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[[File:Guillermo del Toro SDCC 2014.jpg|upright|thumb|Guillermo del Toro at the 2014 [[San Diego Comic-Con International]] promoting the film]]
[[File:Guillermo del Toro SDCC 2014.jpg|upright|thumb|Guillermo del Toro at the 2014 [[San Diego Comic-Con International]] promoting the film]]


Del Toro and Robbins wrote the original [[spec script]] after the release of ''[[Pan's Labyrinth]]'' in 2006. It was sold quietly to Donna Langley at Universal. Del Toro planned to direct the film, but postponed the project to make ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]'', and again to work on ''[[The Hobbit (film series)|The Hobbit]]'' films. Langley suggested that del Toro produce the film for another director, but he could not find one he deemed suitable. While directing ''[[Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'', del Toro developed a good working relationship with [[Legendary Pictures]]' Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni, who asked what he wanted to do next. Del Toro sent them his screenplays for a film adaptation of ''[[At the Mountains of Madness]]'', a Western adaptation of ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'', and ''Crimson Peak''. The producers deemed the latter "the best project for us, just the right size". Universal allowed del Toro to move the project to Legendary, with the caveat that they could put up money for a stake in the film. According to [[Box Office Mojo]], the production budget amounts to $55 million.<ref name="deadline">{{cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/guillermo-del-toro-to-helm-crimson-peak-as-next-feature-with-legendary-pictures/|title=Guillermo Del Toro To Helm 'Crimson Peak' As Next Feature, With Legendary Pictures|last=Fleming Jr|first=Mike|publisher=[[Deadline.com]]|date=December 3, 2012|accessdate=December 15, 2013}}</ref>
Del Toro and Robbins wrote the original [[spec script]] after the release of ''[[Pan's Labyrinth]]'' in 2006. It was sold quietly to Donna Langley at Universal. Del Toro planned to direct the film, but postponed the project to make ''[[Hellboy II: The Golden Army]]'', and again to work on ''[[The Hobbit (film series)|The Hobbit]]'' films. Langley suggested that del Toro produce the film for another director, but he could not find one he deemed suitable. While directing ''[[Pacific Rim (film)|Pacific Rim]]'', del Toro developed a good working relationship with [[Legendary Pictures]]' Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni, who asked what he wanted to do next. Del Toro sent them his screenplays for a film adaptation of ''[[At the Mountains of Madness]]'', a Western adaptation of ''[[The Count of Monte Cristo]]'', and ''Crimson Peak''. The producers deemed the latter "the best project for us, just the right size". Universal allowed del Toro to move the project to Legendary, with the caveat that they could put up money for a stake in the film.<ref name="deadline">{{cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/12/guillermo-del-toro-to-helm-crimson-peak-as-next-feature-with-legendary-pictures/|title=Guillermo Del Toro To Helm 'Crimson Peak' As Next Feature, With Legendary Pictures|last=Fleming Jr|first=Mike|publisher=[[Deadline.com]]|date=December 3, 2012|accessdate=December 15, 2013}}</ref>


Del Toro called the film a "ghost story and gothic romance". He described it as "a very set-oriented, classical but at the same time modern take on the ghost story", and said that it would allow him to play with the genres' conventions while subverting their rules.<ref name="deadline"/> He stated, "I think people are getting used to horror subjects done as found footage or B-value budgets. I wanted this to feel like a throwback."<ref name="total"/>
Del Toro called the film a "ghost story and gothic romance". He described it as "a very set-oriented, classical but at the same time modern take on the ghost story", and said that it would allow him to play with the genres' conventions while subverting their rules.<ref name="deadline"/> He stated, "I think people are getting used to horror subjects done as found footage or B-value budgets. I wanted this to feel like a throwback."<ref name="total"/>

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Crimson Peak
Theatrical release poster
Directed byGuillermo del Toro
Written by
Produced by
  • Guillermo del Toro
  • Callum Greene
  • Jon Jashni
  • Thomas Tull
Starring
CinematographyDan Laustsen
Edited byBernat Vilaplana
Music byFernando Velázquez
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • October 16, 2015 (2015-10-16)
Running time
118 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$55 million[2]

Crimson Peak is an upcoming 2015 American romantic gothic horror film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Matthew Robbins. The film stars Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, and Jim Beaver. Produced by Legendary Pictures[3] and distributed by Universal Pictures,[4] the film is scheduled to be released on October 16, 2015.[5][6]

Synopsis

Set in Cumbria, in a crumbling mansion in a largely rural and mountainous region of northern England in the late 19th century, young author Edith Cushing (Wasikowska) falls in love and marries Sir Thomas Sharpe (Hiddleston) but then discovers that her charming new husband is not who he appears to be. His home harbors ghostly, mysterious entities, which he and his sister, Lady Lucille Sharpe (Chastain), desperately and fiercely try to hide.[7]

Cast

Production

Pre-production

"But basically what it is is a really, really, almost classical gothic romance ghost story, but then it has two or three scenes that are really, really disturbing in a very, very modern way. Very, very disturbing, it's a proper R rating. And it's adult."

