Hopscotch picks up Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
Hopscotch Films will distribute the Guillermo del Toro-produced, Melbourne-shot horror film Don’t be Afraid of the Dark.
“It’s great to be continuing our relationship with Del Toro after the remarkable success we had together with [2006 Oscar-nominated film] Pan’s Labyrinth. It’s also great to be involved with such a high-class film that has such significant local involvement. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark is a brilliantly realised dark fantasy and we are proud to be releasing it,” said Hopscotch managing director Troy Lum.The August release follows Disney’s sale of Miramax to Filmyard Holdings, which left the title without an Australian distributor.
The film stars Katie Holmes and Bailee Madison, as well as Australian actors Guy Pearce Jack Thompson, Alan Dale, Julia Blake and Garry McDonald. It follows a lonely, withdrawn child who moves in with her father Alex and his new girlfriend in the 19th century mansion they are restoring. While exploring the sprawling estate, she discovers a hidden basement and unwittingly lets loose a race of ancient, dark-dwelling creatures who conspire to drag her down in the mysterious house’s bottomless depths.
