 22, 2020 via HBO Max. Fleeing to the hotel room where the boy and his grandmother are staying, they tell the grandmother of the witches' plan and discover that the Grand High Witch is staying in the hotel room below them and that Daisy was once an orphaned young human girl named Mary turned into a mouse by a witch. With Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, Chris Rock. ROALD DAHL'S THE WITCHES unveils official trailer and launch date! Anne Hathaway's version of the Grand High Witch in The Witches is far from kid-friendly, especially when her mouth distorts into a Pennywise the Killer Clown-esque grin. Title: "[30] According to Metacritic, which sampled 31 critics and calculated a weighted average score of 47 out of 100, the film received "mixed or average reviews". You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. He, Bruno, and Mary devise a plan to get a bottle of the potion so that the grandmother can devise a cure to turn them back into children. 'The Witches': Anne Hathaway Reveals the Surprising Origin of Her Grand High Witch Accent. READ MORE: ‘The Witches’: Anne Hathaway Casts An Exasperating Spell In Robert Zemeckis’ Dull Film [Review] Needless to say, the controversy quickly caught fire, and now, we have Anne Hathaway personally apologizing for the way the film presents its main villain and how some have interpreted it as an offensive portrayal of a very real physical disorder. The Witches The 38-year-old actress underwent a dramatic transformation to portray the Grand High Witch in the new adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic tale, and she’s worried Jonathan, four, and 13-month-old Jack – her kids with husband Adam Schulman – would “freak” if they saw her. Scooby and the gang face their most challenging mystery ever: a plot to unleash the ghost dog Cerberus upon the world. Anybody else. Take a look back at these Hollywood icons in their early days to see how far they've come in their careers—and how little they've visibly aged. Years later, older boy and his grandmother advise young children against the witches. In 1968 Alabama, a young boy goes to live with his grandmother following the death of his parents in Chicago. At least they waited 30 years to do it. [25] In November, Variety reported the film was the ninth-most watched straight-to-streaming title of 2020 up to that point. One day, the boy goes to buy a box of nails to train Daisy and to build a house for her as well. [29], Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 49% of 171 critic reviews are positive for The Witches, with an average rating of 5.50/10. Anne Hathaway doesn’t want her sons to watch ‘The Witches’ until they’re 30. 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Regrettably, they arrive at precisely the same time that the world's Grand High Witch has gathered her fellow cronies from around the globe-undercover-to carry out her nefarious plans. Reimagining Roald Dahl's beloved story for a modern audience, Robert Zemeckis's visually innovative film tells the darkly humorous and heartwarming tale of a young orphaned boy who, in late 1967, goes to live with his loving Grandma in the rural Alabama town of Demopolis. [18], The film collaborated with a Roblox game named "Islands" for a limited-time Halloween event. Roald Dahl's The Witches is a 2020 Mexican-American dark fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Zemeckis, Kenya Barris, and Guillermo del Toro. "[36] Hathaway also issued an apology over the film's portrayal, saying "I particularly want to say I'm sorry to kids with limb differences", and "Now that I know better I promise I'll do better. 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