Tom Hiddleston, known for his charm and versatility, has graced our screens with a plethora of unforgettable performances. From a mischievous Norse god to a melancholic vampire, his roles have been as varied as they are captivating. Let’s traverse the path of Hiddleston’s career, ranking his top on-screen performances and exploring the nuances that make each one stand out. 10. Crimson Peak as Sir Thomas Sharpe At the base of our list is Hiddleston’s portrayal of Sir Thomas Sharpe in the gothic romance Crimson Peak. In a plot that could have easily fallen into simplicity, Hiddleston brings complexity and depth...
- 11/16/2023
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Cool air in the evenings, pumpkins on doorsteps, and Spirit of Halloween stores everywhere you look. Yes, it is the most wonderful time of the year for a certain set of us who like our weather settings left at “autumnal” and our genre of choice to be on the spooky side of things.
With that in mind, one of the most pleasurable things to do each October is curl up with a good horror movie and feel the goosebumps gather on the back of your neck. But how do you know if something is a good horror movie, exactly? You watch it for yourself, or you trust the experts, of course! For instance, the most popular streaming service in the world, Netflix, offers a cornucopia of chillers, but which are the ones that might be worth your time? Our staff has put their heads together and come up with the below list.
With that in mind, one of the most pleasurable things to do each October is curl up with a good horror movie and feel the goosebumps gather on the back of your neck. But how do you know if something is a good horror movie, exactly? You watch it for yourself, or you trust the experts, of course! For instance, the most popular streaming service in the world, Netflix, offers a cornucopia of chillers, but which are the ones that might be worth your time? Our staff has put their heads together and come up with the below list.
- 10/1/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
We here at Arrow in the Head try to keep up with the horror selections on the biggest streaming services around, and as part of that endeavor, we have gone through the horror options on Netflix US to put together a top 10 list of the Best Horror Movies On Netflix Right Now.
Take note of the “Right Now” part of the subject line, because some of these films are not Netflix Originals and therefore could be removed from the streaming service at any time. If you want to watch them, be sure to start streaming in a timely manner or they may be gone!
Blood Red Sky (2021)
The “vampire vs. airplane hijackers” horror action thriller Blood Red Sky is a project director Peter Thorwarth had been wanting to make for 16 years before it was finally released, and his dedication to the concept paid off: within a month of its Netflix debut,...
Take note of the “Right Now” part of the subject line, because some of these films are not Netflix Originals and therefore could be removed from the streaming service at any time. If you want to watch them, be sure to start streaming in a timely manner or they may be gone!
Blood Red Sky (2021)
The “vampire vs. airplane hijackers” horror action thriller Blood Red Sky is a project director Peter Thorwarth had been wanting to make for 16 years before it was finally released, and his dedication to the concept paid off: within a month of its Netflix debut,...
- 5/13/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Tabitha!
It’s been another wild month on the podcast, ping-ponging between genres and time periods. After kicking off the year with Richard Shepard’s twisty The Perfection, Trace and I ventured back to the mid-90s for an AIDS-era dissection of Todd Haynes’ Safe. This week we revisited Guillermo del Toro‘s sumptuous period Gothic Romance film, Crimson Peak.
In the film, Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) is the wealthy daughter of Buffalo businessman Carter Cushing (Jim Beaver). She’s courted by struggling entrepreneur Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), much to the chagrin of her long-time friend Dr. Alan McMichaels (Charlie Hunnam). After the murder of her father, Edith travels to Allerdale Hall with Thomas and his brooding, sexually queer sister Lucille (Jessica Chastain), but she is almost immediately confronted by crimson apparitions, poisoned tea and plenty of secrets in the cellar. Will Edith survive the Sharpes or will she become...
It’s been another wild month on the podcast, ping-ponging between genres and time periods. After kicking off the year with Richard Shepard’s twisty The Perfection, Trace and I ventured back to the mid-90s for an AIDS-era dissection of Todd Haynes’ Safe. This week we revisited Guillermo del Toro‘s sumptuous period Gothic Romance film, Crimson Peak.
In the film, Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) is the wealthy daughter of Buffalo businessman Carter Cushing (Jim Beaver). She’s courted by struggling entrepreneur Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), much to the chagrin of her long-time friend Dr. Alan McMichaels (Charlie Hunnam). After the murder of her father, Edith travels to Allerdale Hall with Thomas and his brooding, sexually queer sister Lucille (Jessica Chastain), but she is almost immediately confronted by crimson apparitions, poisoned tea and plenty of secrets in the cellar. Will Edith survive the Sharpes or will she become...
- 1/23/2023
- by Joe Lipsett
- bloody-disgusting.com
Kirsten Howard Mar 31, 2017
From The Shining to I Origins, these are just some of the worst offenders when it comes to moving between floors...
This article contains spoilers for just about every film on its list.
I don’t know when it started exactly.
When I was very young, it was fine. I maybe even enjoyed getting on an elevator and being whisked off, but somewhere in the timeline of my life, something changed. I began to dread stepping onto one. My heart would pound, a cold sweat would creep down my neck and my breath would quicken.
“What’s wrong?” a bemused acquaintance would ask as we were about to embark.
“Oh! Nothing, really,” I’d respond as casually as I could for someone suddenly about to lose control of their bowels. “I just thought I might take the stairs. Bit of exercise, you know.”
“But it…it’s 18 flights,...
From The Shining to I Origins, these are just some of the worst offenders when it comes to moving between floors...
This article contains spoilers for just about every film on its list.
I don’t know when it started exactly.
When I was very young, it was fine. I maybe even enjoyed getting on an elevator and being whisked off, but somewhere in the timeline of my life, something changed. I began to dread stepping onto one. My heart would pound, a cold sweat would creep down my neck and my breath would quicken.
“What’s wrong?” a bemused acquaintance would ask as we were about to embark.
“Oh! Nothing, really,” I’d respond as casually as I could for someone suddenly about to lose control of their bowels. “I just thought I might take the stairs. Bit of exercise, you know.”
“But it…it’s 18 flights,...
- 3/20/2017
- Den of Geek
Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver | Written and Directed by Guillermo del Toro
For any horror fan, having a film described as “A Gothic ghost story directed by Guillermo del Toro” will sell it to them in an instant. While some may be disappointed when they discover this is not a horror, Crimson Peak is still an education for viewers that not all ghost stories have to be horrific…
In Crimson Peak, Mia Wasikowska is Edith Cushing, an aspiring actor who falls for a mysterious stranger, Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston) looking for investment into his building project. After the death of her father she soon marries Sharpe and moves into his home, Crimson Peak inhabited by him, his sister Lucille (Jessica Chastain) and memories that refuse to stay silent.
If you are a fan of Guillermo del Toro’s previous films like The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth,...
