Soon to be remade by Ridley Scott
We reported back in October that director Ridley Scott and writer Steve Zaillian were on board to adapt the Red Riding trilogy, based on the novels by David Peace which chronicle the hunt for the Yorkshire Ripper. IFC Films has picked up the original UK series of movies for distribution and has debuted both a theatrical poster and trailer.
The original trilogy will be in theaters February 5th. Below’s also the full synopsis from Apple’s website. (The poster comes courtesy of NY Mag.com’s Vulture column.)
Synopsis: Sure to be one of the cinematic events of the year, Red Riding is a mesmerizing neo-noir epic based on factual events and adapted for the screen by Tony Grisoni (Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas) from David Peaceâs electrifying series of novels revolving around the manhunt for the “Yorkshire Ripper,” a serial killer who terrorized northwest England in the 1970s and â80s. The three films are directed by three notable filmmakersâJulian Jarrold (Brideshead Revisited), James Marsh (Man On Wire) and Anand Tucker (Shopgirl).
Each boasts a stellar British cast that includes Andrew Garfield (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus), Sean Bean (Lord of The Rings), Paddy Considine (Dead Man’s Shoes), Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), and Peter Mullan (Trainspotting). The Red Riding trilogy screened at the Telluride and New York film festivals and will open in New York on Friday, February 5 at the IFC Center, with a national release to follow. It will simultaneously be available on IFC Filmsâ video on demand platform, available to over 50 million homes in all major markets.
Source: Apple Trailers, NYmag
