The actor, who played villain Vecna<\/a> in the fourth season of the sci-fi series<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>will feature in a new version of 1986 horror film <\/span>Witchboard<\/span>, with<\/span> Chuck Russell at the helm, according to Deadline<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere is a tradition in cinema of great English actors that have the charisma we associate with stardom, as well as the acting chops to truly be a chameleon, playing a variety of character types,\u201d Russell, who also directed <\/span>Dream Warriors<\/span> and<\/span> Paradise City<\/span>, said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cJamie Campbell Bower<\/a> is that kind of actor and his time is now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The Witchboard remake will revolve around a <\/span>couple named Emily and Christian and their group of friends, whose plan to open up an organic caf\u00e9 takes a dark turn when Emily discovers an ancient pendulum board that can summon spirits.<\/span><\/p>\n Christian seeks help for Emily from occult expert <\/span>Alexander Babtiste, who soon turns out to have a secret of his own \u2013\u00a0he knows <\/span>they are secretly tied to the witchboard via their bloodlines.<\/span><\/p>\n A battle to save Emily\u2019s soul ensues, as well as<\/span>\u00a0a masked ball at Babtiste\u2019s mansion, the appearance of witches, and something called \u201cNaga Soth\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n Production on the new <\/span>Witchboard <\/span>will kick off in May 2023 in Montreal and New Orleans.<\/span><\/p>\n Bower previously revealed he would <\/span>love to play an adversary to MI6 agent <\/span>James Bond<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Appearing on the <\/span>Happy Sad Confused<\/span><\/a> podcast, Bower outlined his acting dreams, admitting he would jump at the chance to play a villain on the spy series.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m gunning for James Bond,\u201d he said. \u201cNot to play Bond, but to be a villain in Bond.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Referencing Rami Malek\u2019s role in the latest Bond movie No Time to Die, he added:\u00a0<\/span>\u201cI remember before Rami did the film, I was like, \u2018I\u2019m going to be the first person under 30 to do it\u2019,\u201d he said of playing a Bond villain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThen Rami comes along and just, like, kills it. 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