Legendary British horror studio Hammer are back from the dead with Doctor Jekyll, a modern twist on the critically adored tale starring comedy-acting icon Eddie Izzard – and today’s brand new trailer teases a gorgeously Gothic nightmare.
Directed by Joe Stephenson (Chicken, McKellen: Playing The Partand), Doctor Jekyll marks the first release from Hammer following its acquisition by theater and entertainment mogul John Gore. The adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novella looks a little like this…
An isolated mansion, a mysterious locked room, creepy corridors, a dusty cellar and a mad doctor… Hammer horror is back with a modern reimagining of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novella ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. When ex-convict Rob takes the carer position to the infamous Nina Jekyll, little does he know he’s part of an evil master plan devised by her alter ego Rachel Hyde. But to what lengths will Rob go to satisfy his client’s weird wishes and his own ambitions for the daughter he has never even seen?
Alongside Izzard, Doctor Jekyll also stars Scott Chambers (Alita: Battle Angel) and BAFTA-nominated acting stalwarts Lindsay Duncan (Birdman) and Simon Callow (Amadeus)
Stephenson teases that “the film’s tone is a (hopefully) surprising mix of dark humor and suspense that spirals into horror. Even in its darkest moments we give a wink to films of a certain era, and flashes of camp within a dark twisted fairytale combine to make a tone I don’t see much of anymore… and wish I did!”
Doctor Jekyll will receive its red-carpet premiere at London’s iconic Odeon Leicester Square on October 11, and will then hit theaters just in time for Halloween on October 27. Don’t miss it – and don’t forget you can read our exclusive interview with Izzard in the latest issue of FANGORIA! Now, let’s meet Nina and Rachel…
