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Video: DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK Q&A With Guillermo del Toro, Katie Holmes, Bailee Madison & Director Troy Nixey

For you horror fans out there who can’t wait until the August 26th release, watch this conversation with Guillermo del Toro, director Troy Nixey, and stars Katie Holmes and Bailee Madison from FilmDistrict/Miramax’s DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK. Warning: the video below contains MAJOR spoilers.

Produced by Guillermo Del Toro and Mark Johnson, the film stars Katie Holmes, Guy Pearce, Bailee Madison and Jack Thompson and marks the directorial debut of Troy Nixey. DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK is a remake of a 1973 TV movie bearing the same title, considered by Del Toro to be among the scariest ever made. The film was co-written by Del Toro and Matthew Robbins.

DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK follows Sally (Bailee Madison), a young girl who moves to Rhode Island to live with her father (Guy Pearce) and his new girlfriend (Katie Holmes) in the 19th-century mansion they are restoring. Having stumbled upon the mansion’s hidden basement, Sally starts hearing voices calling out from the bolted ash pit, imploring her to open it. Sally obliges and unwittingly unleashes something so terrible, so unthinkable, that everyone’s life – hers most of all – is placed in immediate and grave danger.

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A Chilling DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK Trailer Creeps In

I’ll tell ya what. You watch the trailer for Miramax Film’s DONT BE AFRAID OF THE DARK and let me know when its over, ok? I stay awake enough at night from hearing creaky sounds. I dont need any help.

Can I take my hands away from my eyes now? How was it?

Synopsis:

The fantasy thriller, starring Katie Holmes (“Batman Begins”), Guy Pearce (“The Proposition,” “Memento”) and nine-year-old Bailee Madison (“Bridge to Terabithia” ), is based on a 1970s telefilm. The script was co-written by celebrated filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro (“Hell Boy,” “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “The Hobbit”) and Matthew Robbins (“Mimic”) and is being directed by Del Toro’s protegee, Troy Nixey. The film tells the story of a young girl sent to live with her father and his girlfriend in a restored mansion who discovers creatures living in the basement. When the creatures turn nasty, the nightmare begins, and the child is unable to convince the adults of the imminent danger.

Imminent? You don’t say. DONT BE AFRAID OF THE DARK will be in theaters on January 21, 2011.

Source: IGN

Katie Holmes will be ‘Afraid of the Dark’

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The next in line for the coveted “Guillermo del Toro presents” honor is a film titles ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’. The film was co-written by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins. The project will be co-produced by del Toro and Mark Johnson.

‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ is about a girl who moves in with her dad and and finds out that the house is also inhabited with evil creatures. The movie is based on an ABC television movie from 1973.

The film will be directed by first-timer Troy Nixey, whom del Toro has taken under his wing since seeing Nixey’s short film ‘Latchkey’s Lament’. Nixey is a comic book artist making his directorial debut. Katie Holmes will star in this new thriller from Miramax Films.

[source: Variety]