Actor Owen Vaccaro on THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS. (Courtesy by Amblin/ Universal Pictures),

In the tradition of Amblin classics where fantastical events occur in the most unexpected places, Jack Black and two-time Academy Award® winner Cate Blanchett star in THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS, from Amblin Entertainment.  The magical adventure tells the spine-tingling tale of 10-year-old Lewis, played by Owen Vaccaro, who goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house with a mysterious tick-tocking heart.  But his new town’s sleepy façade jolts to life with a secret world of warlocks and witches when Lewis accidentally awakens the dead.

Based on the beloved children’s classic written by John Bellairs and illustrated by Edward Gorey, THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS is directed by master frightener Eli Roth and written by Eric Kripke, who created TV’s Supernatural. Co-starring Kyle MacLachlan, Colleen Camp, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Vanessa Anne Williams, Lorenza Izzo and Sunny Suljic.

The adventure clocks hits theaters on September 21, by Universal Pictures.