In the supernatural thriller, Radcliffe (Harry Potter) plays Arthur Kipps, a young lawyer who travels to a remote village where he discovers the vengeful ghost of a scorned woman is terrorizing the locals. The film also stars Ciaran Hinds (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs) and Liz White (Wild Bill).
Both the Blu-ray and DVD both include commentary by the writer and the director as well as two all-new featurettes: Inside The Perfect Thriller: Making Woman in Black, a discussion with the filmmakers and cast; and No Fear: Daniel Radcliffe as Arthur Kipps, in which Radcliffe discusses the most challenging and interesting parts of playing this character.
Directed by James Watkins, the film follows Kipps, a widowed lawyer whose grief has put his career in jeopardy, is sent to a remote village to sort out the affairs of a recently deceased eccentric. But upon his arrival, it soon becomes clear that everyone in the town is keeping a deadly secret. Although the townspeople try to keep Kipps from learning their tragic history, he soon discovers that the house belonging to his client is haunted by the ghost of a woman who is determined to find someone and something she lost and no one, not even the children, are safe from her vengeance.
The film grossed an estimated $121 million worldwide.
