Don't Be Afraid of the Dark is coming, and while I'm not moved by the fact that Katie Holmes is in it, I'm a pretty big fan of both Guy Pearce and Guillermo del Toro. I'm also not really a horror guy, but if anyone can put something together worth watching, it is probably del Toro.
The trailer certainly does its job with a certain amount of precision.
Check it out below, and mark the date - August 26th.
Guillermo del Toro presents DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, a horror film starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison, directed by Troy Nixey. Based on the 1973 telefilm that del Toro believes is the scariest TV production ever made, the story follows Sally (Madison), a young girl who moves to Rhode Island to live with her father (Pearce) and his new girlfriend (Holmes) in the 19th-century mansion they are restoring. While exploring the house, Sally starts to hear voices coming from creatures in the basement whose hidden agenda is to claim her as one of their own. Akin to del Toro’s PAN’S LABYRINTH, DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK focuses on a young girl’s struggle against menacing and terrifying forces. FilmDistrict will release the film on August 26th
Distributor: FilmDistrict
Directed by: Troy Nixey
Written by: Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins
Produced by: Guillermo del Toro, Mark Johnson
Cast: Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison, Jack Thompson
Release date: Opening Nationally on August 26, 2011
Running Time/Rating: 100m/R for Violence and Terror
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