Ever wondered how the Father of the Mystery Novel – Edgar Allan Poe – learnt the ropes around the genre of detective fiction writing? Netflix’s latest horror mystery thriller flick, The Pale Blue Eye, releasing this January may have some answers (to be taken with a grain of salt).
Rising to the occasion as an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Louis Bayard, the film has been directed and written by Scott Cooper, with cinematography by Masanobu Takayanagi, who builds the movie up as a gothic entry, as can be witnessed in the movie’s trailer below. Cross Creek Pictures is responsible for the movie’s production, which, interestingly enough is Bale’s third project with Cooper after Out of the Furnace and Hostiles.
The Pale Blue Eye Cast
Christina Bale walks in as Augustus Landor, the illustrious detective in demand, Harry Melling helms the character of Edgar Allan Poe, Gillian Anderson plays Julia Marquis, Lucy Boynton plays Lea Marquis, Charlotte Gainsbourg will be seen as Patsy, Toby Jones will assist the case as Dr. Daniel Marquis, Harry Lawtey as Artemus Marquis, Captain Hitchcock will be played by Simon McBurney and Superintendent Player by Timothy Spall alongside others.
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The Pale Blue Eye Plot/Storyline
Retirement means nothing when you’re the best at your game, and people come knocking at your door for assistance. Augustus Landor (Bale) is no stranger to such a scenario as the the veteran detective is pulled back into a puzzling series of murder mysteries. Netflix’s official synopsis of the movie states, “A retired detective recruits an astute West Point cadet named Edgar Allan Poe to help him solve a grisly murder mystery at the U.S. Military Academy.”
Set in 1830, West Point, an era even before Sherlock Holmes walked the roads, the overtired Landor must look into the murder of a cadet without drawing much attention. As a means to propel his investigation further, he enrols a fellow cadet, who’s consumed by his own poetic ways, the one and the only, Edgar Allan Poe (Melling).
The Pale Blue Eye Release Date and Trailer
Bale’s latest grim film welcomes him as the sleuth in need of the hour, and its releasing on Netflix on January 6, 2023. Here’s the trailer of the forthcoming project.
Are you waiting to bear witness to Bale’s newest avatar of a detective caught in a period mystery? What do you think of the concept yet? Will it be it be a hit or a miss? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
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