Blumhouse's Remake of the '90s Supernatural Film THE CRAFT Has a Director

Sony Pictures is moving forward with their remake of the 1996 supernatural thriller The Craft. According to Variety, they’ve hired Life in Pieces star Zoe Lister-Jones to write and direct for Blumhouse. She also co-wrote, produced, and starred in the indie comedy Breaking Upwards and wrote and directed the film Band Aid.

The original film starred Fairuza Balk, Neve Campbell, and Rachel True as a group of three wannabe witches, who are looking for a fourth member for their rituals. A new student with a telekinetic gift transfers into their school and they befriend her. “Bonnie (Neve Campbell), Rochelle (Rachel True) and Nancy (Fairuza Balk), like Sarah herself, all have troubled backgrounds, which combined with their nascent powers lead to dangerous consequences. When a minor spell causes a fellow student to lose her hair, the girls grow power-mad.”

I’ve only seen the original film once, and that’s when it first came out. I don’t even remember if it’s worth revisiting or not and that being the case, I guess it’s not worth it!

I don’t really care that the movie is getting remade, but the fact that Blumhouse is doing it means that there’s a good chance that the remake could be solid. Then there’s the producer of the original film, Doug Wick, who returned to help steer the film in the direction he has envisioned for it. They’ve been trying to get this movie made since 2015.

What do you think about The Craft being remade? Do you remember the original film? If so, did you like it?