Nightmare Alley (2021 film)

Nightmare Alley is an upcoming American psychological thriller film directed by Guillermo del Toro with a screenplay by del Toro and Kim Morgan, based on the novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham.

Nightmare Alley
Directed byGuillermo del Toro
Produced by
Screenplay by
  • Guillermo del Toro
  • Kim Morgan
Based onNightmare Alley
by William Lindsay Gresham
Starring
CinematographyDan Laustsen
Edited byCam McLauchlin
Production
company
Distributed bySearchlight Pictures
Release date
  • December 3, 2021 (2021-12-03) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

It is scheduled to be released on December 3, 2021, by Searchlight Pictures.

Premise

An ambitious carny (Cooper) with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist (Blanchett) who is even more dangerous than he is.[1]

Cast

Production

The project was announced in December 2017, when Guillermo del Toro revealed he would write and direct the film.[2]

In April 2019, Leonardo DiCaprio entered negotiations to star in the film. Filming was expected to take place in the fall of 2019 in Toronto, and Dan Laustsen was set to serve as cinematographer.[3][4] In June, Bradley Cooper entered early negotiations to replace DiCaprio.[5] In July 2019, production was pushed back to a January 2020 start date.[6] In August 2019, Cate Blanchett was in negotiations to join the film.[7] Both Cooper and Blanchett were confirmed to star the next month, along with the addition of Rooney Mara.[8] Toni Collette and David Strathairn were added in September, with Strathairn replacing Michael Shannon who dropped out due to "scheduling conflicts."[9][10] Willem Dafoe was cast in October[11] and Holt McCallany would join the next month.[12] Ron Perlman and Richard Jenkins were both confirmed in January 2020.[13] In February 2020, Mary Steenburgen and Romina Power joined the cast of the film.[14][15] In March 2020, Paul Anderson joined the cast of the film.[16]

Principal photography began in January 2020.[17][18] In March of the same year, Disney halted production on the film due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[19] Production resumed in September 2020.[20] By November 2020, filming had already finished and reshoots occurred.[21] Production officially wrapped on December 12, 2020.[22]

Release

The film is scheduled to be released on December 3, 2021, by Searchlight Pictures.[23]

See also

References
  1. Sharf, Zack (January 30, 2020). "Guillermo del Toro Begins Filming 'Nightmare Alley' With Key 'Shape of Water' Collaborators". IndieWire. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  2. Kroll, Justin (December 12, 2017). "Guillermo del Toro Taps Scott Cooper for 'Antlers' and Sets New Project 'Nightmare Alley' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  3. Fleming Jr., Mike (April 23, 2019). "Leonardo DiCaprio In Talks To Star In Guillermo Del Toro's 'Nightmare Alley'". Deadline. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  4. Marc, Christopher (April 23, 2019). "Guillermo del Toro's 'Nightmare Alley' Will See A Reunion With 'The Shape of Water' Cinematographer Dan Laustsen – Expected To Shoot In Toronto". HN Entertainment. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  5. Galuppo, Mia; Kit, Borys (June 14, 2019). "Bradley Cooper in Early Talks to Replace Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Nightmare Alley'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  6. Marc, Christopher (July 24, 2019). "UPDATE: Guillermo del Toro's 'Nightmare Alley' Remake Production Start Pushed To January – Hires Stunt Coordinator". HN Entertainment. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  7. Kroll, Justin (August 2, 2019). "Cate Blanchett Eyes Guillermo del Toro's 'Nightmare Alley' With Bradley Cooper (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  8. Fleming Jr, Mike (September 4, 2019). "Rooney Mara Joins Guillermo Del Toro's 'Nightmare Alley' At Fox Searchlight". Deadline. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  9. Kit, Borys (September 13, 2019). "Toni Collette Joins Bradley Cooper in Guillermo del Toro's 'Nightmare Alley'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  10. Kit, Borys (September 27, 2019). "David Strathairn Joins Bradley Cooper in Guillermo del Toro's Noir Thriller 'Nightmare Alley' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  11. Kroll, Justin (October 15, 2019). "Willem Dafoe Joins Guillermo Del Toro's 'Nightmare Alley'". Variety. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  12. Patten, Dominic (November 20, 2019). "Guillermo Del Toro's 'Nightmare Alley' Adds 'Mindhunter's Holt McCallany To Fox Searchlight Flick With Cate Blanchett & Bradley Cooper". Deadline. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  13. Sharf, Zack (January 30, 2020). "Guillermo del Toro Begins Filming 'Nightmare Alley' With Key 'Shape of Water' Collaborators". IndieWire. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  14. Steenburgen, Mary (February 8, 2020). "Thank you for all the beautiful birthday wishes! And for you Stepbrothers fans, Robert and Nancy, alive and in Toronto. Thank you Guillermo Del Toro for bringing us back together!". Twitter. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  15. Power, Romina (February 10, 2020). "On the set of oscar winner Guillermo Del Toro's "Nightmare Alley" Sul set del vincitore Oscar Guillermo del Toro . Il suo nuovo film, "Nightmare Alley"". Instagram. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  16. Anderson, Paul (March 9, 2020). "See you soon #guilmorodetoro #nightmare A. 2020 🇲🇽 🇨🇦 🇺🇸". Instagram. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
  17. "Nightmare Alley" (PDF). Directors Guild of Canada. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  18. Chitwood, Adam (January 22, 2020). "'Nightmare Alley' Set Photo Reveals Filming Has Begun on Guillermo del Toro's Next Film". Collider. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  19. D'Alessandro, Anthony (March 13, 2020). "Disney Pausing Production On Features 'Little Mermaid', 'Home Alone', 'Nightmare Alley' & More Until Coronavirus Calms Down". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  20. "DGC Ontario (Page 7)" (PDF). Directors Guild of Canada. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
  21. "Disney Confirms ALL Movies Shut Down For COVID Have Restarted Or Completed Filming". ScreenRant. November 13, 2020. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
  22. Lattanzio, Ryan (December 12, 2020). "Guillermo del Toro's 'Nightmare Alley' Wraps Production with Cooper, Blanchett, Mara, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  23. D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 21, 2021). "Searchlight Dates Sundance Acquisition 'The Night House', 'Nightmare Alley' & More For Later This Year". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
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