'Witches are real!': Anne Hathaway hatches the evil plan in 'The Witches' trailer; Watch

Anne Hathaway and Octavia Spencer cook up a storm in official trailer of this modern-day adaptation of children's dark fantasy vel ' Witches' written by popular British velist Roald Dahl and helmed by Forrest Gump fame Academy Award-winning director Robert Zemeckis. Spencer plays role of jolly and loving Grandmor who entertains and indulges in her grandson Luke, played by an African-American child, who is fascinated with stories of witches he hears from his grandma during his vacation at a hotel. 

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Little does he kw that a children-hating coven of witches, headed by Grand High Witch (played by Hathaway), will materialize an evil plan and wreak havoc by transforming him into a mouse. With Chris Rock as narrator and Stanley Tucci as Mr.Stringer, high strung manr of hotel, trailer promises a terrifying ride into land of magic with witches, old grandmors and mice!

Watch trailer here:

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Witches was originally scheduled for a atrical release, but was removed from release calendar due to COVID-19 pandemic. It was later anunced that it would release in aters internationally, and stream on HBO Max in United States on October 22, 2020.

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More about story

story is set partly in rway and partly in United Kingdom, and features experiences of a young British boy and his rwegian grandmor in a world where child-hating societies of witches secretly exist in every country. witches are all ruled by extremely vicious and powerful Grand High Witch, who in story has just arrived in England to organize her worst plot ever. But an elderly former witch hunter and her young grandson find out about evil plan and w y must do everything to stop it and defeat witches.

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