The Woman in Black (2012 film)

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The Woman in Black
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJames Watkins
Screenplay byJane Goldman
Produced byRichard Jackson
Simon Oakes
Brian Oliver
StarringDaniel Radcliffe
Ciarán Hinds
Janet McTeer
Sophie Stuckey
Liz White
CinematographyTim Maurice-Jones
Edited byJon Harris
Music byMarco Beltrami
Production
companies
Distributed byMomentum Pictures
(United Kingdom)
CBS Films
(United States)
Release dates
  • 3 February 2012 (2012-02-03) (United States)
  • 10 February 2012 (2012-02-10) (United Kingdom)
Running time
95 minutes[2]
CountriesTemplate:Film UK
Template:Film Canada
Template:Film Sweden[1]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$13 million[3]
Box office$58,359,000 [4]

The Woman in Black is a 2012 horror-thriller film directed by James Watkins and written by Jane Goldman, and is based on Susan Hill's novel of the same name. It is produced by Hammer Film Productions. The film stars Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Sophie Stuckey, and Liz White. It was released in the United States and Canada on 3 February 2012 to generally positive reviews, and was released in the United Kingdom on 10 February 2012.[5][6]

Plot

The film opens with a shot of three girls having tea and playing with dolls, who then simultaneously look at a corner of the room, and then immediately get up and jump out a window, committing suicide as their mother screams outside. In the Edwardian era, young solicitor Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) lives with his four-year-old son, Joseph (Misha Handley) and his son's nanny (Jessica Raine). Kipps' wife Stella (Sophie Stuckey) has died after childbirth. Kipps has been having visions of her and is facing financial problems along with stress from his firm. He is assigned to handle the estate of Alice Drablow, who owned an English manor known as the Eel Marsh House, where she had lived with her husband, son Nathaniel, and sister Jennet Humfrye (Liz White). Although the locals are unwelcoming, Kipps befriends Sam Daily (Ciarán Hinds), a wealthy landowner, and his wife Elizabeth (Janet McTeer).

At Eel Marsh House, located on an island in the marshes, Kipps repeatedly hears footsteps and sees a woman dressed in black. He reports the sighting at the local police station, but while there, two boys bring their sister Victoria (Alexia Osborne), who has drunk lye; she dies in Kipps's arms. She is not the first child in town to commit suicide and the townspeople believe the "Woman in Black" comes for their children as revenge for her own child being taken from her, and believe that when ever someone sees her, a child nearby is killed, which could be why children have been dying lately since Kipps' arrival at Eel Marsh House.

Kipps and Sam arrive at the house of Jerome, the local solicitor. The house is empty and they hear a noise from the cellar. Kipps peers through a hole in the cellar door and is startled when the face of a young girl, Lucy Jerome (Aoife Doherty) suddenly appears and screams at him to go away, believing he was responsible for Victoria's death. After returning to Sam's house for dinner, Kipps discovers that Sam and Elizabeth's son, Nicholas, drowned while playing at the beach and Nicholas communicates through possession; Elizabeth then draws a hanging woman who Kipps realizes is Jennet. Later at the Marsh, Kipps discovers notes claiming that Jennet was mentally unstable and was not allowed to care for Nathaniel, who was actually Jennet's son, although this fact was hidden by Alice, who raised Nathaniel as her own son. He also finds out that Jennet hanged herself due to his death long ago.

The villagers desperately want Kipps to leave but he refuses, wanting to protect his job. Throughout the night at the Marsh, Kipps has many paranormal experiences with the Woman in Black and all the children that committed suicide. The next morning, Sam and Kipps return to town to see the local solicitor, Jerome's house on fire. Kipps rushes inside to rescue Lucy, Jerome's daughter, who has been locked in the cellar. There, he sees the Woman in Black manipulate the girl into setting herself on fire. Kipps visits Mrs. Daily, who reveals in a trance that Joseph is the next victim. Kipps realizes he must put Nathaniel to rest by giving him a proper burial. Kipps and Sam go to the Marsh, locate Nathaniel's body, and lay him out in the nursery. The Woman in Black appears and attacks Kipps, but they finally lay Nathaniel to rest by burying him with his real mother, Jennet. After Kipps and Sam leave, the camera moves quickly through the hallway of the Marsh House and the voice of the Woman in Black can be heard saying "I'll never forgive!" "I'll never forgive!"

