Comedienne Kate McKinnon to star in Amblin’s “The Lunch Witch” December 8, 2016 - 13:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Kate McKinnon is set to star in Amblin’s “The Lunch Witch”, sources confirmed to Variety. Clay Kaytis is on board to direct. Based on the book by Deb Lucke, the story follows Grunhilda, who has inherited generations worth of magical recipes. But when no one believes in magic anymore, she is forced to apply to be a school lunch lady, thanks to her knack for cooking up foul dishes. While she spends most of her time scaring the children at the school while serving them lunch, Grunhilda accidentally befriends a shy girl who needs help both at school and at home, given her timidness, something a witch like Grunhilda has a tough time following through on. Michael De Luca will produce via Michael De Luca Productions. Universal will distribute through their deal with Amblin. McKinnon is coming off a busy year, helping reboot “Ghostbusters” at Sony as a new member of the team, winning an Emmy for her work on “Saturday Night Live,” and opening the new Amblin comedy “Office Christmas Party.” Her imitation of Hillary Clinton on “SNL” also garnered much attention during the election cycle. The news was first reported by Deadline Hollywood.  Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill  Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent.Former Pashinyan envoy urges end to Genocide speculation Marukyan has urged authorities in Armenia stop discussions about verifying the names of 1.5 million victims.Azerbaijan, Jordan sign deal on defense cooperation Azerbaijan and Jordan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of defense, according to an official statement.First Canadian expert join EU mission in Armenia The first Canadian expert to join the European Union’s civilian mission in Armenia has arrived in Armenia. |
