News > AnnaSophia Robb Picked for Witch Mountain

Written by David Morgan

13 year-old AnnaSophia Robb (Bridge to Terabithia, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) has been cast in the lead role in the "remake/not remake" of Escape to Witch Mountain. Director Andy Fickman told MTV, "We didn’t want to come in and just simply do a remake of a movie that we all really liked growing-up. It’s a new chapter within the world of Witch Mountain. I think that for people who have seen the original, they’re going to be very happy with the direction were going. And with people who’ve never seen it, I think it’ll be an exciting ride for them [as well]." Fickman also promises a much darker tone than the original movie.

The film is being produced by Disney and will co-star The Rock. Sounds positively spooky.