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Will
Ferrell
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Nicole
Kidman
Director
Nora
Ephron
(SLEEPLESS
IN
SEATTLE,
YOU'VE
GOT
MAIL)
breathes
new
life
into
the
classic
television
show
BEWITCHED
in
this
romantic
comedy
of
the
same
name.
Movie
star
Jack
Wyatt
(Will
Ferrell)
had
it
all--until
he
made
a
few
bad
films
and
his
wife
left
him.
Now,
the
washed
up
star
is
slated
to
play
Darrin
in a
remake
of
the
1960s
sitcom
about
a
mortal
man
who
unknowingly
marries
a
beautiful,
good-hearted
witch.
Determined
to
resuscitate
his
career,
Jack
and
his
agent,
Richie
(Jason
Schwartzman),
demand
that
an
unknown
be
cast
as
the
witch,
Samantha,
in
order
to
maximize
his
screen
time
and
star
power.
After
an
exhaustive
search
for
the
right
actress--and
the
perfect
nose
wiggle--Jack
spots
Isabel
Bigelow
(Nicole
Kidman)
in a
book
store
and
is
convinced
that
she
can
be
the
new
Samantha.
And
right
he
is;
Isabel
really
is a
witch
who
is
determined
to
try
life--and
hopefully
love--without
magic,
much
to
the
chagrin
of
her
debonair
warlock
father,
Nigel
(Michael
Caine).
Immediately
drawn
to
Jack,
Isabel
follows
her
heart
and
takes
the
role
only
to
discover
that
he
has
no
plan
to
share
the
spotlight
with
her,
and
can
also
be a
big
jerk.
Can
Isabel
refrain
from
using
magic
to
put
Jack
in
his
place
and
win
his
love?
And
how
will
Jack
react
when
he
learns
Isabel's
secret?More
interesting
than
a
standard
remake,
the
screenplay
by
Ephron
and
her
sister
Delia
nicely
weaves
in
the
characters
and
basic
plot
of
the
original
television
series
while
developing
a
completely
new
story
and
characters.
Shirley
MacLaine
stars
as a
legendary
actress
who
plays
Samantha's
mother,
Endora,
in
the
new
television
show--and
just
may
have
a
few
secrets
of
her
own.
Steve
Carell
has
an
amusing
turn
as
Uncle
Arthur,
a
character
originally
played
by
comedian
Paul
Lynde.
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