Crimson Peak
Love makes monsters of us all.
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Budget
$55 000 000
Box office
$74 679 822
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Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Guillermo del Toro, Callum Greene, Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Jillian Share
Camera operator
Composer
Fernando Velázquez
Artist
Thomas E. Sanders, Tom Nagy, Martin Hesselink
Audition
Robin D. Cook
Editing
Short description
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds… and remembers.
What's left behind the scenes
- Guillermo del Toro wrote about 12 versions of the screenplay before settling on the final version. He continued to devise new scenes even during production.
- Filming took place in Kingston (Ontario, Canada).
- Benedict Cumberbatch and Emma Stone were originally intended to be the main duo in the film, but ultimately Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska received the respective roles.
- The trailer for the film features a song by PJ Harvey – “Red Right Hand” (a cover of Nick Cave’s song). The original song was used in the film “Hellboy” (2004), which was also directed by Guillermo del Toro.
- Benedict Cumberbatch and Emma Stone were intended to be the film's lead duo, but the roles ultimately went to Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska.
- The house where the events of the film take place, along with all the items inside, was built from scratch on the set.
- When Edith coughs up blood at night, drops fall onto the pillow. However, when she gets up to investigate the source of the sounds, there is no trace of blood left.
- The first rough draft of the film was co-written with Matthew Robinson. However, the script was later rewritten. Guillermo del Toro continued working on it alongside Lucinda Coxon.
- The house in which the film takes place, along with all the items inside it, was built from scratch on the filming set.
- The first draft of the screenplay was co-written with Matthew Robinson. However, the script was later rewritten. Guillermo del Toro continued working on it with Lucinda Coxon.
- The film was shot in 68 days.
- Doctor Alan claims that it is impossible to fake a photograph of a ghost on a glass plate. In fact, at that time, many 'ghost photos' were taken on glass plates, as expensive plates were reused, and if not cleaned properly, a 'ghostly' image would remain.
- Guillermo del Toro wrote approximately 12 versions of the film's script before settling on the final one. He even came up with new scenes during production.
- PJ Harvey's song "Red Right Hand" (a cover of the Nick Cave song) can be heard in the film's trailer. The original version of this song was used in the movie "Hellboy" (2004), which was also directed by Guillermo del Toro.
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