Kipps is reunited with his son, Joseph, at the railway station and plans to leave immediately. While bidding Sam goodbye, Kipps turns to Joseph, walking along the tracks towards a fast approaching train. Sam notices the Woman in Black along the platform as Kipps jumps onto the tracks to save Joseph. As the train passes, Sam looks through the windows to see the unrested souls of all the children the Woman in Black has claimed. Still standing on the tracks with Joseph, Kipps looks up to see the now deserted platform. Joseph asks, "Daddy, who is that lady?" to which Kipps replies with a smile, "That's your Mummy." Realizing he and his son have died, he kisses his son and takes his wife's hand, the three of them are then reunited in death. They go to heaven, leaving the Woman in Black enraged at their reunion. The woman in Black is left staring straight ahead and then turns her deadly gaze toward the camera.

Cast

Daniel Radcliffe in Paris at the film's French premiere.

Production

Development

The film was announced in 2009,[7] with Jane Goldman as screenwriter[7] and later James Watkins as director.[8]

Daniel Radcliffe was announced as the actor playing the part of Arthur Kipps on 19 July 2010.[9] Two months later, it was announced that Harry Potter co-star Ciarán Hinds would join Radcliffe along with Janet McTeer as Mr and Mrs Daily respectively.[10] Before filming, Radcliffe saw a psychologist so he could better understand his character.[11] The part of Joseph Kipps was played by Misha Handley, who is Radcliffe's real life godson.[12]

Filming

The film was planned to be shot in 3D,[7] but that plan was later scrapped.[13] Principal photography officially started on 26 September 2010.[14] The next day, Radcliffe was pictured in costume just outside Peterborough, England.[15] In early October the crew was filming in Layer Marney Tower.[16] Filming officially ended on 4 December 2010.[17]

Post-production

At the Kapow! Comic Con in London during April 2011, director James Watkins confirmed filming had been completed in December 2010 and post production would go on until June 2011.[18] For its UK release, several changes were made in order to qualify for a 12A certificate: Momentum Theatrical, the distributor, arranged to have six seconds cut and for changes to other shots, with some scenes darkened and the sound level reduced on some others.[19]

Marketing

On 10 April 2011, during the Kapow! Comic Con in London, the first official teaser trailer was unveiled.[20] Another trailer of the film was attached to some showings of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in July 2011, and a brand new worldwide teaser, depicting more footage from the movie, was released on 17 August 2011.[21] The official UK teaser poster was released on 24 August 2011.[22] The full UK trailer was released on 14 October 2011.[23] CBS Films released a one minute teaser at Spike TV's Scream Awards on 18 October 2011, and a day later released a teaser poster.[24] On 11 January 2012, Momentum Pictures released the official theatrical poster,[25] while on 12 January, MTV released a minute clip of the film.[26]

Reception

Critical reception

Reviews for the film have been generally favourable. As of 26 February 2012, the film has a 64% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 158 reviews, with an average rating of 6/10, with a consensus that says: "Traditional to a fault, The Woman in Black foregoes gore for chills -- although it may not provide enough of them for viewers attuned to modern, high-stakes horror."[27] The film has received a rating of 62/100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[28]

Box office

During opening weekend, The Woman in Black earned $20 million, the biggest US opening for a Hammer film in all of Hammer history, [29] putting it at second place in the box office, behind Chronicle, which earned about $1 million more.[30] Next to a budget of $13 million, The Woman In Black has been considered an unexpected financial success, as the studio was only expecting to receive around $11 million during opening weekend.[31] The total domestic earnings of the film as of 26 February 2012 is $50,459,000.[4]

Overseas collections

During opening weekend The Woman in Black earned $7,900,000 million worldwide. With the best opening in UK Box office with an opening weekend of $4,964,142 million. [32] In MEXICO and SPAIN it earned $$1,871,565 million and $1,298,169 million respectively. [33] In SOUTH KOREA and THAILAND the film had a rather slow start with an opening weekend of $359,042 and $70,942 respectively. [34] As of 19/12/2012 the movie has earned a total of $24,900,000 million. With a worldwide total of $74,000,000 million. [35]

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  34. ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=womaninblack.htm
  35. ^ http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?page=intl&id=womaninblack.htm

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