'Sabrina' Conjuring Up Big-Screen Bow

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http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.j...toryID=6214936

'Sabrina' Conjuring Up Big-Screen Bow
Mon Sep 13, 2004 01:50 AM ET

By Gail Schiller

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" has cast her spell on Paramount Pictures, which has signed a deal to co-produce a live-action film based on the Archie Comics character.

"While the movie will be empowering for girls, it is going to have the action and science-fiction fantasy that appeals to boys," said Archie Comics Entertainment president Allan Grafman, who will serve as a producer.

Paramount and Archie Comics will split the proceeds of a licensing and merchandising program surrounding the film.

"Sabrina" is the second motion picture deal for Archie Comics Entertainment, which was founded last year by Archie Comics Publications chairman Michael Silberkleit and president Richard Goldwater to develop the company's comic book characters -- including Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead, Katy Keene, the Mighty Crusaders and Josie and the Pussycats -- into entertainment properties. It has partnered with Miramax Films to develop "Betty & Veronica."

Paramount Television produced the long-running TV series "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch," starring Melissa Joan Hart, which aired on ABC and the WB Network from 1996-2003. "Sabrina" made its comic book debut in the early 1970s.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

[outsyder]

WHY GOD WHY?!?!

[paul calf]

some teenage witch, Melissa Joan Hart must be about 40 now.

[SykkBoy]

Hopefully after this, Melissa Joan Hart can rid herself of this albatross of a character and get hacked up in a trendy slasher and/or do that "adult" role and get naked already (see: Neve Campbell)

[thedudeman69]

God! can't they let this die quietly? Are all movie studios minds so clusterfucked with thoughts of greed and money that they can't relize that we don't need this piece of shit?

[Aug_Dog]

this sounds like a stinker

[SkyNet]

am i the only one that would rather see a: Clarissa Explains It All Movie over a stupid fuckin Sabrina movie??

All Hail Ferguson!

[sharkstank]

LOL, i agree with both of SkyNet's posts

wasnt this damn show cancelled like 5 years ago...i feel like i havent seen it in about 20...

and i always thoguth the older aunt was hot for being like 70...hmmm

WWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[Heavenley]

Originally posted by paul calf
some teenage witch, Melissa Joan Hart must be about 40 now.

More like 28!

[Scarface98.9]

Like anyone on this board is clamoring for a Sabrina or a Betty and Veronica movie

[Witchproject]

I'm clamouring for a Betty and Veronica movie. With lots of action.
Lots... and lots... and lots of action.
...
*runs to his bedroom clutching an issue of Archie*