Press Coverage
DEADLINE
“Fathom Events has acquired the fantasy throwback film Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps, set to be released nationwide in theaters sometime this summer.”
Rosy Cordero
DEADLINE
"Stronach, who is making her return to the big screen as the titular witch, revealed The Expanse star Shohreh Aghdashloo joins the production in the role of her mother"
Rosy Cordero
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"The indie fantasy film is secretly a romantic comedy that gives a nod to the way Stronach and her husband Greg Steinbruner — the film's writer and costar — met, fell in love, and lived happily ever after."
Rosy Cordero
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"The family comedy — billed as an homage to the lo-fi fantasy films of the 80s — also stars Sean Astin, Christopher Lloyd, Michael Emerson and Shorhreh Aghdashloo."
Alex Ritman
VARIETY
"The cast also includes Christopher Lloyd (“Back to the Future”), Shorhreh Aghdashloo (“The Expanse”), Michael Emerson (“Lost”), Pauline McLynn (“Gameface”), Daniel Portman (“Game of Thrones”), comedian Reginald D. Hunter, Stuart Bowman (“Versailles”), Martha West (“The Pursuit of Love”) and professional dancer and choreographer Giovanni Pernice (“Strictly Come Dancing”)"
Naman Ramachandran
THE TIMES
"She devised the new film with her co-star and fellow producer Greg Steinbruner as an homage to Eighties-style fantasy films. The cast includes Back to the Future’s Christopher Lloyd, Eddie Izzard, Jennifer Saunders, Bill Bailey and the Scots Stuart Bowman, Rachel Jackson and Moyo Akandé."
Brian McIver
YAHOO NEWS
"There was this really important notion of defining for myself what value is, defining for myself what artistic success is, and defining for myself what kind of stories I want to tell," she said. "I was constantly doing plays in New York, so I didn't actually stop acting. I just moved to theater."
Brian McIver
NEWSWEEK
"Producers described the movie as a "heartwarming homage" to those charming fantasy films of the Reagan era, and a "comic adventure that both fulfills and subverts the expectations of what a fantasy universe can be."
Andrew Whalen
COMINGSOON.NET
"...from a script written by Stronach’s husband Greg Steinbruner. On top of starring, Stronach will also be executive producing. The film will also feature puppets for comic roles of the talking sheep, goose, and dog which will be created by The Jim Henson Creature Shop."
Maggie Dela Paz
NERDIST
"The film, titled Man & Witch, will also star The Goonies’ Sean Astin, Cheers’ Rhea Perlman, and Back to the Future’s Christopher Lloyd. It’s described as an 'homage to lo-fi fantasy films of the 1980s.' Um, yes please."
Lindsey Romain