For any horror fan, having a film described as “A Gothic ghost story directed by Guillermo del Toro” will sell it to them in an instant. While some may be disappointed when they discover this is not a horror, Crimson Peak is still an education for viewers that not all ghost stories have to be horrific…
In Crimson Peak, Mia Wasikowska is Edith Cushing, an aspiring actor who falls for a mysterious stranger, Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston) looking for investment into his building project. After the death of her father she soon marries Sharpe and moves into his home, Crimson Peak inhabited by him, his sister Lucille (Jessica Chastain) and memories that refuse to stay silent.
If you are a fan of Guillermo del Toro’s previous films like The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth,...
- 2/21/2016
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
To mark the release of Crimson Peak on 15th February, we’ve been given 3 copies to give away on Blu-ray. Young Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) is an aspiring author living with her father in New York at the dawn on the 20th century. When her father dies in mysterious circumstances, seductive stranger Thomas Sharpe (Tom
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- 2/15/2016
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Unfortunately, Guillermo Del Toro’s original Gothic romance Crimson Peak didn’t translate to box office gold, netting thirty one million at the domestic box office (it was budgeted at fifty-five million) and receiving criticism for a basic narrative failing to live up to the promise of inventive visuals. Still, one can appreciate Universal’s gambling on Del Toro’s vision and hope the property is considered lucrative enough to continue supporting unique visions from auteurs. Featuring a talented cast (despite the questionable casting of Jessica Chastain), Del Toro’s period suspense thriller collapses under close inspection, but is worth a glance as a piece of glossy strangeness.
Borrowing mercilessly from yellowed clichés of romantically inclined gothic literature, screenwriters Del Toro and Matthew Robins (whose last collaboration was the 1997 mutant insect thriller Mimic) plunder Edgar Allan Poe templates infused with the emotional melodrama oozing eternally from the pages of the...
Borrowing mercilessly from yellowed clichés of romantically inclined gothic literature, screenwriters Del Toro and Matthew Robins (whose last collaboration was the 1997 mutant insect thriller Mimic) plunder Edgar Allan Poe templates infused with the emotional melodrama oozing eternally from the pages of the...
- 2/9/2016
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Here's where angels sit down to weep next to devils -- the often-brilliant Guillermo del Toro's big Gothic romance / gory ghost epic looks mighty fancy but is a mess in too many ways to count. Say it Ain't So, Guillermo! Crimson Peak Blu-ray + DVD + Digital HD Universal / Legendary 2015 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 119 min. / Street Date February 9, 2016 / 34.98 Starring Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver. Cinematography Dan Laustsen Film Editor Bernat Vilaplana Original Music Fernando Velásquez Written by Guillermo del Toro, Matthew Robbins Produced by Guillermo del Toro, Callum Greene, Jon Jashni, Thomas Tull Directed by Guillermo del Toro
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Quite the wonder child of fantasy and horror, Guillermo del Toro has made near masterpieces in the Spanish language but not fared as well breaking through the Hollywood blockbuster barrier. His top-grossing American film might be Blade II. His equally talented compatriot Alfonso Cuarón has...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Quite the wonder child of fantasy and horror, Guillermo del Toro has made near masterpieces in the Spanish language but not fared as well breaking through the Hollywood blockbuster barrier. His top-grossing American film might be Blade II. His equally talented compatriot Alfonso Cuarón has...
- 2/2/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
On Mubi Off is a bi-weekly column exploring two films: one currently available on Mubi in the United States, and the other screening offsite (in theaters, on VOD, Blu-ray/DVD, etc).On MUBIIn a Glass Cage (Agustí Villaronga, 1986)A number of directors have put audiences in the head of a murderer using a subjective point of view shot—Michael Powell, John Carpenter, Dario Argento, to name but a very few. The opening sequence of Agustí Villaronga's 1986 feature film debut, In a Glass Cage, further perverts that sense of empathetic identification by using subjective Pov to put us in the mind of a killer in the making. We don't know who this germinal cut-throat is at first, only that he or she is bearing witness to a truly unspeakable horror: a middle-aged man lasciviously caressing, then beating to death, a naked, bloodied and helpless adolescent boy. Though the actions playing...
- 2/2/2016
- by Keith Uhlich
- MUBI
Universal Pictures
Love turns to madness and nightmare becomes reality in Crimson Peak, a chilling and beautiful supernatural horror from visionary director Guillermo del Toro. The film features a frightfully talented cast including Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, Jane Eyre) as Edith Cushing; two-time Academy Award® Dark Thirty, Mama) as Lady Lucille Sharpe; Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers, Thor) as her brother, Sir Thomas Sharpe; Charlie Hunnam (Pacific Rim, Sons of Anarchy) as Dr. Alan McMichael; and Jim Beaver (Supernatural, Adaption) as Edith’s father, Carter Cushing.
Young aspiring author Edith Cushing (Wasikowska) is living with her father in New York at the dawn on the 20th century. When he suddenly dies in suspect circumstances a seductive stranger Thomas Sharpe (Hiddleston) succeeds in sweeping Edith away to Allerdale Hall; a house that sits atop a mountain of profitable blood-red clay. The maze like property is packed with mystery, and the secretive...
Love turns to madness and nightmare becomes reality in Crimson Peak, a chilling and beautiful supernatural horror from visionary director Guillermo del Toro. The film features a frightfully talented cast including Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland, Jane Eyre) as Edith Cushing; two-time Academy Award® Dark Thirty, Mama) as Lady Lucille Sharpe; Tom Hiddleston (The Avengers, Thor) as her brother, Sir Thomas Sharpe; Charlie Hunnam (Pacific Rim, Sons of Anarchy) as Dr. Alan McMichael; and Jim Beaver (Supernatural, Adaption) as Edith’s father, Carter Cushing.
Young aspiring author Edith Cushing (Wasikowska) is living with her father in New York at the dawn on the 20th century. When he suddenly dies in suspect circumstances a seductive stranger Thomas Sharpe (Hiddleston) succeeds in sweeping Edith away to Allerdale Hall; a house that sits atop a mountain of profitable blood-red clay. The maze like property is packed with mystery, and the secretive...
- 2/1/2016
- by Dan Powell
- Obsessed with Film
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Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak was one of our films of 2015. Here's why...
A mild cheat to kick off our countdown of the top 10 films of the year, following our look at numbers 20-11. Crimson Peak so narrowly missed out, that we felt it deserved an article of its own. This one, in fact...
11. Crimson Peak
Guillermo del Toro delivered an English language masterpiece this year. Crimson Peak is an absolute triumph in production design, storytelling, performance, direction, and most importantly atmosphere. What it doesn’t deliver in is traditional scares. Because, and I can’t stress this enough, it’s not a horror film. Despite the ghosts roaming the place, it’s not even really a supernatural story. As main character Edith (a career best Mia Wasikowska) explicitly states for the audience when describing her own novel, ‘It’s not a ghost story, it’s...
