Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps will see the return of The NeverEnding Story’s “Childlike Empress” Tami Stronach in her triumphant return to the fantasy genre and first film role in 40 years.

Tami Stronach, the iconic Childlike Empress in The NeverEnding Story (celebrating its 40th Anniversary this year), makes her long-awaited return to the big screen in the new fantasy film MAN AND WITCH: THE DANCE OF A THOUSAND STEPS. When a lonely goatherd discovers that he has been cursed at birth to never take a wife, he makes a bargain with a reclusive witch to reverse the spell, only to find that if he can’t complete her three impossible tasks, he will never find true love.

Directed by Michael Hines. Written by Greg Steinbruner. Along with Stronach, Greg Steinbruner, Sean Astin, Christopher Lloyd, Eddie Izzard, Jennifer Saunders, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Michael Emerson, Bill Bailey, Daniel Portman, Stuart Bowman and Martha West also star.