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Kate McKinnon To Star In "The Lunch Witch"

The Emmy winner is about to cast a spell.

Kate McKinnon is getting witchy!

The SNL star will finally star in her own movie, The Lunch Witch based on the YA novel by Deb Lucke.

The magical comedy will be directed by Clay Katyis, who co-directed The Angry Birds movie.

For those of you unfamiliar with the books, read Deadline's summary below:

For generations and generations, the women in her family have stirred up trouble in a big, black pot. Grunhilda inherits her famous ancestors’ recipes and cauldron, but no one believes in magic anymore. Since her only useful skill is cooking up potfuls of foul brew, she finds herself uniquely qualified to hire on as school lunch lady. Grunhilda delights in scaring the kids until she meets a timid little girl named Madison with a big set of glasses who becomes an unlikely friend. Madison needs help at school and at home, but helping people goes against everything Grunhilda’s believes in as a witch. Will she stir up trouble with her brood?

The second book in the series, The Lunch Witch: Knee-Deep in Kindness was released back in October. The film will be produced by Amblin, but as of now there is no release date.

McKinnon has co-starred in films like Ghostbusters and Office Christmas Party, but this is her first starring vehicle.

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