Nocturnal Animals (film)

Nocturnal Animals
Directed by	Tom Ford
Produced by	Tom Ford Robert Salerno
Screenplay by	Tom Ford
Based on	Tony and Susan by Austin Wright
Starring	Jake Gyllenhaal Amy Adams Laura Linney Aaron Taylor-Johnson Michael Shannon Isla Fisher Armie Hammer
Music by	Abel Korzeniowski
Cinematography	Seamus McGarvey
Edited by	Joan Sobel
Production company	Focus Features Universal Pictures
Distributed by	Focus Features
Release dates	November 18, 2016 (2016-11-18) (United States)
Country	United States
Language	English

Nocturnal Animals is an upcoming American drama thriller film directed and written by Tom Ford, based on the 1993 novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Amy Adams, Laura Linney, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Shannon, Isla Fisher, and Armie Hammer. Principal photography began on October 5, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. The film is scheduled to be released on November 18, 2016, by Focus Features.

Plot

"Fifteen years ago, Susan Morrow left her first husband Edward Sheffield, an unpublished writer. Now, she's enduring middle class suburbia as a doctor's wife, when out of the blue she receives a package containing the manuscript of her ex-husband's first novel. He writes asking her to read the book; she was always his best critic, he says. As Susan reads, she is drawn into the fictional life of Tony Hastings, a math professor driving his family to their summer house in Maine. And as we read with her, we too become lost in Sheffield's thriller. As the Hastings' ordinary, civilized lives are disastrously, violently sent off course, Susan is plunged back into the past, forced to confront the darkness that inhabits her, and driven to name the fear that gnaws at her future and will change her life."

Cast

• Jake Gyllenhaal as Tony Hastings, a character from the Walker's first novel whose family is threatened.
• Amy Adams as Susan Morrow, a woman who starts receiving manuscript from her ex-husband Walker's first novel.
• Aaron Taylor-Johnson as a mysterious person who poses a threat to Tony's family.
• Michael Shannon as a detective who investigates the incident.
• Isla Fisher as Laura Hastings, Tony's wife.
• Armie Hammer as Walker Morrow, Susan's ex-husband.
• Ellie Bamber as Tony's daughter.
• Robert Aramayo
• Karl Glusman
• Peter Nyong'o

Production

On March 24, 2015, it was announced that Smoke House Pictures' partners George Clooney and Grant Heslov would be producing a thriller Nocturnal Animals, based on the Austin Wright's 1993 novel Tony and Susan. Tom Ford was set to direct the film based on his own script. On the next day, Jake Gyllenhaal was set to star for the lead role Tony, while Amy Adams was in talks for the female lead role Susan, and sources confirmed that Joaquin Phoenix and Aaron Taylor-Johnson were also being eyed for different roles. Focus Features acquired the US distribution rights to the film on May 17, 2015, while Universal Pictures would handle the international distribution. Focus' deal was made with $20 million, making this a biggest deal of 2015 Cannes Film Festival and one of the biggest in the last few years. On August 6, 2015, Taylor-Johnson was confirmed for the role of a mysterious person who poses a threat to Gyllenhaal's character's family, along with Michael Shannon also added to the cast to play a detective investigating the violent incident. On August 28, 2015, Armie Hammer also joined the cast of the film to play Walker Morrow, Adam's character's husband. On September 9, 2015, Isla Fisher joined the film to play Laura Hastings, Tony's wife. On September 18, 2015, Ellie Bamber was cast in the film to play Tony's daughter. On September 30, 2015, Robert Aramayo was added to the cast. On October 5, 2015, Karl Glusman signed on to star in the film. On October 8, 2015, Peter Nyong'o was also cast in the film.

Principal photography on the film began on October 5, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. It wrapped up on December 5, 2015.

Release

The film is scheduled to be released on November 18, 2016.

External links

• Nocturnal Animals at IMDb

• Grand Central Publishing. Promotional material used for the distribution of the book.