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Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak was one of our films of 2015. Here's why...
A mild cheat to kick off our countdown of the top 10 films of the year, following our look at numbers 20-11. Crimson Peak so narrowly missed out, that we felt it deserved an article of its own. This one, in fact...
11. Crimson Peak
Guillermo del Toro delivered an English language masterpiece this year. Crimson Peak is an absolute triumph in production design, storytelling, performance, direction, and most importantly atmosphere. What it doesn’t deliver in is traditional scares. Because, and I can’t stress this enough, it’s not a horror film. Despite the ghosts roaming the place, it’s not even really a supernatural story. As main character Edith (a career best Mia Wasikowska) explicitly states for the audience when describing her own novel, ‘It’s not a ghost story, it’s...
- 12/22/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
After the giant robot/giant monster smackdown that was Pacific Rim, Guillermo Del Toro returns to something akin to his earlier, Spanish language work (The Devil’s Backbone especially) with gothic mystery Crimson Peak. A word of warning to hardcore horror fans though, to call this a horror movie would do it a disservice. As the movie makes great pains to point out at the start, this isn’t really a ghost story. It’s a story with a ghost in it. So, while there are some scares thrown in now and again, the movie is more concerned with building the mystery at its heart, as well as delivering a visual treat along the way. With its Victorian setting and gothic tone, Crimson Peak answers the question I’m pretty sure no one ever asked: What if Guillermo Del Toro made a Hammer movie? He’d do it quite well is the answer,...
- 10/16/2015
- by noreply@blogger.com (Tom White)
- www.themoviebit.com
Sure, the story of Crimson Peak is familiar, but the way it’s presented and the places it goes are wholly original. The film is a gothic horror story, set in an imposing 19th-century British mansion plagued by ghosts. We’ve all seen these elements done and done again, but never with the black humor, emotional depth, and ravishing visual beauty that writer-director Guillermo del Toro brings to the material.
The film follows Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), an aspiring young American author who is swept off her feet by charming British businessman Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston). Sharpe has traveled to seek a business investment from Edith’s rich father (Jim Beaver), who is displeased by the budding romance between Edith and Thomas. But his disapproval is rendered moot when a mystery assailant brutally murders him, leaving Thomas and Edith free to marry and return to the Sharpe family home in England,...
The film follows Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), an aspiring young American author who is swept off her feet by charming British businessman Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston). Sharpe has traveled to seek a business investment from Edith’s rich father (Jim Beaver), who is displeased by the budding romance between Edith and Thomas. But his disapproval is rendered moot when a mystery assailant brutally murders him, leaving Thomas and Edith free to marry and return to the Sharpe family home in England,...
- 10/16/2015
- by Patrick Dunn
- CinemaNerdz
Horror isn’t all about scares and frights. In fact, horror should be more associated with “fear.” That’s not always the case with most modern horror films. So often they are interested in producing thrills and cheap scares like making the audience jump from a cat popping out of a cupboard. Real fear is different. And fear in a good horror film isn’t always associated with the audience. In old, classic horror films, fear had more to do with the sense of fear felt by the main protagonist.
In many ways, Guillermo del Toro taps into this classic idea of fear in Crimson Peak. We experience Edith’s fear (Mia Wasikowska), instead of del Toro engaging the audience. Of course, there are a few jumps along the way, but Crimson Peak wants to be more of a gothic romance than what is typically shown at the multiplex these days.
In many ways, Guillermo del Toro taps into this classic idea of fear in Crimson Peak. We experience Edith’s fear (Mia Wasikowska), instead of del Toro engaging the audience. Of course, there are a few jumps along the way, but Crimson Peak wants to be more of a gothic romance than what is typically shown at the multiplex these days.
- 10/16/2015
- by Michael Haffner
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Crimson Peak
Written by Guillermo del Toro & Matthew Robbins
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
USA, 2015
Gorgeous but vacant. No, it’s not that new palatial estate they just built on the outskirts of town; it’s the new gothic/horror/romance film, Crimson Peak. Director Guillermo del Toro and his production team have crafted a truly breathtaking visual spectacle. Alas, there are no scares, just lots of unconvincing romance and a premise that’s been re-cycled so many times you can see each twist coming from a mile away. This is an ambitious miscalculation that should have waited for the script to catch up with the visuals.
The first act of Crimson Peak starts as a delightful study in late 19th century manners and class warfare. Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) is an aspiring writer who lives under the protective but loving eye of her snobby father, Carter (a criminally under-appreciated...
Written by Guillermo del Toro & Matthew Robbins
Directed by Guillermo del Toro
USA, 2015
Gorgeous but vacant. No, it’s not that new palatial estate they just built on the outskirts of town; it’s the new gothic/horror/romance film, Crimson Peak. Director Guillermo del Toro and his production team have crafted a truly breathtaking visual spectacle. Alas, there are no scares, just lots of unconvincing romance and a premise that’s been re-cycled so many times you can see each twist coming from a mile away. This is an ambitious miscalculation that should have waited for the script to catch up with the visuals.
The first act of Crimson Peak starts as a delightful study in late 19th century manners and class warfare. Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) is an aspiring writer who lives under the protective but loving eye of her snobby father, Carter (a criminally under-appreciated...
- 10/15/2015
- by J.R. Kinnard
- SoundOnSight
Stars: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver | Written and Directed by Guillermo del Toro
In Crimson Peak, Mia Wasikowska plays Edith, a young American writer living in the late 1800s with her industrialist father (Jim Beaver). He is approached by Tom Hiddleston’s English gentleman Sir Thomas Sharpe to invest in a motorised clay extraction machine, designed to mine the mountain of blood red clay upon which the Sharpe family home resides. Sharpe’s weird sister, Lady Lucille (Jessica Chastain) has travelled with him in their efforts to woo investors, but it’s Edith that ends up in thrall to Sir Thomas and, after a few spoilery plot happenings, they marry and return to the Sharpe country pile.
Did I mention that Edith can see ghosts? That’s important (or is it?). She has previously been haunted by her long dead mother and upon her arrival in England,...
In Crimson Peak, Mia Wasikowska plays Edith, a young American writer living in the late 1800s with her industrialist father (Jim Beaver). He is approached by Tom Hiddleston’s English gentleman Sir Thomas Sharpe to invest in a motorised clay extraction machine, designed to mine the mountain of blood red clay upon which the Sharpe family home resides. Sharpe’s weird sister, Lady Lucille (Jessica Chastain) has travelled with him in their efforts to woo investors, but it’s Edith that ends up in thrall to Sir Thomas and, after a few spoilery plot happenings, they marry and return to the Sharpe country pile.
Did I mention that Edith can see ghosts? That’s important (or is it?). She has previously been haunted by her long dead mother and upon her arrival in England,...
