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Sam Raimi to Direct 'Magic' for Lionsgate

Updated 2026-05-15 19:20 UTC 1 source Neutral

Sam Raimi is set to direct the adaptation of Richard Attenborough's 1978 film 'Magic,' based on William Goldman's novel. The project will star Anthony Hopkins in a role that involves a ventriloquist controlled by his malicious puppet.

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EXCLUSIVE: Sam Raimi has been set by Lionsgate to direct Magic, the 1978 novel that Richard Attenborough directed and William Goldman scripted from his novel. Anthony Hopkins starred a ventriloquist who finds himself controlled by his malicious puppet at a time he has a chance to find happiness with
2026-05-15 19:09 UTC
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