Focus Features has released a new poster for J.A. Bayona‘s (The Orphanage, The Impossible) upcoming drama A Monster Calls, starring Sigourney Weaver, Felicity Jones, Toby Kebbell, Lewis MacDougall, and Liam Neeson. MacDougall plays a 12-year-old boy who befriends a monster, voiced by Neeson, who leads him on an incredible adventure. The film is written by Patrick Ness and is based on his novel by the same name.
A Monster Calls opens in theaters October 21st.
A visually spectacular drama from director J.A. Bayona (“The Impossible”). 12-year-old Conor (Lewis MacDougall), dealing with his mother’s (Felicity Jones) illness, a less-than-sympathetic grandmother (Sigourney Weaver), and bullying classmates, finds a most unlikely ally when a Monster appears at his bedroom window. Ancient, wild, and relentless, the Monster guides Conor on a journey of courage, faith, and truth. Toby Kebbell plays Conor’s father, and Liam Neeson stars in performance-capture and voiceover as the nocturnally visiting Monster of the title.
Here’s another look at the previously released teaser trailer:
