Directed by Guillermo del Toro Edited by Sidney Wolinsky Director Guillermo del Toro Music director Alexandre Desplat | Music by Alexandre Desplat Production
companies Bull Productions Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures Cinematography Dan Laustsen | |
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Produced by Guillermo del Toro
J. Miles Dale Starring Sally Hawkins
Michael Shannon
Richard Jenkins
Doug Jones
Lauren Lee Smith
Michael Stuhlbarg
Octavia Spencer Written by Guillermo del Toro, Vanessa Taylor Cast Doug Jones, Michael Shannon, Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Stuhlbarg Similar Cronos, Mimic, The Devil's Backbone, Crimson Peak, Pacific Rim: Maelstrom Profiles | ||
The Shape of Water is an upcoming American fantasy adventure film directed by Guillermo del Toro and written by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor. The film stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Lauren Lee Smith, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Octavia Spencer.
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Plot
An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. Elisa, a janitor (Sally Hawkins) in a government facility falls in love with an aquatic man (Doug Jones) who is being held captive for testing.
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Production
On March 17, 2016, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that a thriller film was in development from Guillermo del Toro which would star Octavia Spencer and which del Toro was writing and would produce and direct for Fox Searchlight Pictures. The film would be set in the Cold War era. Michael Stuhlbarg joined the film's cast later in March. On May 6, 2016, Michael Shannon joined the cast in a role opposite Sally Hawkins. The title was speculated and then confirmed to be The Shape of Water. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, del Toro confirmed his frequent collaborator Doug Jones would play the creature featured in the film.
Filming was set to begin on August 1, 2016 in Toronto, but del Toro confirmed on his personal Twitter account that filming would begin on August 15, 2016. Production was officially announced to have begun on that day, which was later confirmed by del Toro himself. Filming wrapped on November 6, 2016.
In December 2016, Alexandre Desplat was confirmed to be working on the film as the composer for the film's score.
