Production Has Begun on Guillermo del Toro's Adaptation of NIGHTMARE ALLEY, Plus New Details Revealed

Good news for the fans who have been awaiting Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Nightmare Alley, based on the 1946 novel by William Lindsay Gresham. Cate Blanchett is starring alongside Bradley Cooper, Rooney Mara, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Holt McCallany, Ron Perlman, Richard Jenkins, and David Strathairn.

Here’s the official synopsis and brief character description for the film:

“In ‘Nightmare Alley,’ an ambitious young carny (Cooper) with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychiatrist (Blanchett) who is even more dangerous than he is. The carnival cast includes carnival worker Molly (Mara), head barker Clem (Willem Dafoe), and Ron Perlman as Bruno the Strongman. Richard Jenkins is part of the high society crowd as wealthy industrialist Ezra Grindle.”

Del Toro said of the project, “I’m inspired and elated to be joined by this brilliant cast,” the script of which was co-written with Kim Morgan (The Forbidden Room). He went on in his statement to say they worked hard “to bring the dark, raw world and language of William Gresham to the screen and now we are joined by a superb group of artists and technicians to bring it to life.”

This is a crazy good cast, and del Toro has proven time and time again to be an excellent director and storyteller, so I am stoked for this film, which has begun its principle photography in Canada. Nightmare Alley is officially filming, and we will hopefully get a release date soon. Are you excited for this movie?