RT Features and A24 have released the first trailer for The Lighthouse, the black-and-white fantasy horror film from The Witch director Robert Eggers.
The films cast includes Academy Award-nominated actor Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project) and Robert Pattinson ( The Devil All the Time).
The Lighthouse was shot on 35mm black-and-white stock using equipment from the 1920’s and ’40s. Set in 1890 Nova Scotia, the film follows the story of an aging lighthouse keeper named Thomas Wake (Dafoe) who teams with a younger man named Ephraim Winslow (Pattinson) on a remote and mysterious New England island.
The film was co-written by Robert Eggers and Max Eggers. A24 acquired worldwide rights and will distribute the film in the U.S. New Regency (The Revenant) joined the project as a co-financier.
The Lighthouse will open in theaters on October 18.
