Zoe Lister-Jones tells EW she had that twist planned from the very beginning.

For most ofThe Craft: Legacy, fans feel like they’re watching a reboot of theoriginal 1996 film.

Nancy Downs (Fairuza Balk)!!!

THE CRAFT, Fairuza Balk, 1996

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“Nancy is everything.

She isThe Craftto me,“Craft: Legacywriter-director Zoe Lister-Jones tells EW.

The twist was part of Lister-Jones' pitch from the beginning.

All she had to do was call up Balk and confirm she’d be interested.

“She was just so gracious and so down,” says Lister-Jones.

“I love the idea of an intergenerational story coming into play,” she says.

“I think that’s what I was teeing up at the end.

For more about Lister-Jones' experience making the film, watch the video above.

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