Overview
- Lionsgate set Sam Raimi to direct Magic on Friday in news first reported by Deadline, confirming a modern take on William Goldman’s novel first filmed in 1978.
- Mark Swift and Damian Shannon wrote the script, reuniting with Raimi after their collaboration on the survival thriller Send Help.
- Producers include Raimi, Roy Lee, Chris Hammond, Tim Sullivan, and Zainab Azizi, with Nathan Kahane, Paul Fishkin, and Andrew Childs attached as executive producers.
- Meredith Wieck and Pavan Kalidindi are overseeing the project for Lionsgate, which remains in development with no casting or release date announced.
- The original film, directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Anthony Hopkins as a ventriloquist, became a cult psychological horror touchstone.