Cape Town - The House With a Clock in Its Walls opens in SA cinemas on Friday, 5 October.
The film centres on 10-year-old Lewis who goes to live with his oddball uncle in a creaky old house that contains a mysterious "tick tock" noise. He soon learns that Uncle Jonathan and his feisty neighbour, Mrs Zimmerman, are powerful practitioners of the magic arts.
When Lewis accidentally awakens the dead, the town's sleepy facade suddenly springs to life, revealing a secret and dangerous world of witches, warlocks and deadly curses.
The film stars Jack Black as Jonathan Barnavelt and Cate Blanchett as Mrs. Zimmerman.
WATCH THE TRAILER HERE: