'Nocturnal Animals' air date, plot spoilers news: Tom Ford spills the details of his second film
Focus Features recently released the first trailer for the psychological thriller "Nocturnal Animals." The film is an adaptation of the 1993 novel "Tony and Susan" written by Austin Wright.
The upcoming film will feature Amy Adams as Susan Morrow, Jake Gyllenhaal as Edward Sheffield/Tony Hastings, Michael Shannon as detective Bobby Andes, Aaron Taylor-Johnson as Ray Marcus, Isla Fisher as Laura Hastings, Armie Hammer as Walker Morrow, and Laura Linney as Anne Sutton.
For the uninitiated, the film will follow the story of Susan Morrow, an art gallery owner, who is haunted by her ex-husband's novel "Nocturnal Animals." She sees the novel as a thinly veiled tale of revenge.
"Nobody gets away with what you did." This line from the trailer implied that Susan's ex-husband desires revenge.
Fashion designer turned director Tom Ford wrote, produced and directed the movie adaptation.
Gyllenhaal took the role because he thought the script was "rapturous and terrifying." But more importantly, he wanted to take on the role because of Ford. "The thing that attracted me most was Tom's passion. I like working with directors who need to tell a story," he said to Vogue.
The trailer revealed that the movie will have a decent amount of flashbacks. The teaser showed flashbacks of Susan's earlier life, showing her mother and her then husband, Tony.
Moreover, the story will be told in two different narratives. With Ford's particular attention to detail when it comes to the characters' hair or style, the flashbacks seem like Gyllenhaal and Adams filmed them years ago.
Unlike the Susan in Wright's novel, Ford recreated the character a bit. "I wanted her to look very slick and somewhat synthetic. Her hair is naturally curly, so it had to be dead straight. Everything is calculated — the handbags, the watch, the fur coat, all of it," he said in an interview with Vogue.
The director also added that he has seen many beautiful sets but not as beautiful as the one they have created.
Movie buffs can check out Ford's interpretation of Wright's novel on Nov. 18 when "Nocturnal Animals" hits the big screen.
