‘Stoker’ Poster And Video: Nicole Kidman And Mia Wasikowska Drawn Into Twisted Family Tension
Park Chan-Wook’sStokeris one of the film’s we’re most keen to see in the early months of 2013; the English-language debut of the director behindThirstand the “Vengeance Trilogy” (Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance,Oldboy,Sympathy for Lady Vengeance) holds a lot of appeal. That’s in part due to Park’s wonderful work with the camera and actors, as seen in most of his previous films. But there’s also the appeal of him tackling a story with explicit Hitchcock references and a talented cast that includesMia Wasikowska,Nicole Kidman, andMatthew Goode, the three of whom play a strange family unit that comes together in the aftermath of a death in the family.
The first teaser poster for the film artfully brings together some of the story elements, and corrals them in a stark frame of thorny growth that aptly visualizes the characters' twisted entanglements. Check it out in full below, along with a video showing the poster’s creation.
If you want to see more, here’s a nice little video, fromEmpire, showing the creation of the poster, along with some new footage for the film. This look at the movie feels a bit spoilerish, so you’ve been warned.
Finally, on the off chance that you missed it in the past 24 hours, here’s the first track from theStokersoundtrack to hit the web in full. It’s called ‘Becomes The Color,’ and the artist isEmily Wells. This is a good track, with a mixture of electronic sounds and strings that captures the general feel of the trailers, and a forward momentum that allows the song to stand on its own.