- 10/15/2015
- by Jack Kirby
- Nerdly
Is Crimson Peak a horror film? Is it a romantic tryst? Can I be the one who asks why we’re obsessed with the pre-classification of Guillermo del Toro’s latest Gothic…whatever it is? We’re supposed to live a film as we digest every inch of reel that passes through the projector (or digital doohickey), so it shouldn’t matter what you think about a movie Before you see it. Yes, Crimson Peak had a featured maze at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights, and yes, del Toro might have previously alluded to a hard-r rated haunted mansion tale (years back), but at the end of the day, unmet expectations shouldn’t ruin a film-watching experience.
Yet, if it’s instead ruined by strange editing techniques, a hammily played-out romance, and del Toro’s blood-soaked style vs. substance dilemma, well, that’s a different story.
Mia Wasikowska stars as Edith Cushing,...
Yet, if it’s instead ruined by strange editing techniques, a hammily played-out romance, and del Toro’s blood-soaked style vs. substance dilemma, well, that’s a different story.
Mia Wasikowska stars as Edith Cushing,...
- 10/15/2015
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
After marrying the charming and seductive Sir Thomas Sharpe (Hiddleston), young Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) finds herself swept away to his remote gothic mansion in the English hills. Also living there is Lady Lucille, Thomas' alluring sister and protector of her family's dark secrets. Able to communicate with the dead, Edith tries to decipher the mystery behind the ghostly visions that haunt her new home. As she comes closer to the truth, Edith may learn that true monsters are made of flesh and blood.
- 10/15/2015
- ComicBookMovie.com
Universal Pictures
Rating: ★★
Crimson Peak isn’t a horror. Guillermo del Toro really wants you to understand that.
When we meet Mia Wasikowska’s Edith Cushing, she’s written “a story with a ghost in it”, but while struggling to get it published is keen to emphasise that it is not “a ghost story”. The spirits are merely metaphors for the past, she says, multiple times, making clear what the film we’re watching really isn’t. You see, somewhat contrary to the marketing, this is a “gothic romance”, with Edith and Tom Hiddleston’s Sir Thomas Sharpe marrying and moving to his creaky, literally breathing mansion in Cumberland, along with Jessica Chastain as his mysterious sister. It’s weird and bizarre, with some cracking visuals, but only intermittently scary.
Which is a shame, because the film is at its best when it’s entering into horror territory; dark, angular...
Rating: ★★
Crimson Peak isn’t a horror. Guillermo del Toro really wants you to understand that.
When we meet Mia Wasikowska’s Edith Cushing, she’s written “a story with a ghost in it”, but while struggling to get it published is keen to emphasise that it is not “a ghost story”. The spirits are merely metaphors for the past, she says, multiple times, making clear what the film we’re watching really isn’t. You see, somewhat contrary to the marketing, this is a “gothic romance”, with Edith and Tom Hiddleston’s Sir Thomas Sharpe marrying and moving to his creaky, literally breathing mansion in Cumberland, along with Jessica Chastain as his mysterious sister. It’s weird and bizarre, with some cracking visuals, but only intermittently scary.
Which is a shame, because the film is at its best when it’s entering into horror territory; dark, angular...
- 10/15/2015
- by Alex Leadbeater
- Obsessed with Film
The stars of Crimson Peak walked the red carpet at the film’s premeire in New York City on Wednesday.
Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, and Mia Wasikowska stars in director Guillermo del Toro’s haunting romance which opens in theatres across Canada on Friday. The Gothic tale is one of romance and ghosts. Wasikowska stars aspiring author Edith Cushing, a young women who flees a family tragedy and heads to England in the arms of the mysterious and dashing stranger Sir Thomas Sharpe (Hiddleston). In a new and unusual land where the soil runs blood red, Edith finds herself in a decrepit manor with Sir Thomas, his menacing sister Lady Lucille Sharpe (Chastain), and the ghosts of the past.
Those looking for a full-blooded horror film may find themselves disappointed as del Toro has reiterated that Crimson Peak has roots in Gothic romances like Jane Eyre and Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca.
Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, and Mia Wasikowska stars in director Guillermo del Toro’s haunting romance which opens in theatres across Canada on Friday. The Gothic tale is one of romance and ghosts. Wasikowska stars aspiring author Edith Cushing, a young women who flees a family tragedy and heads to England in the arms of the mysterious and dashing stranger Sir Thomas Sharpe (Hiddleston). In a new and unusual land where the soil runs blood red, Edith finds herself in a decrepit manor with Sir Thomas, his menacing sister Lady Lucille Sharpe (Chastain), and the ghosts of the past.
Those looking for a full-blooded horror film may find themselves disappointed as del Toro has reiterated that Crimson Peak has roots in Gothic romances like Jane Eyre and Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca.
- 10/15/2015
- by Rachel West
- Cineplex
The stars of Crimson Peak walked the red carpet at the film’s premeire in New York City on Wednesday.
Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, and Mia Wasikowska stars in director Guillermo del Toro’s haunting romance which opens in theatres across Canada on Friday. The Gothic tale is one of romance and ghosts. Wasikowska stars aspiring author Edith Cushing, a young women who flees a family tragedy and heads to England in the arms of the mysterious and dashing stranger Sir Thomas Sharpe (Hiddleston). In a new and unusual land where the soil runs blood red, Edith finds herself in a decrepit manor with Sir Thomas, his menacing sister Lady Lucille Sharpe (Chastain), and the ghosts of the past.
Those looking for a full-blooded horror film may find themselves disappointed as del Toro has reiterated that Crimson Peak has roots in Gothic romances like Jane Eyre and Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca.
Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, and Mia Wasikowska stars in director Guillermo del Toro’s haunting romance which opens in theatres across Canada on Friday. The Gothic tale is one of romance and ghosts. Wasikowska stars aspiring author Edith Cushing, a young women who flees a family tragedy and heads to England in the arms of the mysterious and dashing stranger Sir Thomas Sharpe (Hiddleston). In a new and unusual land where the soil runs blood red, Edith finds herself in a decrepit manor with Sir Thomas, his menacing sister Lady Lucille Sharpe (Chastain), and the ghosts of the past.
Those looking for a full-blooded horror film may find themselves disappointed as del Toro has reiterated that Crimson Peak has roots in Gothic romances like Jane Eyre and Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca.
