Sam Raimi has been tapped to helm a new adaptation of William Goldman’s 1976 psychological horror novel for Lionsgate. The project represents a revisiting of source material previously adapted in 1978 by Richard Attenborough, centering on a ventriloquist and his unsettling dummy. Raimi, known for balancing genre sensibilities with directorial craft across Evil Dead, Darkman, and arthouse-adjacent work, brings potential for elevated horror treatment. While the property itself carries horror credentials and Raimi’s track record positions this as potentially more ambitious than typical studio remakes, the Lionsgate backing and limited details suggest mainstream genre positioning rather than avowedly experimental or darkly transgressive vision. The announcement lacks narrative specifics or casting information, limiting assessment of final artistic direction.
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