One among my most prized possessions is a poster of A Nightmare on Elm Road 3: Dream Warriors signed by Robert Englund, so to say that I used to be excited to speak with Chuck Russell, the director behind the Freddy Krueger movie that received me rockin’ with Dokken, is an understatement.
No stranger to including his personal distinctive taste to beloved franchises together with his work on the third Elm Road movie, the 1988 remake of The Blob, and The Mummy prequel The Scorpion King (and I might even be remiss to not point out his groundbreaking work on The Masks), Chuck Russell has made his anticipated return to horror with a reimagining of Kevin Tenney’s Witchboard.
Earlier than the movie haunts theaters on August fifteenth, Day by day Useless had the pleasure of speaking with Russell about what drew him to resurrecting Witchboard together with his personal intriguing tackle the movie, the significance of setting the story in New Orleans, the significance of utilizing sensible results, working with a proficient solid to create likable characters, and he additionally mirrored on the enduring legacy of A Nightmare on Elm Road 3: Dream Warriors and even shared his need to make one other Elm Road film if Robert Englund reprised his iconic function as Freddy Krueger.
Under, you may watch our full interview with Chuck Russell, and we even have the official trailer and extra particulars on Witchboard:
Each swing brings her nearer. Dare to play! Watch the official trailer for WITCHBOARD from horror grasp Chuck Russell. Starring Madison Iseman and Jamie Campbell Bower. Solely in theaters August 15.
https://witchboardmovie2025.com
TITLE: WITCHBOARD
IN THEATERS: August 15, 2025
DIRECTOR: Chuck Russell
WRITER: Chuck Russell and Greg McKay (screenplay by), impressed by the screenplay ‘Witchboard’ by Kevin Tenney
CAST: Madison Iseman, Aaron Dominguez, Melanie Jarnson, Charlie Tahan with Antonia Desplat and Jamie Campbell Bower
SYNOPSIS: From horror grasp Chuck Russell, a cursed Witchboard awakens darkish forces, dragging a younger couple right into a lethal recreation of possession, deception, and supernatural terror in New Orleans.
RUN TIME: 113 minutes
RATING: Rated R for robust bloody violence, gore, language, drug content material, some sexual content material and temporary nudity
GENRE: Horror
DISTRIBUTOR: Atlas Distribution and The Avenue
