Christian Bale’s The Pale Blue Eye Netflix Movie: What We Know So Far

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Christian Bale will star in his first major Netflix original in 2023. Here’s everything we know so far about the new gothic horror The pale blue eye on Netflix.

Please note: This review was originally published in March 2021 with new information added as and when we receive it. Last updated on August 30, 2022.

on Netflix The pale blue eye will be written and directed by Scott Cooper, known for films like Wild heart, Black meat, hostile, and From the furnace.

Cooper and Bale previously worked together on the last two films The pale blue eye their third collaboration. According to Deadline, Cooper has been trying to get this film in development for over a decade.

Christian Bale and Scott Cooper

Bale will produce the film alongside BirdmanJon Lesher and Tyler Thompson of Cross Creek Pictures, which comes out of the Golden Globe winner The Chicago 7 Trial.

When will The pale blue eye be released on Netflix?

The pale blue eye it was originally announced as part of the Netflix 2022 lineup, but unfortunately it will simply be missing.

The film is slated to release in two parts.

It will be released for the first time on December 23rd with a limited theatrical release before it lands Netflix on January 6, 2023 globally on Netflix.

What is the plot of The pale blue eye?

on Netflix The pale blue eye is an adaptation of Louis Bayard’s 2006 novel of the same name. Fun fact: the novel, which features a young Edgar Allan Poe, was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best Novel in 2007. The Edgar Award is, of course, named after Edgar Alan Poe.

Netflix’s quick premise The pale blue eye is the following:

At West Point Academy in 1830, the tranquility of an October evening is shattered by the discovery of the body of a young cadet swinging from a rope right next to the parade ground. An apparent suicide is not unheard of in a strict regime like that of West Point, but the next morning an even greater horror comes to light. Someone stole into the room where the body lay and removed the heart.

At a loss for answers and desperate to avoid any negative publicity, the Academy enlists the services of a local civilian, Augustus Landor, a former police detective who gained some notoriety during his years in New York before retiring to the Hudson Highlands for his health. Now a widower and restless in his solitude, Landor agrees to take the case. As he questions the dead man’s acquaintances, he finds an eager helper in the person of a dark, scheming young cadet with a penchant for drinking, two volumes of poetry to his name, and a murky past that changes from telling to telling. The cadet’s name? Edgar Allan Poe.

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Who is thrown into The pale blue eye?

Christian Bale and Harry Melling

Oscar winner Christian Baleknown for his many iconic and award-winning roles, will head up Netflix The pale blue eye.

Bale will play Augustus Landor, a veteran detective who investigates the murders that take place in the film. As mentioned above, the film will also feature a young cadet who helps Bale’s character and eventually becomes world-famous author Edgar Allan Poe.

In the summer of 2021 Harry Melling perhaps best known in recent years for appearances in numerous Netflix originals such as queen’s gambit, The devil all the time, the old guard and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs joined the cast. Melling will play the role of Edgar Allan Poe.

Late on December 1, 2021, it was confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter that seventeen more actors were attached to the project. Sex education star Gillian Anderson was cast in an untitled role alongside Lucy Boynton who previously starred in Netflix’s Horror Apostle. Anglo-French actress Charlotte Gainsbourg will make its Netflix debut in The pale blue eye.

Left to right: Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton and Charlotte Gainsbourg

Veteran actors Robert Duvall, Toby Jonesand Timothy Spol are also confirmed. Actor from Ozark Charlie Tahan has also been cast in an untitled role.

Left to right: Robert Duvall, Toby Jones, Timothy Spall and Charlie Tahan.

Below is the full confirmed cast of The pale blue eye:

What is the production status of The pale blue eye?

Current production status: Post Production (Last updated: 03/08/2022)

Filming took place between November 29, 2022 and February 25, 2022 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and New York.

The film has been in post-production for several months.

The film’s budget was reported to be between $50 million and $100 million, with some sources saying it was around $70 million.

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