Remember the Nicolas Cage flick SEASON OF THE WITCH? Try, it might take some time… The Dominic Sena-directed period thriller, taking place during The Black Plague, has been off the radar since February, when it went from having a March release date to an undetermined one. Obviously, that did not bode well for the flick, and neither does the new update regarding it.
According to Production Weekly’s Twitter page, SEASON OF THE WITCH will now undergo re-shoots in September. That’s two months away, so you don’t have to be a genius to realize that this WITCH is in trouble and won’t be released anytime soon. Shreveport, Louisiana is where the re-shoots will take place, even though the initial production – which occurred back in November ’08 – was based in Austria and Hungary.
In case you need a refresher, here’s the synopsis for the film, along with the trailer. You won’t be seeing much more from it for quite a while…
Nicolas Cage stars as medieval knight Behmen, who undertakes a mission pitting him against a devious witch, and making him the last hope for the world against an ancient, dark force. His faith broken by years of battle as a crusader, Behmen returns to central Europe to find his homeland decimated by the Black Plague.
While searching for food and supplies at the Palace at Marburg, Behmen and his trusted companion, Felson (Ron Perlman) are apprehended and ordered by the dying Cardinal to deliver a young peasant girl believed to be the witch responsible for the Plague to a remote abbey where her powers can be destroyed.
Behmen agrees to the assignment but only if the peasant girl is granted a fair trial. As he and five others set off on this dangerous journey, they realize with mounting dread that the cunning girl is no ordinary human, and that their mission will pit them against an evil that even in these dark times they never could have imagined.