CRIMSON PEAK (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland), Tom Hiddleston (The Deep Blue Sea), Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Charlie Hunnam (Pacific Rim), Jim Beaver (The Life of David Gale), Emily Coutts (The Bright Side of the Moon), Leslie Hope (Dragonfly), Burn Gorman (The Dark Knight Rises), Doug Jones (Hellboy), Javier Botet (Mama), Laura Waddell (Saving Mr. Banks), Ron Bottitta (Transformers: Dark of the Moon)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth), director, writer, producer; Matthew Robbins (Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark), writer; Callum Greene (Marie Antoinette), Jon Jashni (Godzilla) and Thomas Tull (Pacific Rim), producers; Fernando Velázquez (The Impossible), composer; Dan Laustsen (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen), cinematographer; Bernat Vilaplana (Hellboy II: The Golden Army), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After experiencing a family tragedy, distraught writer Edith Cushing (Wasikowska) becomes torn between her special bond with childhood friend Dr. Alan McMichael (Hunnam) and the temptation of mysterious bachelor Sir Thomas Sharpe (Hiddleston). Deciding to marry Sharpe, Edith is whisked away to stay with her new husband and his sister Lady Lucille (Chastain) in a house that she soon finds to be one that bleeds, breathes and – most disturbingly – is filled with several ghostly occupants…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Master filmmaker Guillermo del Toro returns to the realm of gothic horror with a chilling tale that’s ripe with creepy atmosphere and gorgerous production values.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2015

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