'The Witches' Trailer

'The Witches' is an adaptation of Roald Dahl's beloved 1983 dark fantasy novel for children. It follows a seven-year-old boy who goes to live with his grandmother, who warns him about the existence of witches and his hatred of children. When the boy not only discovers that the witches are real, but also wants to turn all the children in the world into mice, he, his new two friends (also turned into mice) and his beloved grandmother must team up to defeat all of them.

This version of 'The Witches' is directed by Robert Zemeckis ('Back to the Future','Forrest Gump','Polar Express'), who also write the script with Kenya Barris ('Black-ish', 'Grown-ish ','Girls Trip','The Game') and Guillermo del Toro. Joining the cast are Oscar-winner Anne Hathaway ('Les Miserables,' The Dark Knight Rises, 'Modern Love') as Grand High Witch, as well as Stanley Tucci ('Limetown', 'BoJack Horseman') and Octavia Spencer ('Hidden Figures','The Help').