Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming adaptation of The Witches has found its first witch in Anne Hathaway. The film is based on the 1973 children’s novel of the same name by Roald Dahl, which follows the experiences of a 7-year-old boy who has an unpleasant run-in with a coven of witches. It will be the second screen adaptation

Following the news that Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape Of Water) has dropped out of Warner Bros’ big screen adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The Witches, Robert Zemeckis has now stepped in to take his place. Zemeckis, whose directing credits include all three Back The The Future films, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Death Becomes Her and Forrest Gump, will be directing