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Sam Raimi to Direct 'Magic' Adaptation
Sam Raimi has been hired by Lionsgate to direct a modern adaptation of William Goldman's novel, Magic. The original film from 1978 starred Anthony Hopkins as a ventriloquist controlled by his puppet.
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EXCLUSIVE: Sam Raimi has been set by Lionsgate to direct Magic, a modern adaptation of the William Goldman novel that was first turned into the 1978 film that Richard Attenborough directed and Anthony Hopkins starred in. He played a ventriloquist who finds himself controlled by his malicious puppet
2026-05-15 19:09 UTC