Season of the Witch to Open in 2011

Relativity sets a new date



Remember when the Nic Cage-starring period piece Season of the Witch was expected to open earlier this year (March, to be more specific)? Well, it’s got a new release date.

Relativity is aiming to open the supernatural thriller on January 7, 2011 – once known as “winter dumping grounds” for studios, however, this period has proven lucrative for horror films over the last couple of years.

In Season of the Witch, Nicolas Cage stars as a 14th century Crusader who returns with his comrade (Ron Perlman) to a homeland devastated by the Black Plague. A beleaguered church, deeming sorcery the culprit of the plague, commands the two knights to transport an accused witch (Claire Foy) to a remote abbey, where monks will perform a ritual in hopes of ending the pestilence.

A priest (Stephen Campbell Moore), a grieving knight (Ulrich Thomsen), an itinerant swindler (Stephen Graham) and a headstrong youth who can only dream of becoming a knight (Robert Sheehan) join a mission troubled by mythically hostile wilderness and fierce contention over the fate of the girl.

When the embattled party arrives at the abbey, a horrific discovery jeopardizes the knight’s pledge to ensure the girl fair treatment, and pits them against an inexplicably powerful and destructive force.

Watch the trailer right here!

Source: Shock Till You Drop

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