Producer J. Miles Dale has gone to Twitter to reveal that filming has officially begun on Oscar winning-director Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming horror film adaptation Nightmare Alley. The all-star cast led by Bradley Cooper and Cate Blanchett. This project will be Dale’s third collaboration with del Toro, who have worked together on The Shape of Water and Searchlight Pictures’ upcoming horror film Antlers.
Excited to start shooting today on our new adventure NIGHTMARE ALLEY with @RealGDT and many of our regular gang. pic.twitter.com/lzPHhXpppI
— J. Miles Dale (@milofx1) January 21, 2020
Nightmare Alley, written by del Toro and Kim Morgan, will be based on the novel of the same name by William Lindsay Gresham, previously adapted into a movie by Fox in 1947. The novel “follows the exploits of Stanton Carlisle, a ruthless hustler who learns the tricks of the carny trade and uses them to establish himself as a spiritual guru, preying on the wealthy and the weak.”
Nightmare Alley will be directed by Oscar-winner Guillermo del Toro, who will also serve as a producer alongside J. Miles Dale with TSG Entertainment. Searchlight Pictures (formerly named Fox Searchlight) has worldwide distribution rights to the film.