- 10/15/2015
- by Rachel West
- Cineplex
The Fall of the House of Cushing: Del Toro’s Haunted House Thriller Strangled by Frills
There’s much to admire within the crumbling facades of Guillermo Del Toro’s latest tantalizing film, Crimson Peak. But unlike its haunted familial mansion sinking slowly into the mire of wet red earth, the nonsensical and disappointingly basic narrative is consistent only in its utter transparency. Borrowing mercilessly from yellowed clichés of romantically inclined gothic literature, screenwriters Del Toro and Matthew Robins (whose last collaboration was the 1997 mutant insect thriller Mimic) plunder Edgar Allan Poe templates infused with the emotional melodrama oozing eternally from the pages of the Bronte sisters (while diegetic references to Jane Austen and Mary Shelley aren’t quite as effective in a film brimming with pointed symbolism). An overextended first half teases delectable weirdness to come, but beyond its brooding cinematography and expertly crafted ghostly visuals, Del Toro delivers...
There’s much to admire within the crumbling facades of Guillermo Del Toro’s latest tantalizing film, Crimson Peak. But unlike its haunted familial mansion sinking slowly into the mire of wet red earth, the nonsensical and disappointingly basic narrative is consistent only in its utter transparency. Borrowing mercilessly from yellowed clichés of romantically inclined gothic literature, screenwriters Del Toro and Matthew Robins (whose last collaboration was the 1997 mutant insect thriller Mimic) plunder Edgar Allan Poe templates infused with the emotional melodrama oozing eternally from the pages of the Bronte sisters (while diegetic references to Jane Austen and Mary Shelley aren’t quite as effective in a film brimming with pointed symbolism). An overextended first half teases delectable weirdness to come, but beyond its brooding cinematography and expertly crafted ghostly visuals, Del Toro delivers...
- 10/15/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Tom Hiddleston brings his hotness and English charm to Crimson Peak, Guillermo Del Toro's new Gothic horror film. And the movie features double the hotness and English charm: Sons of Anarchy alum Charlie Hunnam, who Del Toro directed in Pacific Rim, also stars. The movie is set in the 19th century. The 34-year-old actor, best known for playing Loki in The Avengers and the Thor films, portrays Sir Thomas Sharpe, a handsome British aristocrat who marries an American heiress named Edith Cushing, played by Mia Wasikowska, and brings her into his home to live with him. His very creepy home. Which may or may not be haunted. Jessica Chastain plays his...
- 10/15/2015
- E! Online
A deliciously creepy haunted-house story. Oozes eldritch atmosphere yet plays with our genre expectations in ways that make it as funny as it is scary. I’m “biast” (pro): love del Toro and the cast
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
A few years ago, with Pacific Rim, Guillermo del Toro took the 1950s Japanese monster movie and made it his own by combining modern flash and up-to-date attitudes with old-fashioned pulp energy. Now he does the same for gothic horror in Crimson Peak, a deliciously creepy haunted-house story that oozes eldritch atmosphere yet plays with our genre expectations in ways that make the movie as funny as it is scary. We may expect walls that drip blood, but do we expect a rational scientific reason for such a gruesome spectacle? We may expect ghosts to torment our hapless heroine,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
A few years ago, with Pacific Rim, Guillermo del Toro took the 1950s Japanese monster movie and made it his own by combining modern flash and up-to-date attitudes with old-fashioned pulp energy. Now he does the same for gothic horror in Crimson Peak, a deliciously creepy haunted-house story that oozes eldritch atmosphere yet plays with our genre expectations in ways that make the movie as funny as it is scary. We may expect walls that drip blood, but do we expect a rational scientific reason for such a gruesome spectacle? We may expect ghosts to torment our hapless heroine,...
- 10/15/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
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Guillermo del Toro returns with the period horror, Crimson Peak. Here's Ryan's review of an operatically gory movie...
Candles splutter and claret flows in Crimson Peak, director (and co-writer) Guillermo del Toro’s splashy love-letter to the classics of gothic horror.
A mile-wide river of the macabre has always flowed through del Toro’s work, from his ornately drawn vampire debut Cronos, via his giant bug B-flick Mimic to the ickier moments in his most recent movie, Pacific Rim. But even more so than The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth, del Toro’s last excursions into horror, Crimson Peak clearly expresses the filmmaker's affection for Hammer's output, Roger Corman’s Poe cycle, as well as such literary touchstones as Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights and The Turn Of The Screw.
Mia Wasikowska stars as Edith, the daughter of a wealthy American industrialist. Edith has designs on becoming a novelist,...
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Guillermo del Toro returns with the period horror, Crimson Peak. Here's Ryan's review of an operatically gory movie...
Candles splutter and claret flows in Crimson Peak, director (and co-writer) Guillermo del Toro’s splashy love-letter to the classics of gothic horror.
A mile-wide river of the macabre has always flowed through del Toro’s work, from his ornately drawn vampire debut Cronos, via his giant bug B-flick Mimic to the ickier moments in his most recent movie, Pacific Rim. But even more so than The Devil’s Backbone and Pan’s Labyrinth, del Toro’s last excursions into horror, Crimson Peak clearly expresses the filmmaker's affection for Hammer's output, Roger Corman’s Poe cycle, as well as such literary touchstones as Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights and The Turn Of The Screw.
Mia Wasikowska stars as Edith, the daughter of a wealthy American industrialist. Edith has designs on becoming a novelist,...
- 10/15/2015
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
We've seen Jessica Chastain take on a cavalcade of intense and demanding roles throughout her career, but none has had as much of an effect as her role in Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak. Apparently Lady Lucille Sharpe has rarely ever had a good day in her life, and that showed in Chastain's masterful performance... but it came at a cost. While attending the recent press conferences held in New York, with the cast and director of Crimson Peak in attendance, I was able to learn that The Martian actor had gone into the film constantly being told by friends that playing the villain was one of the best experiences that an actor could ever engage in. This was not so in the case of the extremely cold and restrictive Lady Lucille, the uptight sister to Tom Hiddleston's Sir Thomas Sharpe. But just how hard did Lucille's demeanor...
- 10/14/2015
- cinemablend.com
Guillermo del Toro has merged both his blockbuster enthusiasm and intimate sensibilities on a grand scale and the result happens to be his best English language film to date. An early scene perfectly sets the tone of what's to come as Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), wanting to leave her mark in literature like her idol Mary Shelley, explains to a reluctant publisher the difference between a ghost story and a story that happens to have a ghost in it. Del Toro is channeling classic gothic literature and cinema that covers the spectrum of paying tribute to all of the greats, from Daphne du Maurier and Edgar Allan Poe to Jack Clayton and Mario Bava.
Against her father's better judgement, Edith finds herself being swept off her feet by Sir Thomas Sharpe, portrayed with elegance and ferocity by the remarkably talented Tom Hiddleston. As Edith travels with Sir Thomas and his...
Against her father's better judgement, Edith finds herself being swept off her feet by Sir Thomas Sharpe, portrayed with elegance and ferocity by the remarkably talented Tom Hiddleston. As Edith travels with Sir Thomas and his...
