Back on October 22, 2009 we thought Nicolas Cage’s Season of the Witch would arrive in theaters on March 19, 2010 and yet that date has long passed as it changed hands from Lionsgate to Relativity Media who moved the film to January 7, 2011. Really bodes well for the film’s quality eh?
Anyway, now the marketing machine is revving again as Apple has released a new trailer and Fandango delivers a new poster.
The film is described as a supernatural action adventure about a heroic Crusader and his closest friend who return home after decades of fierce fighting, only to find their world destroyed by the Plague. The church elders, convinced that a girl accused of being a witch is responsible for the devastation, command the two to transport the strange girl to a remote monastery where monks will perform an ancient ritual to rid the land of her curse. They embark on a harrowing, action-filled journey that will test their strength and courage as they discover the girl’s dark secret and find themselves battling a terrifyingly powerful force that will determine the fate of the world.
It could be a mild bit of passing entertainment, but when a studio shuffles films around like this it’s rarely a good sign. Not to mention I’m hardly a fan of Nic Cage, which reminds me… did you take a peek at him on set of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance? Yeah, that’s happening too! If you missed that bit of “excellence” and can muster up any interest click here.
