Where to watch The Shape of Water (2017)
The Shape of Water is available to stream in BR on Disney+.
In Cold War-era America, a mute cleaner at a secret laboratory discovers an amphibious captive and forms a deep bond with him. As the facility’s authorities threaten his life, she and her allies devise a dangerous plan to help him escape.
Cast: Michael Shannon, Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones, David Hewlett, Nick Searcy, Stewart Arnott, Nigel Bennett, Lauren Lee Smith, Martin Roach
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Trivia & production notes
- Guillermo del Toro conceived The Shape of Water over breakfast in December 2011 while discussing the idea with Daniel Kraus, who would later collaborate with him on the novel Trollhunters.
- Del Toro pitched a Creature from the Black Lagoon remake to Universal where the creature would romance the female lead, but studio executives rejected the concept.
- Del Toro wrote Sally Hawkins's role with her in mind after admiring her performances in Fingersmith and Happy-Go-Lucky, and pitched the idea to her while intoxicated at the 2014 Golden Globes.
- Sally Hawkins prepared for her role by studying the movement and performances of silent comedians Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Stan Laurel.
- Doug Jones, who portrays the Amphibian Man, had previously collaborated with del Toro on five films including Mimic, Hellboy, Pan's Labyrinth, Hellboy II, and Crimson Peak.
- The Amphibian Man's voice was created by supervising sound editor Nathan Robitaille by blending his own vocalizations, various animal sounds, and recordings of del Toro breathing.
- Richard Jenkins received his role as Giles via email from del Toro after Ian McKellen was unavailable for the part.
- Michael Shannon and del Toro discussed how the villain Strickland would have been the hero if the film had been made in the 1950s, a concept that fascinated the actor.
- Fox Searchlight offered del Toro a $20 million budget to shoot in color or $17 million to shoot in black and white; he chose color despite initial interest in black and white.
- Principal photography took place in Toronto and Hamilton, Ontario from August 15 to November 6, 2016, with apartment sets built at Cinespace Studios in West Toronto.
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