The Woman in Black (2012 film)

The Woman in Black
Official international poster
Directed by	James Watkins
Produced by	Richard Jackson Simon Oakes Brian Oliver
Screenplay by	Jane Goldman
Based on	The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
Starring	Daniel Radcliffe Ciarán Hinds Janet McTeer Sophie Stuckey Liz White Alisa Khasanova
Music by	Marco Beltrami
Cinematography	Tim Maurice-Jones[1]
Studio	Hammer Film Productions
Distributed by	Momentum Pictures (United Kingdom) CBS Films (United States)
Release date(s)	3 February 2012 (2012-02-03) (United States) 10 February 2012 (2012-02-10) (United Kingdom)
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

The Woman in Black is an upcoming 2012 supernatural thriller film directed by James Watkins and written by Jane Goldman, and is based on Susan Hill's novel of the same name. It is produced by Hammer Film Productions. The film will star Daniel Radcliffe, Ciarán Hinds, Janet McTeer, Sophie Stuckey, and Liz White. It is due to release in the U.S. on 3 February 2012 and in UK cinemas on 10 February 2012.^[2][3]

Contents 1 Premise 2 Cast 3 Production 3.1 Development 3.2 Filming 3.3 Post-production 4 Marketing 5 References 6 External links

Premise

Young lawyer Arthur Kipps (Daniel Radcliffe) leaves his son in London to settle the legal affairs of the recently deceased Alice Drablow. He discovers that a series of inexplicable accidents and suicides have forced the parents of her village to barricade their children indoors, as if protecting them from an unseen foe. When Arthur stays the night all alone at the Drablows' foreboding house, he hears the screams of a drowning child and sees decaying children listlessly wandering the marshes. He will soon discover these haunting figures share the same date of death, and the same killer.

The ghost of a scorned woman, who was unable to save her beloved son Nathaniel from drowning, The Woman In Black, takes on a horrifying form. Set on vengeance, her veil hides gaping sockets eaten away by scavengers and her curse hides an even darker secret - whenever she is seen, a child dies.

In the face of hostility from the local residents, Arthur dredges up Nathaniel’s skeleton and buries it with his mother, hoping the evil spectre will finally rest in peace. In a cruel twist of fate, the Woman In Black turns her claws towards Arthur’s young son. To avoid a fate worse than death, Arthur must now sacrifice everything he holds dear and save his child.^[4]

Cast

• Daniel Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps, a young lawyer who has a child.
• Ciarán Hinds as Sam Daily, a local landowner.^[5]
• Janet McTeer as Mrs. Daily, Daily's wife.^[5]
• Sophie Stuckey as Stella Kipps.^[6]
• Mischa Handley as Edward Kipps, Arthur's disabled son.^[7]
• Liz White as Jennet Humfrye, a woman who returned after death as a menacing spectre known as The Woman in Black.^[8]
• Alisa Khazanova as Alice Drablow, the deceased sister of Jennet Humfrye who owned Eel Marsh House.^[8]
• Daniel Cerqueira as Keckwick, a local villager who takes Arthur to Eel Marsh House as he knows the timing of the tides well.^[8]
• Tim McMullan as Mr Jerome, the local agent of Kipps's firm.^[8]
• Aoife Doherty as Lucy Jerome, daughter of Mr & Mrs Jerome.^[8]
• Roger Allam as Mr Bentley, Kipps's employer.^[8]
• Alexia Osborne as Victoria Hardy, daughter of Gerald Hardy.^[9]
• Victor McGuire as Gerald Hardy.^[8]
• David Burke as PC Collins.^[8]
• Ashley Foster as Nathaniel, the Woman In Black's son.^[10]

Production

Development

The film was announced in 2009,^[11] with Jane Goldman as screenwriter^[11] and later James Watkins as director.^[12]

Daniel Radcliffe was announced as the actor playing the part of Arthur Kipps on 19 July 2010.^[10] He was quoted as saying,"I am incredibly excited to be part of The Woman in Black. Jane Goldman's script is beautifully written — both tender and terrifying in equal measure."^[10] Two months later, it was announced that fellow Potter actor Ciarán Hinds would join Radcliffe along with Janet McTeer as Mr and Mrs Daily, respectively.^[5] Before filming, Radcliffe saw a psychologist so he could better understand his character.^[13]

Filming

The film was planned to be shot in 3D,^[11] but that plan was later scrapped.^[14] Principal photography officially started on 26 September 2010.^[15] The next day, Radcliffe was pictured in costume just outside Peterborough, England.^[16] In early October the crew was filming in Layer Marney Tower.^[6] Filming officially ended on 4 December 2010.^[17]

Post-production

At the Kapow! Comic Con in London during April 2011, director James Watkins confirmed filming had been completed in December 2010 and post production will go on until June 2011.^[18]

Marketing

On 10 April 2011, during the Kapow! Comic Con in London, the first official teaser trailer was unveiled.^[19] Another trailer of the film was attached to some showings of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 in July 2011, and a brand new worldwide teaser, depicting more footage from the movie, was released on 17 August 2011.^[20] The official UK teaser poster was released on 24 August 2011.^[21] The full UK trailer was released on 14 October 2011.^[22] CBS Films released a one minute teaser at Spike TV's Scream Awards on 18 October 2011, and a day later released a teaser poster.^[23]

References

External links

• The Woman in Black Official Movie Website
• Official UK movie website
• The Woman in Black at the Internet Movie Database
• The Woman in Black at Box Office Mojo
• The Woman in Black at Rotten Tomatoes
• The Woman in Black at Metacritic