Emily Blunt Sees Something She Shouldn't in New Trailer and Poster For THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
Universal's The Girl on the Train is being marketed as this year's cross between Gone Girl and Fifty Shades of Grey, complete with a slowed down hip-hop cover, sexy shots of writhing bodies, and a big mystery at the center of the proceedings. A month or two ago, I read the best-selling book on which this film is based, and it's an entertaining, compelling read — I can see why it's been flying off the shelves since its debut, and it's very easy to imagine its voyeuristic vibe interpreted cinematically as a Hitchcockian thriller. Let's hope that's what director Tate Taylor (The Help) will be able to give us, because the cast — which includes Emily Blunt, Rebecca Ferguson, Haley Bennett, Justin Theroux, Luke Evans, Allison Janney, Edgar Ramirez, Lisa Kudrow, and Laura Prepon — is terrific.
The Girl on the Train hits theaters in that Gone Girl slot on October 7th.