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Exclusive: The Woman in Black, a West End theater staple for 30 years, will make its long-in-coming New York return in January at The McKittrick Hotel, home of the popular, similarly immersive Sleep No More production.

An eight-week run of London’s endurable ghost play will begin previews January 8, with an official opening on January 23.

The two-actor mystery made its debut in at a small “theatre bar” in Scarborough, UK in 1987 before moving to London’s West End two years later, where it has been playing ever since. Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt from Susan Hill’s 1983 novel, The Woman in Black is the West End’s second longest-running play after The Mousetrap, which ran from 1952 to 2012.

The play was staged Off Broadway at the Minetta Lane Theatre for two months in 2001. (A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the upcoming production would be New York’s first.)

Although the play...

New poster for Daniel Radcliffe’s (Harry Potter) upcoming horror film The Woman in Black, an adaptation of Susan Hill’s ghost story and the popular Stephen Mallatratt’s stage adaptation, has been released. The film features Radcliffe as an attorney named Arthur Kipps, a lawyer who is forced to leave his young son and travel to a remote [...]

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Daniel Radcliffe is growing up fast. Not content with being one of the most recognisable faces on the planet, the young Brit seems dead set on taking the movie world by storm, with the latest news being that he is to star in the adaptation of Susan Hill's horror The Woman In Black.

He already has two films in the pipeline, one being a remake of the 1930's war film All Quiet On The Western Front and the other a biopic of Dan Eldon in The Journey Is The Destination, and now he's signed up to James Watkins' new film that has been written by Kick-Ass scribe Jane Goldman (Mrs. Jonathan Ross). All this after two massive productions in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Parts 1 and 2, not to mention his run in the Broadway musical of How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying.

Radcliffe will play Arthur Kipps,...

By Hanako M. Ricks

HollywoodNews.com: Daniel Radcliffe, star of the Harry Potter films, has confirmed in a press release that he will indeed star in the latest adaptation of Susan Hill’s novel “The Woman In Black”. The novel, which has been successfully adapted on both the small screen and the stage, will receive the 3D treatment in this latest version, which tells the story of a young solicitor who encounters a mysterious woman in black. The full press release is below:

London, England (19.07.10) – Daniel Radcliffe will take the lead in The Woman in Black, Hammer Films and Alliance Films hotly anticipated adaptation of Susan Hill’s best-selling novel, it was announced today by Simon Oakes, and Nigel Sinclair of Exclusive and Hammer.

To be directed by James Watkins (Eden Lake) and written by Jane Goldman (Kick Ass, The Debt) The Woman in Black follows a young lawyer, Arthur...

Thanks to Variety we have this cool news for all the Potter/Radcliffe fans out there. When the long-lived Harry Potter films come to an end in 2011 Danel Radcliffe will jump right in and join Hammer films The Woman in Black: A Ghost Story. The film is directed by James Watkins and written by Jane Goldman which shows Radcliffe as a young lawyer visiting a remote English town which holds many a ghostly secret. check out the synopsis and Press Release afterthe jump.

Synopsis:

Set on the obligatory English moor, on an isolated causeway, the story has as its hero one Arthur Kipps, an up-and-coming young solicitor who has come north to attend the funeral and settle the estate of Mrs. Alice Drablow of Eel Marsh House. The routine formalities he anticipates give way to a tumble of events and secrets more sinister and terrifying than any nightmare: the...

Daniel Radcliffe will take the lead in The Woman in Black, Hammer Films and Alliance Films hotly anticipated adaptation of Susan Hill’s best-selling novel, it was announced today by Simon Oakes, and Nigel Sinclair of Exclusive and Hammer.

To be directed by James Watkins (Eden Lake) and written by Jane Goldman (Kick Ass, The Debt) The Woman in Black follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps (Radcliffe), who is ordered to travel to a remote corner of the UK and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in an old and isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover its tragic secrets, and his unease grows when he discovers that the local village is held hostage by the ghost of a scorned woman set on vengeance. Production is expected to begin in the Fall of 2010.

Exclusive and Alliance Films will co-finance the film. Alliance Films will also...

Daniel Radcliffe’s post Harry Potter career will need as much variety and distance from the world of Wands and Wizards as possible for the young actor to avoid being this generation’s Mark Hamill, and there is news of his next move and it’s a supernatural classic.

