Picturehouse acquires Pan's Labyrinth and opens Official Website

Bob Berney, president of Picturehouse, announced that the company has acquired all North American rights to Guillermo del Toro’s haunting fairy tale "Pan's Labyrinth" starring Mirabel Verdú ("Y tu mamá también"), Sergi Lopez ("Dirty Pretty Things"), Ivana Baquero ("Fragile") and Doug Jones ("Hellboy").

Now also the official website for Guillermo del Toro's upcoming "Pan's Labyrinth" went online. The film is scheduled to be released October 27th and is a fanciful and chilling story set against the backdrop of a fascist regime in 1944 rural Spain. The film centers on Ofelia, a lonely and dreamy child living with her mother and adoptive father; a military officer tasked with ridding the area of rebels.

In her loneliness, Ofelia creates a world filled with fantastical creatures and secret destinies. With post-war repression at its height, Ofelia must come to terms with her world through a fable of her own creation.

To visit the official website click here, and to view more pics just click the one below.

"This is a stunning film; both in its visuals and narrative," said Berney. "Guillermo is a master filmmaker and the ultimate film fan as well. It’s a pleasure to be working with him and my friends Alfonso and Frida." Guillermo del Toro said, "This film has been the single most fulfilling creative experience of my career.Hopefully it represents a future direction for my work. 'Pan's Labyrinth' is a passion project and it took over two years of my life to see it made the way I wanted it." And Alfonso Cuarón mentioned that "'Pan's Labyrinth' is an explosion of the full potential of Guillermo’s mind."

Produced, written and directed by del Toro, "Pan's Labyrinth" was produced by Telecinco, through its production arm, Estudios Picasso, headed by Álvaro Augustin, