The Craft: Legacy
The Craft: Legacy
| The Craft: Legacy | |
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| Directed by | Zoe Lister-Jones |
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| Written by | Zoe Lister-Jones |
| Based on | Characters by Peter Filardi |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Heather Christian |
| Cinematography | Hillary Spera |
| Edited by | Libby Cuenin |
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| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Releasing |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.3 million[1][2] |
The Craft: Legacy (also known as Blumhouse's The Craft: Legacy) is a 2020 American supernatural horror film written and directed by Zoe Lister-Jones. It is a soft reboot/sequel to 1996's The Craft.
It stars Cailee Spaeny, Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone and Zoey Luna as four teenage girls who pursue witchcraft and form a coven. It also stars Nicholas Galitzine, Michelle Monaghan and David Duchovny, while Fairuza Balk reprised her role as Nancy Downs from the first film for a cameo appearance.
The Craft: Legacy was released in the United States through video on demand on October 28, 2020, by Sony Pictures Releasing under its Columbia Pictures label, with a theatrical release in select international markets beginning on the same day. It received mixed reviews from critics.
Plot[edit]
Three girls, Frankie, Tabby, and Lourdes, try to freeze time with magic, but fail to do so as they require a fourth member. Lily Schechner moves into the town with her therapist mother, Helen, to live with Helen's boyfriend Adam Harrison and his three sons, Jacob, Isaiah, and Abe. The girls befriend Lily after she has her period in class and is mocked by her other classmates, especially Timmy. They are amazed when she telekinetically pushes Timmy into the lockers. When Lily responds to them using only her mind, the girls confirm her to be their fourth member and invite her to join their coven, to which she agrees. As a result, they succeed in freezing time.
To seek revenge on Timmy, the girls cast a spell on him. The next day, Timmy behaves sensitively, confirming the girls' success. They continue to experiment with their powers, including levitation. When Adam discovers about the incident in school, he scolds Lily but Helen defends her. Lily overhears them arguing and goes outside where Abe talks to her about his father's authoritarian beliefs. Timmy hosts a party, inviting the coven, and apologizes to Lily, eventually becoming friends with the coven. When Timmy is at Lily's home for a project with Jacob, he admits to the girls that he had sex with Isaiah, Jacob's elder brother, and that he is bisexual. Later, Lily places a love spell on Timmy, using his sweatshirt, and the two kiss.
The next morning, during class, the coven is told by their teacher that Timmy allegedly committed suicide the night before. Lily opens up to her friends about her kiss and love spell. They sever ties with her and bind themselves from magic. Lily suspects Adam to be dangerous and asks her mother for them to move out, but she does not agree. In hopes to find anything against Adam, she searches his office only to find her own adoption papers while Helen admits to her that Lily is actually her patient's child. After Timmy's funeral, Helen tells Lily she agrees to move out. She also admits that she knows about her powers and asks her to give her powers to her. When Lily suspects her, Helen shapeshifts and turns out to be a disguise by Adam, who, being part of a pagan cult, has been after her powers since the beginning and knocks her unconscious.
Lily awakens in a forest at night with Adam, who confesses that he murdered Timmy and threatens to kill her too. When Timmy contacts Lily's friends and tells them about his murder through a Ouija board, they arrive to save Lily by freezing time, but Adam subdues them quickly. The girls then work together and use their elemental powers to defeat Adam, burning him to death. Later, Lily continues her friendship with the girls and Helen takes her to an asylum to meet her birth mother, who is revealed to be Nancy Downs.
Cast[edit]
- Cailee Spaeny as Lily Schechner
- Gideon Adlon as Frankie
- Lovie Simone as Tabby
- Zoey Luna as Lourdes
- Nicholas Galitzine as Timmy Andrews
- Michelle Monaghan as Helen Schechner
- David Duchovny as Adam Harrison
- Julian Grey as Abe Harrison
- Charles Vandervaart as Jacob Harrison
- Donald MacLean Jr. as Isaiah Harrison
- Fairuza Balk as Nancy Downs
Production[edit]
In March 2019, it was announced Zoe Lister-Jones would write and direct the film, with Jason Blum serving as a producer, under his Blumhouse Productions banner, with Andrew Fleming from the original film, serving as an executive producer, with Columbia Pictures distributing.[3]
Casting[edit]
In June 2019, Cailee Spaeny joined the cast of the film.[4] In September 2019, Gideon Adlon, Lovie Simone, and Zoey Luna joined the cast of the film.[5] In October 2019, Nicholas Galitzine, David Duchovny, Julian Grey, and Michelle Monaghan joined the cast of the film.[6][7][8][9] In November 2019, Donald MacLean Jr. joined the cast of the film.[10]
Filming[edit]
Principal photography began in October 2019.[11] During filming in Toronto, director Zoe Lister-Jones explained in an on-set interview that The Craft sequel “... centers on young people, and young women specifically coming into their power in today’s current climate..."[12] This interview also confirms the character names of the new Coven.
Music[edit]
The film's original music, composed by Heather Christian, was released digitally by Madison Gate Records on October 28, 2020.[13]
Release[edit]
The Craft: Legacy was released on video on demand by Sony Pictures Releasing on October 28, 2020, followed by a theatrical release internationally.[14][15]. The film will also be released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 22, 2020 by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.[16]
Box office[edit]
In its first weekend the film earned $680,009.00, while in the following weekend it earned $389,933.00 and in its third $241,717.00. As of December 10, 2020 the film has grossed approximately $2.3 million in sales.
Critical response[edit]
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 47% approval rating based on 90 reviews, with an average rating of 5.50/10. The website's critics' consensus reads, "Although director Zoe Lister-Jones has forged a new path for the weirdos of today, The Craft: Legacy's spells may only enchant fans of the original."[17] On Metacritic, the film has a score of 55 out of 100 based on reviews from 23 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."[18]
Kate Erbland, writing for Indiewire, said the film is "an entertaining and insightful mashup of tropes, both respectful of what came before and willing to try new tricks".[19]
As of December 2020 the film has earned $2.0 million at the global box office.[1][2]
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