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Sam Raimi to Direct 'Magic' for Lionsgate
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