First Clip Released For Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’

Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘The Shape of Water’ has just premiered at the Venice film festival and the reviews are nearly unanimously positive. Many reviewers are giving the film an “A” and calling it one of it not Del Toro’s best film. Sadly, we won’t get to find out if this is accurate for ourselves until the unique story about a mute woman and a fish man in love hits theaters in December.

The Shape of Water stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Octavia Spencer, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg and Doug Jones.

From master story teller Guillermo del Toro, comes THE SHAPE OF WATER – an other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forver when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment. Rounding out the cast are Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg and Doug Jones.