— Guillermo del Toro[14]

Guillermo del Toro at the 2014 San Diego Comic-Con International promoting the film

Del Toro and Robbins wrote the original spec script after the release of Pan's Labyrinth in 2006. It was sold quietly to Donna Langley at Universal. Del Toro planned to direct the film, but postponed the project to make Hellboy II: The Golden Army, and again to work on The Hobbit films. Langley suggested that del Toro produce the film for another director, but he could not find one he deemed suitable. While directing Pacific Rim, del Toro developed a good working relationship with Legendary Pictures' Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni, who asked what he wanted to do next. Del Toro sent them his screenplays for a film adaptation of At the Mountains of Madness, a Western adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo, and Crimson Peak. The producers deemed the latter "the best project for us, just the right size". Universal allowed del Toro to move the project to Legendary, with the caveat that they could put up money for a stake in the film.[18]

Del Toro called the film a "ghost story and gothic romance". He described it as "a very set-oriented, classical but at the same time modern take on the ghost story", and said that it would allow him to play with the genres' conventions while subverting their rules.[18] He stated, "I think people are getting used to horror subjects done as found footage or B-value budgets. I wanted this to feel like a throwback."[19]

Del Toro wanted the film to honor the "grand dames" of the haunted house genre, namely Robert Wise's The Haunting and Jack Clayton's The Innocents. The director intended to make a large-scale horror film in the tradition of those he grew up watching, such as The Omen, The Exorcist, and The Shining. He cited the latter as "another Mount Everest of the haunted house movie", praising the high production value and Stanley Kubrick's control over the large sets.[18]

British playwright Lucinda Coxon was enlisted to rewrite the script with del Toro in hopes of bringing it a "proper degree of perversity and intelligence", but is not credited.[19]

Benedict Cumberbatch and Emma Stone were originally cast but both dropped out of the production. Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska took over their roles respectively.[20][21][22][23] The film is titled under production as Haunted Peak, but Legendary Pictures assured that the film's title has not changed, the title is only the one being used for the studio booking.[24] In the summer of 2013, Burn Gorman joined the cast in a cameo role.[14]

In October 2013, Chastain went through a full-body cast process for the film. She posted pictures on her Facebook of her getting her head, torso, and fists cast.[25][26] Composer Fernando Velázquez also signed on to compose the film's score.[27] It was also announced that Callum Greene, Jon Jashni and Thomas Tull would help produce the film.[28][29]

Filming

Principal photography began in Toronto at Pinewood Toronto Studios on February 10 and ended on May 14, 2014.[30] On April 28, filming began on Queen Street South, between Main Street and King Street in Hamilton, Ontario. That section of roadway was closed to traffic and covered in topsoil to assist in the look of the setting. The gothic-looking Scottish Rite building to the west will figure prominently.[31][3][32] Filming also took place in Kingston, Ontario on April 14, 2014.[33] The film featured PJ Harvey's cover of "Red Right Hand".[34]

Release

On January 30, 2014, it was announced that the film would be released on October 16, 2015.[5]

Promotion

At the San Diego Comic-Con International on July 23, 2014, del Toro helped create props for the Legendary Pictures booth by allowing fans to walk through snow-covered gates, and a gallery of props from the set and costumes from the film, including a bloody knife and moth print in the wallpaper that spells out the word "fear".[35][36] On February 13, 2015, the first trailer for the film was released online.[37] On May 13, 2015, the second trailer was released online, together with an international trailer featuring alternate material.[38]

On June 16, 2015, four character posters were released, featuring the four main cast members.[39] On July 6, 2015, four additional character posters were released, less than a week prior to Legendary Pictures' Crimson Peak panel at San Diego Comic-Con International.[40]

On July 11th, 2015 John Murdy, creative director of Universal Studios Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights, announced that the movie will be adapted into a maze for the 2015 season.

A novelization of the film, by Nancy Holder, will be released on October 20th, 2015. Publisher Titan Books had previously published the novelization of del Toro's film, Pacific Rim.

Reception

After attending an early screening, horror writer Stephen King called the film "gorgeous and just fucking terrifying", and said it "electrified" him like Sam Raimi's The Evil Dead, whose distribution he helped secure with a rave review in 1982. King's son, writer Joe Hill, called Crimson Peak "del Toro's blood-soaked Age of Innocence, a gloriously sick waltz through Daphne du Maurier territory".[41]

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  20. ^ Sneider, Jeff (June 5, 2013). "Mia Wasikowska May Replace Emma Stone in Guillermo del Toro's 'Crimson Peak' (Exclusive)". TheWrap. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
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  33. ^ Hart, Courtney (April 14, 2014). "Crimson Peak Filming in Kingston's Market Square". Kingston Herald.
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