Viewers in those countries will be able to purchase the movie or rent it for 48 hours ... Sources told Variety that the 2020 version of "The Witches" will stay closer to the story of the book ...

The 1990 movie adaptation featured the glamorous Anjelica Huston transforming into a bald, warty witch. For children of that era, that film from director Nicolas Roeg was a first foray into horror ...