
In the meantime, don’t mess with Ouija boards. A new Tomb Raider trailer has been released, offering a further look at Alicia Vikander's Lara Croft and her dangerous adventure for answers about her. Tenney’s original 1986 movie, “Friends playing with an Ouija board at a late-night party unleash a demonic spirit who begins hunting them.” Russell will direct, and he also co-wrote the script with Greg McKay. “Jamie Campbell Bower is that kind of actor and his time is now.” “There is a tradition in cinema of great English actors that have the charisma we associate with stardom as well as the acting chops to truly be a chameleon, playing a variety of character types,” Russell previously said. His ominous voiceover launches the teaser. Previously announced, Jamie Campbell Bower (“Stranger Things”) also stars. Madison Iseman ( I Know What You Did Last Summer), Aaron Dominguez ( Only Murders in the Building), Antonia Desplat ( Shantaram) and Charlie Tahan ( Ozark) will star. Witchboard is coming 2024, though the release date has yet to be revealed.

A dangerous game begins as each swing of the pendulum puts Emily’s very soul at risk.” But Babiaste has secrets of his own, including his connection to a modern-day coven of witches. Desperate to help his fiancé, Christian seeks the advice of occult expert Alexander Babiaste (Jamie Campbell Bower). A darkness descends over Emily as she becomes obsessed with the board’s power of divination and ability to summon spirits. Here’s the plot synopsis for the remake: “Emily (Madison Iseman) and her fiancé Christian (Aaron Dominguez) discover a mysterious Wiccan artifact, a pendulum board, as they prepare to open a bistro in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Currently, Crystal Dynamics is working on the next Tomb Raider entry using the Unreal Engine 5.Ī remake of Witchboard is on the way from Dream Warriors and The Blob director Chuck Russell, and the new teaser for Russell’s return to horror debuted today at SDCC‘s Bold Voices of Horror panel.īased on the trailer below, we can expect a vastly different experience from the 1986 original film. As it stands, the project now is intended to be a complete reboot, with no director or stars currently attached.Ģ018’s Tomb Raider earned nearly $275 million at the global box office against a reported $160 budget.īack in May, previous owner Square Enix agreed to sell Crystal Dynamics to Swedish company Embracer Group for $300 million.

The planned sequel was to be directed by “Lovecraft Country” director and producer Misha Green, and was intended to be her feature directorial debut.
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As a result, the film rights have now reverted back to video game series developer Crystal Dynamics, with the rights reportedly now in the midst of a bidding war between several studios. Per a report by The Wrap, MGM had until May of this year to get a Tomb Raider sequel off the ground, and that obviously never happened. Not only has MGM lost the film rights, but star Alicia Vikander, who played Lara Croft in the 2018 film, is no longer attached to the project. Bad news for those waiting for the follow-up to 2018’s Tomb Raider film.
