The Pale Blue Eye Trailer has been finally released, weeks before the film takes over the theatres. It is an upcoming gothic horror mystery film which is based on the 2003 novel by Louis Bayard. The film is directed by Scott Cooper and stars Christian Bale in the lead role as detective Augustus Landor, who must solve a cold murder mystery.
The official synopsis of the film reads, “West Point, 1830. 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.”
The film also has an acclaimed supporting cast, including Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Simon McBurney, Hadley Robinson, Timothy Spall and Robert Duvall.
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Set in West Point, in 1830. In the early hours of a grey winter morning, a cadet is found dead. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedy becomes savagery when it’s discovered that the young man’s heart has been skillfully removed. Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders turn to a local detective, Augustus Landor, to solve the murder.
Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, Landor enlists the help of one of their own to pursue the case, an eccentric cadet with a disdain for the rigours of the military and a penchant for poetry — a young man named Edgar Allan Poe, who is played by the actor Harry Melling.
The trailer starts off by telling the viewers what kind of an enigmatic detective Augustus Landor is, he even once solicited a confession with nothing more than a piercing look. At this, Landor tells his secret. He says, “With enough patience, the suspect will often interrogate himself.” This line sets the tone for what is to come for him next.
The murder of the cadet is not a simple case and reels in everyone with more mystery, blood, symbols and even occultist rituals. While the head of the military academy wants answers and a culprit in front of him, but with no leads to follow, will Landor also lose his patience or it will get him to the real sinister culprit – at the right time?
Watch The Pale Blue Eye Trailer
The film is scheduled to be released in select theatres on December 23 and will be later available for streaming on January 6th, 2023, by Netflix.
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