Lionsgate has tapped Sam Raimi to direct a remake of the 1978 puppet horror movie, Magic, and some of the crew behind Send Help is coming with him.
Deadline reports that the Evil Dead and Spider-Man filmmaker has signed on to reanimate a twisted cult classic for modern audiences after previously being attached only as a producer. The remake will reunite Raimi with writers Mark Swift and Damian Shannon, the scribes behind January’s popular horror comedy, Send Help.
“Sam is the dream director for this project—in fact, his coming aboard represents one of the truly great matches of director and material,” Adam Fogelson, chair of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, said in a statement. “The script is fantastic, and we could not be more excited to see Sam’s direction and creative vision take it to another level. We are absolutely thrilled he has chosen to direct the film.”
