In the fall of 2015, the film "Crimson Peak" was released by the director of the films "Labyrinth of Faun" and "The Devil's Ridge" Guillermo del Toro. The famous director did not change himself, once again creating a bold Gothic masterpiece that will take its rightful place in the collection of any movie fan.
Filmmakers
Like every scene or plot twist of the film “Crimson Peak” (2015), the actors and roles were chosen by Guillermo del Toro very carefully so that the idea that he had outlined was accurately embodied on the screen.
Preparation for filming a picture of ghosts began in 2012. It was originally planned that in the movie "Crimson Peak" the actors and roles played by them will be as follows: Emma Stone will embody the character Edith, and Benedict Cumberbatch will play Thomas Sharpe. But in the end, the alleged lead actors dropped out of the project, and they had to look for a replacement. But it did not take a lot of time, since many talented actors are ready to cooperate with such a director as Guillermo del Toro.
In the film "Crimson Peak", the actors and roles were distributed as follows: the role of the writer Edith went to the young actress Mie Vasikovskaya, who most of the audience know about the roles of Alice in the films "Alice in Wonderland" and "Alice in the Looking Glass" by Tim Burton, the role of Thomas Sharp went British actor Tom Hiddleston, winner of the MTV Award for the Avengers movie, and his sister Lucille, Jessica Chastain, who starred in the mystical thriller Mom.
The role of father Edith, businessman Carter Cushing, was played by Jim Beaver, star of the TV series "Supernatural" and "Deadwood".
One of the main roles in the film was embodied by Charlie Hunnam. Viewers know him for the fantastic action movie "Pacific Frontier" and the drama "Hooligan" by Lexi Alexander. In Crimson Peak, Charlie Hunnam played the role of Alan McMichael, a young curious doctor and Edith's best friend.
A small role for detective Holly, trying to learn more about Thomas Sharpe and his sister, was played by Bern Gorman, who received worldwide fame thanks to the TV series Game of Thrones.
Guillermo del Toro acted as a director and screenwriter. He wrote over 10 script versions before starting filming.
At the end of 2013, the actors and roles for the film “Crimson Peak” were approved, and the filming process began. The shooting took place in Canada, in the cities of Kingston and Toronto.
Plot
The main character of the film is a young, hopeful girl named Edith, who writes Gothic novels and dreams of becoming a great writer.
One day, Edith meets Thomas Sharpe, an English ruined aristocrat. Edith falls in love with an attractive young man. After the wedding, Thomas takes Edith to England to his estate, which is called the "Crimson Peak" in the area.
Edith will soon realize that her new home is a place of fear and death. At night, ghosts crawl out of the walls, trying to save Edith from mortal danger. They are the only ones who can tell that her lover is not the one for whom he claims to be.
Reviews
The film "Crimson Peak", actors and roles, were highly praised by critics. The famous American horror writer Stephen King called the picture "gorgeous and damn scary."
Despite the high rating on the viewing sites and the positive reviews of critics for the film “Crimson Peak”, the actors (and the roles that they played successfully did not help in this at all) did not receive any awards. But, no doubt, they still have many successful projects ahead.