Watch: New trailer for The Pale Blue Eye
David Farnor | On 08, Dec 2022
It’s only a matter of weeks until Netflix delves into the world of Edgar Allan Poe and a new trailer gives us a closer look at Scott Cooper’s The Pale Blue Eye.
Based on the 2006 book of the same name by Louis Bayard, the gothic drama takes us back to 1830, West Point, where a world-weary detective is hired to discreetly investigate the gruesome murder of a cadet. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case — a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.
Harry Melling (The Old Guard) will play Poe, with Christian Bale playing the lead detective. They’re joined by Gillian Anderson (The Crown), Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Antichrist), Toby Jones (First Cow), Harry Lawtey (Industry), Simon McBurney (Carnival Row) and Timothy Spall (Mr Turner).
You can see the star-studded ensemble in action on 6th January, when the film premieres on Netflix. Until then, here’s the trailer:
Trailer: Netflix opens The Pale Blue Eye this January
28th October 2022
“Darkest night, black with hell-channelled fury, leaving only that deathly pale blue eye…” Those are the words of Edgar Allan Poe that set the sombre mood for Netflix’s The Pale Blue Eye.
Directed by Scott Cooper, and based on the 2006 book of the same name by Louis Bayard, the gothic drama takes us back to 1830, West Point, where a world-weary detective is hired to discreetly investigate the gruesome murder of a cadet. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case — a young man the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe.
Harry Melling (The Old Guard) will play Poe, with Christian Bale playing the lead detective. They’re joined by Gillian Anderson (The Crown), Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Antichrist), Toby Jones (First Cow), Harry Lawtey (Industry), Simon McBurney (Carnival Row) and Timothy Spall (Mr Turner).
The film premieres on Netflix on 6th January. Here’s the trailer:
The Pale Blue Eye: Gillian Anderson, Timothy Spall join Christian Bale in Netflix thriller
3rd December 2021
Netflix isn’t messing around with its new film The Pale Blue Eye, assembling a seriously star-studded cast for the project.
The streamer picked up the thriller for $55 million earlier this year, with Christian Bale attached. It is directed by Scott Cooper, who previously worked with Bale on Out of the Furnace and Hostiles. Cooper has been wanting to make the film for more than a decade, based on the 2006 book of the same name by Louis Bayard. With Netflix boarding the project, it’s finally becoming a reality – and is wasting no time in getting more star talent involved.
The gothic crime drama is set in 1830. At West Point Academy, the calm of an October evening is shattered by the discovery of a young cadet’s body swinging from a rope. The next morning, an even greater horror comes to light. Someone has removed the dead man’s heart. Augustus Landor – who acquired some renown in his years as a New York City police detective – is called in to discreetly investigate. It’s a baffling case Landor must pursue in secret, for the scandal could do irreparable damage to the fledgling institution. But he finds help from an unexpected ally – a moody, young cadet with a penchant for drink, two volumes of poetry to his name, and a murky past that changes from telling to telling. The strange and haunted Southern poet for whom Landor develops a fatherly affection is named Edgar Allan Poe.
Harry Melling (The Old Guard) will play Poe, with Bale playing the lead detective. They’ll be joined by Gillian Anderson (The Crown), Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody), Charlotte Gainsbourg (Antichrist), Toby Jones (First Cow), Harry Lawtey (Industry), Simon McBurney (Carnival Row), Timothy Spall (Mr Turner), Hadley Robinson (Moxie), Joey Brooks (Molly’s Game), Brennan Keel Cook (Encounter), Gideon Glick (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel), Fred Hechinger (The White Lotus), Matt Helm (The Tragedy of Macbeth), Steven Maier (The Plot Against America), Charlie Tahan (Ozark) and Robert Duvall (The Judge).
And breathe.
The Pale Blue Eye: Netflix picks up Christian Bale thriller
8th March 2021
Netflix has picked up The Pale Blue Eye, a new thriller starring Christian Bale.
The film, which is based on the novel of the same name by Louis Bayard, is directed by Scott Cooper, who previously worked with Bale on Out of the Furnace and Hostiles.
The gothic crime drama, published in 2006, is set in 1830. At West Point Academy, the calm of an October evening is shattered by the discovery of a young cadet’s body swinging from a rope. The next morning, an even greater horror comes to light. Someone has removed the dead man’s heart. Augustus Landor – who acquired some renown in his years as a New York City police detective – is called in to discreetly investigate. It’s a baffling case Landor must pursue in secret, for the scandal could do irreparable damage to the fledgling institution. But he finds help from an unexpected ally – a moody, young cadet with a penchant for drink, two volumes of poetry to his name, and a murky past that changes from telling to telling. The strange and haunted Southern poet for whom Landor develops a fatherly affection is named Edgar Allan Poe.
Deadline reports that Cooper has wanted to make the film for more than a decade, and has written the script adapting the book for the screen. Now, he’s finally making it a reality, with Bale to play the veteran detective and Cross Creek (The Trial of the Chicago 7) producing, as part of its multi-film development deal with Streamline Global’s Chris Sharp, Emily Salveson and Ryan Smith. Bale and Cooper will both producer, alongside Birdman producer John Lesher and Cross Creek’s Tyler Thompson.
Netflix splashed $55 million to acquire the worldwide rights to the picture, which Deadline suggests is a record amount for a worldwide deal at the European Film Market. Netflix has also made two other big-ticket deals in the past week at the EFM, for the US rights to both The Ice Road and Operation Mincemeat.