- 10/14/2015
- by Sean McClannahan
- DailyDead
Guillermo Del Toro has been able to build a very unusual career for himself, balancing smaller Spanish-language titles that have been very personal with giant American blockbusters that are somehow equally personal. They're just personal to different sides of his personality, and when you're a filmmaker who is both a wicked-smart erudite voracious reader, an art collector whose tastes are all over the place, adult and part of a loving, close-knit family, raising strong daughters with a strong wife, who also just happens to be a filmmaker who is a 13-year-old boy who delights in the creepies and the crawlies and the gross and the absurd and superheroes and has a house full of the most amazing toys of all time including secrets rooms and part of the Haunted Mansion, then "personal" can cover a whole lot of ground. Universal has done "Crimson Peak" a disservice by selling it as a horror film.
- 10/14/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Crimson Peak works as many things: a melodramatic romance; both the recreation of a period and a revival of the way movies have made us perceive it; a genre-jumping comedy; and a critique of capitalistic excess. It does these things earnestly and without compromise, and it’s far braver — far more admirable — for having done so. What Guillermo del Toro’s new film doesn’t work as: a haunted-house picture. Although the director will personally tell you it’s not meant to fit this mold, the genre’s shape and intended impacts are certainly identifiable enough to spring to mind. The extent to which it fails here is rather clear, and the entire endeavor is sadly hobbled as a result.
Maybe this film is just too brief. It’s admirable that a director of del Toro’s clout would assemble a talented ensemble and team of skilled technicians for the...
Maybe this film is just too brief. It’s admirable that a director of del Toro’s clout would assemble a talented ensemble and team of skilled technicians for the...
- 10/13/2015
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
“Lord Byron said famously: ‘if everything else fails, scare them, shock them,’” director Guillermo del Toro told the press at a recent conference for his new film Crimson Peak. Set in the late 1800’s, the film stars Mia Wasikowska as Edith Cushing: a soft-spoken but self-possessed young woman who falls for the charms of Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston), a mysterious young man looking to secure investors for a mining operation on his family estate in the north of England.
- 10/13/2015
- by info@cinemovie.tv (Edie Nugent)
- CineMovie
Crimson Peak tells the story of Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), a writer who is on the run from the ghosts of her past when she meets a mysterious stranger, Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston). After the pair are married, they go to live with his sister, Lady Lucille Sharpe (Jessica Chastain), in their family home. Edith soon discovers that not only does the house bleed and breathe, but it also remembers... but what secrets does it hold? This chilling horror film from the mind of director...
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- 10/12/2015
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
Many are hoping that Crimson Peak will be a return to genre form for Guillermo del Toro. Dubbed a “gothic romance” – with a generous splash of chilling horror – it’s a far cry from the blockbusterism of Pacific Rim, which divided critics and caused people to doubt the director’s previously-lauded abilities. Fans of the horrormeister need not despair, though, as del Toro is amping up the scares a la Devil’s Backbone moreso than ever before.
This 19th century tale of doomed romance begins as Tom Hiddleston’s high society gent Thomas Sharpe weds Mia Wasikowska’s impressionable young lass Edith Cushing and escorts her back to his family’s abode. Upon her arrival, she’s greeted by Thomas’ creepy sister Lucille (Jessica Chastain) and the home’s unseen tenants: The ghosts. As evidenced in this latest featurette, the darkened hallways and in particular the eerie Gothic Corridor of...
This 19th century tale of doomed romance begins as Tom Hiddleston’s high society gent Thomas Sharpe weds Mia Wasikowska’s impressionable young lass Edith Cushing and escorts her back to his family’s abode. Upon her arrival, she’s greeted by Thomas’ creepy sister Lucille (Jessica Chastain) and the home’s unseen tenants: The ghosts. As evidenced in this latest featurette, the darkened hallways and in particular the eerie Gothic Corridor of...
- 9/29/2015
- by Gem Seddon
- We Got This Covered
Long before unlocking the gates of hell and cancelling the apocalypse, Guillermo del Toro served up a wonderful duo of Spanish horror films in The Devil’s Backbone and the beloved, poignant Pan’s Labyrinth. In 2015, the fan-favorite Mexican director will bring his stylistic brand of horror to an English-language audience with Crimson Peak.
What begins as a tale of boundless love situated in 19th Century England soon takes a turn for the supernatural, after Tom Hiddleston’s dashing Thomas Sharpe whisks away Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) and brings her to a creaky old abode known as Allerdale Hall, a towering three-story mansion that hides more secrets than anyone cares to admit.
Chief among those is Jessica Chastian’s narcissistic Lady Lucille Sharpe. As a doting sister to Hiddleston’s character, one would expect that the insular persona welcome in Edith with open arms, making her feel right at home...
What begins as a tale of boundless love situated in 19th Century England soon takes a turn for the supernatural, after Tom Hiddleston’s dashing Thomas Sharpe whisks away Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska) and brings her to a creaky old abode known as Allerdale Hall, a towering three-story mansion that hides more secrets than anyone cares to admit.
Chief among those is Jessica Chastian’s narcissistic Lady Lucille Sharpe. As a doting sister to Hiddleston’s character, one would expect that the insular persona welcome in Edith with open arms, making her feel right at home...
- 9/22/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
If you’re feeling a bit of a nip in the air, it’s probably courtesy of the first frosty clip from Guillermo Del Toro’s much-anticipated return to horror, Crimson Peak.
Reminiscent of Hitchcock’s classic Rebecca from the get-go, the sinister scene provides us with a first look at Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska and Jessica Chastain - in full period garb, natch - ensconced within the drafty, shadow-filled, gothic mansion that lends its name to the film’s title.
Wasikowska takes on the role of Edith Cushing, the blushing but boundlessly imaginative new bride of the elegant Thomas Sharpe (Hiddleston). But in gaining Thomas as a husband, it would appear that Edith has also gained a cold-shoulder in the form of her sister-in-law, Lucille (Chastain).
Check out Edith’s chilly reception below and try your best not to be creeped out as Thomas calmly explains to his new...
Reminiscent of Hitchcock’s classic Rebecca from the get-go, the sinister scene provides us with a first look at Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska and Jessica Chastain - in full period garb, natch - ensconced within the drafty, shadow-filled, gothic mansion that lends its name to the film’s title.
Wasikowska takes on the role of Edith Cushing, the blushing but boundlessly imaginative new bride of the elegant Thomas Sharpe (Hiddleston). But in gaining Thomas as a husband, it would appear that Edith has also gained a cold-shoulder in the form of her sister-in-law, Lucille (Chastain).
Check out Edith’s chilly reception below and try your best not to be creeped out as Thomas calmly explains to his new...
- 9/15/2015
- by Emma Badame
- Cineplex
Fan-favorite filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro may be fighting tooth and nail to ensure that his Pacific Rim 2 (Maelstom) is marshalled into theaters – whether it’s in 2017 or 2018 – but his much-hyped return to the horror genre is enjoying a much smoother sail to release, with today heralding the maiden clip for the director’s spine-chilling feature, Crimson Peak.
