THE ONE POTTER FILM YOUR MUM WON’T LET YOU WATCH
From director James Watkins, the mastermind behind spine-tinglingly chilling releases such as The Descent and Eden Lake, comes the second big screen re-visioning of Susan Hill’s harrowing ghost story; The Woman in Black. Set for UK release on 10th February 2012, courtesy of Momentum pictures and horror powerhouse; Hammer films, The Woman in Black is being branded as ‘the most chilling ghost story of our time’, according to it’s recently released teaser trailer.
The film will tell the tale of 25-year-old father and lawyer, ‘Arthur Kipps’ as he travels to a remote village to organize a recently deceased client’s papers. He soon discovers the angry ghost of a scorned woman set on vengeance.
This haunting account has an impressive arsenal of producers, who have notched up some pretty spooky numbers in the past. With contributing talent behind titles such as Let me In, The Grudge, Black Swan and The Ring, it seems their ambitious tagline might well turn out to be true.
Jane Goldman of Kick Ass and X-Men: First Class fame will write the screenplay.
Taking the lead role is a somewhat surprising Daniel Radcliffe. The 22-year-old star is making his first foray into the genre in a very demanding part that couldn’t be further from his immortalizing stint in children’s fantasy series, Harry Potter. Radcliffe is reprising the role from Adrian Rawlins who starred in the 1989 version. Coincidentally, Rawlins now plays Harry’s father in the Potter films.
Radcliffe told MTV News: “It’s the kind of film I probably wouldn’t see if I wasn’t in it…it’s going to be terrifying…at the test screening they had, apparently people were leaping out of their seats.” He continues: “I know a lot of people that have said they aren’t going to be able to see it and I’m going to have to force them to, because…it’s just going to be a really, really good movie”
The supporting cast includes Ciarán Hinds (Road to Perdition) as townsman Mr Daily and Janet McTeer as Daily’s wife. With such a small cast, there is much pressure placed on performance. It seems much of the film will echo the feel of the play, which is riddled with suspense and anticipation, using classic horror technique to scare the audience repeatedly with various ‘jumpy’ moments.
Radcliffe notes: “There is apparently a portion for like 15 minutes in the film with no dialogue. It’s just me walking around the house, but it’s apparently some of the most compelling footage.”
The Woman in Black is set to be a massive success, but take caution; it is certainly not for the faint of heart!
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