On the red carpet of the 2008 Scream Awards that took place Saturday night, The Dark Knight producer Charles Roven revealed to us that Ron Perlman will co-star in the thriller Season of the Witch.
The "Hellboy" franchise star joins the Columbia Pictures project, which marks the reteaming of director Dominic Sena and his Gone in 60 Seconds actor Nicolas Cage.
The film chronicles the journey of 14th century knights transporting a girl suspected of being the witch responsible for spreading the Black Plague.
Written by Bragi Schut Jr., Season of the Witch is scheduled to start shooting in Austria and Hungary in early November.
Roven also told us that there is "no momentum" on comic book adaptation The Flash at Warner Bros. Pictures.
To reteam with 'Gone in Sixty Seconds' director Dominic Sena
By Gregg Goldstein
Sept 21, 2008, 07:07 PM ET
Nicolas Cage (Getty Images photo)
NEW YORK -- Nicolas Cage will reteam with "Gone in Sixty Seconds" director Dominic Sena for the supernatural thriller "Season of the Witch."
Ryan Kavanaugh's Relativity Media and Atlas Entertainment are backing the project, with Atlas founder Charles Roven and partner Alex Gartner set as producers.
Cage plays a 14th century knight transporting a girl suspected of being the witch behind the Black Plague. His compatriots help him bring the girl to an abbey of monks trained in exorcising demons.
"Witch," written by Bragi Schut Jr. (CBS' "Threshold"), is set to begin production in early November in Austria and Hungary.
Aside from reteaming the director and star, the project marks the second partnership between Relativity and Atlas ("The Bank Job"). It also reunites Cage with his "City of Angels" producer Roven, whose recent experience with another knight ("The Dark Knight") has become the second-highest-grossing film in history. Read More