Sundance 2015: The Witch Conjures a Bidding War
Steve Barton
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The claws are out and spells are being cast. Watching companies bid on The Witch at Sundance is akin to seeing Boris Karloff and Vincent Price go at it in The Raven. Well… maybe not that exciting.
According to Variety A24 is expected to buy the horror drama The Witch for $1.5 million. Several distributors, including Radius-TWC, expressed interest in the supernatural film set in 17th-century New England. The movie premieres on Tuesday at the Sundance Film Festival.
Robert Eggers directs the film, which has been described as a cross between The Crucible and The Shining. Anya Taylor-Joy stars.
Synopsis:
New England in the 1630s: William and Katherine lead a devout Christian life with five children, homesteading on the edge of an impassable wilderness. When their newborn son vanishes and crops fail, the family turns on one another. Beyond their worst fears, a supernatural evil lurks in the nearby wood.
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