It features Jessica Chastian as Lady Lucille Sharpe, in a role that is quite literally worlds away from her part in Ridley Scott’s The Martian. For Crimson Peak, the esteemed actress will play doting sister to Tom Hiddleston’s Thomas Sharpe, though the latter falls for the affections of Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska). And so, when the three are united under the one roof of the titular, creaky old abode, things begin to take a turn for the supernatural, with the trailers released thus far hinting at a potential curse that looms large over Edith.
It features Jessica Chastian as Lady Lucille Sharpe, in a role that is quite literally worlds away from her part in Ridley Scott’s The Martian. For Crimson Peak, the esteemed actress will play doting sister to Tom Hiddleston’s Thomas Sharpe, though the latter falls for the affections of Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska). And so, when the three are united under the one roof of the titular, creaky old abode, things begin to take a turn for the supernatural, with the trailers released thus far hinting at a potential curse that looms large over Edith.
- 9/14/2015
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
In a little over two months, viewers can experience Crimson Peak's Allerdale Hall, a place haunted by ghosts and inhabited by two potentially dangerous humans: Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston) and his sister, Lady Lucille Sharpe (Jessica Chastain). But before Guillermo del Toro's latest hits the big screen on October 16th, it will hit the shelves in the form of Funko's Pop! vinyl figures.
Depicting Sir Thomas Sharpe, Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), and Mother Ghost, Funko's Crimson Peak Pop! vinyl figures are slated for a September release. No word yet if we'll see Pop! vinyl figures of other key Crimson Peak characters like Jessica Chastain's Lady Lucille Sharpe or Charlie Hunnam's Dr. Alan McMichael, but we'll keep our fingers crossed for further announcements.
From Funko: "Crimson Peak, the latest cinematic adventure from director Guillermo del Toro, is sure to cause a scare!
The film follows a young author,...
Depicting Sir Thomas Sharpe, Edith Cushing (Mia Wasikowska), and Mother Ghost, Funko's Crimson Peak Pop! vinyl figures are slated for a September release. No word yet if we'll see Pop! vinyl figures of other key Crimson Peak characters like Jessica Chastain's Lady Lucille Sharpe or Charlie Hunnam's Dr. Alan McMichael, but we'll keep our fingers crossed for further announcements.
From Funko: "Crimson Peak, the latest cinematic adventure from director Guillermo del Toro, is sure to cause a scare!
The film follows a young author,...
- 8/14/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Guillermo del Toro’s gothic thriller “Crimson Peak” doesn’t hit theaters until this October. Of course, that means all the merchandising will be reaching retailer shelves in September. Which means the promotional blasts are going out right about…now. You can see where this is headed. Remember the eerie feeling the “Crimson Peak” trailer evoked? Like if “Casper” had been meant for an adult audience and not pre-teen girls who inexplicably found themselves crushing on the voice of Malachi Pearson and the body of Devon Sawa. In said trailer, several supernatural phenomena appear. Including one mysterious, black-clad ghost person creeping on Mia Wasikowska. The trailers are very careful to hide this ghost’s face. We see her hands… …and her feet… …but never any kind of defining characteristics outside of obvious tattered mourning clothes. Warning: “Crimson Peak” Spoiler Beyond This Point. Well Funko — creators of the ubiquitous Pop!Vinyls...
- 8/11/2015
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
Set in Cumbria, in a crumbling mansion in a largely rural and mountainous region of northern England in the 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. The new horror movie stars Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, and Jim Beaver as Carter Cushing. Written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. “Crimson Peak” opens in theaters everywhere on October 16, 2015.
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- 7/20/2015
- by Rudie Obias
- ShockYa
Comic-Con favourite Tom Hiddleston was on hand in Hall H to promote the upcoming film Crimson Peak. Guillermo del Toro’s Gothic horror made a stop at the Con last summer, but this time, the director brought not only his cast but some never-before-seen footage of the movie.
Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska joined Hiddleston and del Toro on the Hall H stage to give the crowd a glimpse at what audiences can expect when the movie hits theatres on October 23:
Del Toro wanted Crimson Peak to fully fit into the Gothic romance genre, but make no mistake, it is an adult horror at heart. The director wanted to make a film that was truly scary, something that recalls his earlier Spanish-language films like Cronos and The Devil’s Backbone, films that he referred to as some of his earlier, more artistic movies. Crimson Peak will offer its fair...
Jessica Chastain and Mia Wasikowska joined Hiddleston and del Toro on the Hall H stage to give the crowd a glimpse at what audiences can expect when the movie hits theatres on October 23:
Del Toro wanted Crimson Peak to fully fit into the Gothic romance genre, but make no mistake, it is an adult horror at heart. The director wanted to make a film that was truly scary, something that recalls his earlier Spanish-language films like Cronos and The Devil’s Backbone, films that he referred to as some of his earlier, more artistic movies. Crimson Peak will offer its fair...
- 7/13/2015
- by Rachel West
- Cineplex
Legendary Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros. – all the big studios have huge panels in Sdcc’s infamously gigantic Hall H this year. But, true to form, many of them are staying silent about what (and who!) we’re actually going to be seeing on the big screen and the big stage. Here’s what upcoming films I’m hoping we’ll get a peek at this year at San Diego Comic-Con.
Crimson Peak
Out on October 16th, Guillermo del Toro’s latest freaky feature already has us flipping out. Starring Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, and Charlie Hunnam, the film follows author Edith Cushing (Wasikowska), who marries Hiddleston’s Sir Thomas Sharpe – only to discover things at his creepy old mansion are not what they seem.
Crimson Peak
Out on October 16th, Guillermo del Toro’s latest freaky feature already has us flipping out. Starring Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, and Charlie Hunnam, the film follows author Edith Cushing (Wasikowska), who marries Hiddleston’s Sir Thomas Sharpe – only to discover things at his creepy old mansion are not what they seem.
- 7/8/2015
- by Sam Maggs
- Cineplex
Only a few weeks since the last batch of Crimson Peak character posters, here's a new quartet showcasing, as you might expect, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska and Charlie Hunnam. They're not quite as opulent as the last lot, but they still convey the gothic spookiness of Guillermo del Toro's return to the supernatural...Chastain plays the frosty, troubled Lucille Sharpe; Hiddleston is her complicated brother Sir Thomas Sharpe; Mia Wasikowska is his new wife, author Edith Cushing; and Charlie Hunnam is Dr. Alan McMichael, who is none too pleased about Edith’s newlywed status and her new home in the crumbling Sharpe family pile Allerdale Hall.As Edith starts her life with Thomas, she discovers that the house has a very dark past, built as it is upon the titular peak (named for the red clay that even now oozes into the lower floors of the building...
