Christian Bale and Harry Melling’s Edgar Allan Poe hunt a killer in The Pale Blue Eye trailer

Christian Bale as Augustus Landor in The Pale Blue Eye. Cr. Scott Garfield/Netflix © 2022

West Point, 1830. In the early hours of a grey winter morning, a cadet is found dead. But after the body arrives at the morgue, tragedy becomes savagery when it’s discovered that the young man’s heart has been skilfully removed. Fearing irreparable damage to the fledgling military academy, its leaders turn to a local detective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), to solve the murder. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, Landor enlists the help of one of their own to pursue the case, an eccentric cadet with a disdain for the rigours of the military and a penchant for poetry—a young man named Edgar Allan Poe (Harry Melling).

This is a great trailer. A definite teaser for the film as it does not spoil things and leaves you wanting to know more.

Written & Directed By Scott Cooper, the film is based on the book by Louis Bayard. The film stars Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Simon McBurney, Hadley Robinson, Timothy Spall, Joey Brooks, Brennan Cook, Gideon Glick, Fred Hechinger, Matt Helm, Jack Irving, Steven Maier, Charlie Tahan and Robert Duvall.

The Pale Blue Eye. (L to R) Christian Bale as Augustus Landor and Harry Melling as Edgar Allen Poe in The Pale Blue Eye. Cr. Scott Garfield/Netflix © 2022

The Pale Blue Eye hits Select US cinemas on 23rd December 2022 and then Netflix on 6th January 2023.

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The Pale Blue Eye. (L to R) Toby Jones as Dr. Marquis and Gillian Anderson as Julia in The Pale Blue Eye. Cr. Scott Garfield/Netflix © 2022