The Witch of Lime Street movie production status is currently Development
December 21, 2015 • Story selection and rights acquired; idea being crafted into usable script; financing and casting attachments sought; aiming for 'greenlight' STX Entertainment has acquired rights to David Jaher's "The Witch of Lime Street: Seance, Seduction and Houdini in the Spirit World". Andres Muschietti (Mama) will develop, direct and produce the mystery thriller from a screenplay written by Jaher.
Plot: What's the story about?
The true story inspired by real events chronicles the thrilling rivalry that simmered and grew more intense and mysterious as Harry Houdini and a panel of investigative experts embarked on a quest to debunk the world's most gifted and accurate psychic and spirit medium of the era, Margery Crandon, known as The Witch of Lime Street.
verbatim plot from stxentertainment.com
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A look at the The Witch of Lime Street behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Andres Muschietti last directed Guillermo del Toro Presents Mama and Shadow of the Colossus.
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Production: What we know about The Witch of Lime Street?
Key Facts
- "Quite a few producers and studios were pursuing rights to this book for very good reason," said Oren Aviv, President and Chief Content Officer for the STX Entertainment Motion Picture Group. "This is a spellbinding and exciting true story that weaves a fantastic mystery and lots of intrigue with history involving some of the most renowned and iconic figures of the era. The timeless question: 'is there life after death?' is explored through a scientific quest to investigate and validate supernatural phenomena. Ultimately the film leads to an epic showdown and otherworldly confrontation as the world renowned occult master Harry Houdini takes on the world's greatest psychic Margery Crandon."
- Based on David Jaher's book of the same name, The Witch of Lime Street will be a gripping supernatural film set in post war 1920s about Harry Houdini, the legendary magician and occult expert, and his escalating rivalry with Margery Crandon, a woman who was considered to be the only real medium in New York City. An era better known for its jazz and glamour than for its dark obsession with the occult, the loss of lives in World War 1 gave rise to an intense desire to communicate with the dead and spawned a rash of self-proclaimed psychics. Houdini made it his personal mission to debunk fake spiritualists as frauds and charlatans by revealing their tricks. But Houdini meets his match in an alluring high society flapper known to her many astonished followers as Margery, The Witch of Lime Street, pitting the brash illusionist against dark and dangerous forces of the underworld, with Margery his ultimate target.
Filming Timeline
- 2015 - December: The film was set to Development status.
STX Entertainment has acquired rights to David Jaher's "The Witch of Lime Street: Seance, Seduction and Houdini in the Spirit World". Andres Muschietti (Mama) will develop, direct and produce the mystery thriller from a screenplay written by Jaher.
The Witch of Lime Street Release Date: When is the film coming out?
The Witch of Lime Street is coming out as a release To Be Announced (TBA). There are 9,421 other movies coming out on the same date, including Popeye, The Rosie Project and Shrek 5.