The Shape of Water Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

An other-wordly 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 (Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Her life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.

Cited as official plot version from foxsearchlight.com

Drama Romance Period

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  Octavia Spencer

  Zootopia, Smurfs

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  Sally Hawkins

  Bring Her Back, Never Let Me Go

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  Michael Stuhlbarg

  Digger, After the Hunt

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  Michael Shannon

  Nuremberg, Bullet Train

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  Richard Jenkins

  IF, Friends with Benefits

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  Doug Jones

  Legion, The Watch

Who is making The Shape of Water – Crew List

A look at The Shape of Water behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Guillermo del Toro last helmed Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio. The film's writer Guillermo del Toro last penned Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein and Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio.

Director

Guillermo del Toro

Screenwriters

Guillermo del Toro
Vanessa Taylor

Producer

Guillermo del Toro

Production – What we know about the The Shape of Water

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Key Facts

• "I started working on THE SHAPE OF WATER right around the time we moved to Toronto for PACIFIC RIM. Working with Fox Searchlight and being supported by this beautiful group of actors and artists, I feel extremely blessed and brave,” says writer/director del Toro.

Movie Filming Timeline: Production Status Updates

May 2017

Completed

Changed The Shape of Water movie production status. The movie is ready for release.

Mar 2017

Post-Production

Changed the movie production status to Post-Production. The movie is now in the editing and finishing stages.

Aug 2016

Production

Changed the movie production status to Production. Production began August 15, 2016 in Toronto, Canada.

Mar 2016

Pre-Production

Changed the movie production status to Pre-Production. Shooting will start sometime this summer 2016.

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