I’m having a hard time disassociating the upcoming Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark with YTV’s similarly titled kids show “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”. At some point, maybe when a trailer is released, I may be able to separate the two but as it stands now, I can’t think of one without the other.
Directed by Guillermo del Toro protégé and director of the great looking short film Latchkey’s Lament (see the trailer) Troy Nixey, the film is a remake of a 1970s TV movie about a girl who moves in with her father and his girlfriend only to discover that they are sharing their home with demonic creatures. I’ve never seen the original (and that description doesn’t really encourage me to) but I’m definitely curious about this new adaptation; especially after the most recent casting announcement.
The film had already cast up and coming young talent Bailee Madison as the little girl and Katie Holmes as the girlfriend and according to THR, Guy Pearce is in “final negotiations” to star in the film as the father.
Being unfamiliar with the story, I’m not sure how large of a role the parents play in the story though I have a feeling they’ll be secondary to the little girl, but I have great love for Pearce and I’ll watch him in anything (including the problem riddled and forgettable Death Defying Acts). If the addition of Pearce doesn’t trump the casting of Holmes, maybe the fact that the script is written by del Toro and regular collaborator Matthew Robbins will.
Production is scheduled to begin in July and I expect we may start seeing material from the film as early as Christmas (though it’s not scheduled for release until 2011).
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Comment by Ross Miller — June 30, 2009
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Comment by Ashley — June 30, 2009
Nice to see the guy getting a full feature gig.
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