Crimson Peak

Crimson Peak

The events take place at the end of the 19th century. Edith Cushing is a successful writer. When she was a little girl, she experienced a terrible psychological trauma that affected her life. Edith is in love with a childhood friend, Dr. Alan McMichael, but everything changes when she meets Sir Thomas Sharp, a mysterious stranger. Her heart is torn between two men, but in the end the heroine accepts the offer of Thomas's hand and heart. He has a sister - Lucille Sharp, with whom they live together in an estate in Cumbria - a mountainous northern region of England. But time passes and Edith realizes that her charming husband is not who he pretends to be. He and his sister hide the secret and horrors of an old manor filled with spirits. Read more Originally, the role of Thomas Sharp in "Crimson Peak" was supposed to be performed by Benedict Cumberbatch. But the actor left the project for unknown reasons. Since he and Tom Hiddleston are friends in real life, the new performer replaced the Brit only after his blessing. As Jessica Chastain, who played Lucille Sharp, admitted in an interview, Tom Hiddleston found the script very scary. Mia Wasikowska wasn't really the original choice for the role of Edith Cushing either. Emma Stone was unable to work on Crimson Peak due to scheduling conflicts. Filming took place in Canada, in the city of Kingston and at Pinewood Studios in Toronto. They lasted only 68 days, which is a short time for director Guillermo Del Toro. For example, Pacific Rim was shot in 100 days, and Hellboy - 135. Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska recently starred with Tilda Swinton in Jim Jarmusch's film "Only Lovers Will Survive." Mia played Tilda's sister, a young vampire. Guillermo Del Toro actually wanted to do this project for a long time. But he rewrote the script many times before deciding to shoot. The first dates back to 2006.