Susan Hill’s 1983 novel The Woman in Black is being adapted by Jane Goldman for Hammer Films, to be directed in glorious 3D-o-vision by Eden Lake’s James Watkins.

Hill’s chilling novel has been adapted into a very successful play which has been running in London since its 1989 debut and deals with a young solicitor travelling to a coastal town, there to encounter and uncover the mystery of the titular darkly dressed dame. Having seen the stage production I can attest to its effect, and I’ve certainly not shaken the unsettling experience fully.

It’s a great story, capable of withstanding adaptation,...

Yes the classic Hammer Film Production company is back and they are jumping on the 3D bandwagon. Can we honestly blame them? The interesting thing about this jump to 3D is that it's coming from an indie studio (3D is not just for the big boys anymore)...

Below is the full press release and trailer for the British film.

Co-Chairman of Exclusive Media Group (Exclusive), Guy East, and CEO of Hammer Films, Simon Oakes, announced today with President of Alliance Films, Charles Layton, that Exclusive and Alliance will co-finance Hammer’s hotly anticipated new ghost story, The Woman in Black 3D, to be directed by James Watkins. This will be Hammer’s first 3D production. Alliance will also distribute the film in the United Kingdom (Momentum), Spain (Aurum), and Canada (Alliance). Exclusive Film Distribution, headed by Alex Walton, is handling worldwide sales of the title at Cannes.

The Woman in Black...

As should be obvious from my screen name, The Woman in Black is a big favorite of mine, as well as several other members of the Dread Central staff, so today's confirmation that a new 3D version of the film is on its way from Hammer Films was met with much rejoicing.

From the Press Release:

Co-Chairman of Exclusive Media Group (Exclusive), Guy East, and CEO of Hammer Films, Simon Oakes, announced today with President of Alliance Films, Charles Layton, that Exclusive and Alliance will co-finance Hammer’s hotly anticipated new ghost story, The Woman in Black 3D, to be directed by James Watkins. This will be Hammer’s first 3D production. Alliance will also distribute the film in the United Kingdom (Momentum), Spain (Aurum), and Canada (Alliance). Exclusive Film Distribution, headed by Alex Walton, is handling worldwide sales of the title at Cannes.

The Woman in Black 3D is...

Exclusive Media Group’s (Emg) legendary British film studio, Hammer Films, announced today that it has optioned feature film rights to Susan Hill’s best selling, ghost story horror novel, “The Woman in Black”, and will produce a feature film adaptation with Talisman Films. Jane Goldman (“Stardust,” and Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming “Kick-Ass”) is penning the screenplay and James Watkins (“Eden Lake,” and the upcoming “Methuselah” for Warner Bros.) will direct. The announcement was made today by Hammer President & CEO Simon Oakes.

The story follows a young lawyer, Arthur Kipps, who is ordered to travel to a remote village and sort out a recently deceased client’s papers. As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true...

Exclusive Media Group’s (Emg) British film studio, Hammer Films, reports it has optioned feature film rights to author Susan Hill’s horror novel, "The Woman in Black" and will produce a film adaptation with Talisman Films.

Jane "Kick-Ass" Goldman will adapt the screenplay for director James "Eden Lake" Watkins.

The story follows young solicitor 'Arthur Kipps', summoned to Crythin Gifford, a small market town on the east coast of the United Kingdom to attend to the funeral of 'Mrs Alice Drablow', an elderly widow who lived alone in the desolate and secluded 'Eel Marsh House'.

"...As he works alone in the client’s isolated house, Kipps begins to uncover tragic secrets, his unease growing when he glimpses a mysterious woman dressed only in black. Receiving only silence from the locals, Kipps is forced to uncover the true identity of the Woman in Black on his own, leading to a...

Runs through November 8, 2009-The Woman In Black Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt, From the novel by Susan Hill Following the tradition of the classic ghost story popularized by Charles Dickens and M.R James, Henry James and Edith Wharton, The Woman in Black relies on atmosphere, a vivid sense of place, hints, glimpses and suggestions, to chill the blood and send shivers down the spine.

Runs through November 8, 2009-The Woman In Black Adapted by Stephen Mallatratt, From the novel by Susan Hill Following the tradition of the classic ghost story popularized by Charles Dickens and M.R James, Henry James and Edith Wharton, The Woman in Black relies on atmosphere, a vivid sense of place, hints, glimpses and suggestions, to chill the blood and send shivers down the spine.