- 7/7/2015
- EmpireOnline
Even though we're enjoying the summer patio season, we’re already counting down to October 16th. Looking at these Crimson Peak character posters can you really blame us?
Brand new character posters Guillermo del Toro’s highly-anticipated Gothic horror starring Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, and Charlie Hunnam have hit the web and are only piquing our interest in this creepy tale.
The film is sent in the aftermath of a family tragedy that sees an aspiring author (Wasikowska) torn between the love of her childhood friend and a tempting outsider. Caught up in a living, breathing house from her past, she is caught up in seemingly supernatural events and mysterious goings-ons.
Hiddleston stars as Sir Thomas Sharpe, Chastain as Lady Lucille Sharpe, and Hunnam as Dr. Alan McMichael in the film alongside Wasikowska’s author-figure Edith Cushing.
We got the scoop from the director himself on Crimson Peak...
Brand new character posters Guillermo del Toro’s highly-anticipated Gothic horror starring Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska, and Charlie Hunnam have hit the web and are only piquing our interest in this creepy tale.
The film is sent in the aftermath of a family tragedy that sees an aspiring author (Wasikowska) torn between the love of her childhood friend and a tempting outsider. Caught up in a living, breathing house from her past, she is caught up in seemingly supernatural events and mysterious goings-ons.
Hiddleston stars as Sir Thomas Sharpe, Chastain as Lady Lucille Sharpe, and Hunnam as Dr. Alan McMichael in the film alongside Wasikowska’s author-figure Edith Cushing.
We got the scoop from the director himself on Crimson Peak...
- 7/6/2015
- by Rachel West
- Cineplex
The summer movie season is bringing us plenty of treats, but we’re also looking forward to the gloomy, ghostly days of autumn, when Guillermo del Toro will finally open the doors to his gothic horror Crimson Peak. Four new character posters, featuring the main cast looking suitably imposing, have arrived online. These fresh looks at the central foursome show Jessica Chastain as the frosty, troubled Lucille Sharpe, Thomas Hiddleston as her complicated brother Sir Thomas Sharpe, Mia Wasikowska as his new wife, author Edith Cushing and Charlie Hunnam as Dr. Alan McMichael, who is none too pleased about Edith’s newlywed status and her new home in the crumbling Sharpe family pile Allerdale Hall.You know, he might just be right. For as Edith starts her life with Thomas, she discovers that the house has a very dark past, built as it is upon the titular peak (named for...
- 6/17/2015
- EmpireOnline
New character posters have been released for Crimson Peak, providing us with a new looks at the residents of the haunted mansion; Mia Wasikowska's Edith Cushing, Tom Hiddleston's Sir Thomas Sharpe, Jessica Chastain's Lady Lucille Sharpe and Charlie Hunnam's Dr. Alan McMichael. The other big star of director Guillermo del Toro's new movie is the titular estate itself, which... Read More...
- 6/17/2015
- by Jesse Giroux
- JoBlo.com
Toronto, Ontario. As you've discovered if you've ever sent out a tweet containing the word "Hiddleston," the "Thor" star and British Shakespeare veteran has a legion of passionate fans. On Guillermo del Toro's upcoming Victorian haunted house drama "Crimson Peak," Hiddleston was a late arrival, stepping in for one of the few actors capable of engendering comparable levels of online hyperventilation, Benedict Cumberbatch. For Hiddleston, there was no hesitation when first his agent, then del Toro, then Jessica Chastain all called to woo him to play Sir Thomas Sharpe, a fading British aristocrat who brings his new American bride Edith (Mia Wasikowska) home to his familial estate as part of an attempt to reboot his fortunes, setting in motion initially creepy and eventually terrifying happenings. "[T]here was no possible way I was going to say no," Hiddleston laughs, sitting in a prop warehouse near the Toronto sound stages housing...
- 5/14/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
We officially have goose bumps! In a newly released trailer of the horror flick Crimson Peak, the clip starts out in a dimly lit room with a trembling young girl who fears what may come out of the dark. Mia Wasikowska portrays Edith, who grows up to be an aspiring author, torn between the love of an old friend and the romantic temptation of Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston). As Edith tries to escape the ghosts of her traumatic past, she becomes captive to a house that bleeds the truth. "You see where I come from, ghosts are not to be taken lightly," the Thor star warns. Director Guillermo del Toro's star-studded cast includes Sons of Anarchy's Charlie...
- 5/13/2015
- E! Online
Back in February the world had its first look at Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak. Now, there's a new glimpse at what the mysterious house has to offer with a new international trailer. brightcove.createExperiences();Crimson Peak finds Mia Wasikowska as author Edith Cushing, who is freshly wed to the charming, heroic Sir Thomas Sharpe (Tom Hiddleston). She moves to live with him in the titular massive, crumbling family pile in Cumbria. But soon after she arrives, she discovers that her husband is not who he appears to be, and the house itself has some very dark secrets. Jessica Chastain plays Lady Lucille Sharpe, Sir Thomas’ sister, a woman who carries her fair share of dangerous mysteries swirling about her. Based on the evidence of this peek at the Peak, it’s a stylish, moody affair, dripping with both slow-burn gothic chills and plenty of the sort of imagery...
- 5/13/2015
- EmpireOnline
Hello again, dear readers. I hope you all had a good Valentine’s Day weekend, and that a lot of you got out to see Kingsman: The Secret Service, which is totally awesome. This coming Sunday also brings us the 87th Academy Awards, during which I’ll be both hoping Michael Keaton wins Best Actor for Birdman, and cursing the Academy for not giving a Best Animated Feature nomination to The Lego Movie. But in this meantime, this week’s installment of Trailer Trashin’ is our first look at one of my most anticipated films of the fall, Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak.
Premise: In the aftermath of a family tragedy, a young author is torn between the love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds…and remembers.
Premise: In the aftermath of a family tragedy, a young author is torn between the love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds…and remembers.
- 2/19/2015
- by Timothy Monforton
- CinemaNerdz
Is it just me or does Guillermo Del Toro seem to be a man divided? I mean, I have nothing against Pacific Rim but personally it’s just not my thing. I could say I was disappointed by it but it wasn’t really my thing. Well, mainly it was the barely tolerable orgy of CGI that wasn’t my thing more than, you know, kaiju-punching giant robots because how could that not be your thing? But I think I speak on behalf of all horror fans that, after the entertaining but awkward Hellboy films, we were hoping for a return to the Del Toro of old, the The Orphanage and Pan’s Labyrinth mastermind who lured his unsuspecting prey into his films with dabs of gothic fantasy before swallowing them whole. It’s not that we can’t share him with non-horror fans; it’s just that we refuse.
- 2/14/2015
- by Chris Melkus
- Destroy the Brain
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