Tag: Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
Creepy Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark Teaser Trailer
Miramax has debuted the first trailer for the Guillermo del Toro produced remake Don’t be Afraid of the Dark starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and the young Bailee Madison.
Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark is based on a 1973 made for TV movie and sees little girl Sally Hurst (Bailee Madison) move to Rhode Island to live in with her father Alex (Guy Pearce) and his new girlfriend Kim (Katie Holmes) in the 19th-century mansion they are restoring. The eerie surroundings are the perfect dwelling for the scary little ghoulies living in the secret basement, unbeknown to anyone except Sally. It is now up to the young ‘un to convince her parents that she is not playing silly beggars before the evil species pull them all into the depths below.
Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark Poster
Check out the Comic-Con poster for horror-thriller Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, the adaptation of ABC’s 1973 cult classic, which starring Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce and Bailee Madison.
Producers Guillermo del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Orphanage) and Mark Johnson (Chronicles of Narnia) join forces to deliver Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, a tale of hair-raising, spine-chilling horror.
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark Written by Guillermo del Toro on January 21, 2011
January 21, 2011. Make sure you write this date somewhere, especially if you’re a fan of some good horror-stories.
Why? Well, because that’s exactly the release date of the 1973 TV movie remake Don’t be afraid of the Dark, project directed by newcomer Troy Nixey, and produced by well-known name Guillermo del Toro.
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark will center on a young girl, sent to live with her father and his new girlfriend, who discovers sinister creatures that live underneath the stairs.
In case you’re not so familiar with the cast, Guy Pearce will star as above mentioned father, together with his new girlfriend, Katie Holmes, while “young girl” will be played by Bailee Madison.
Like we said, ABC’s 1973 cult classic will mark former comic book artist Troy Nixey’s directorial debut.
Guillermo del Toro adapted Nigel McKeand’s teleplay with Matthew Robbins, his writing partner on the 1997 horror film Mimic for Miramax’s former genre label Dimension.
Katie Holmes In Del Toro’s DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK
Katie Holmes has been cast in the lead role in the thriller “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark.”
Guillermo del Toro is producing with Mark Johnson but more important is that del Toro co-wrote the script with Matthew Robbins.
Troy Nixey, a comicbook artist, will be making his directorial debut under the mentoring of del Toro. Del Toro first discovered Nixey after watching his short film “Latchkey’s Lament” that captured the tone del Toro wanted for this project.
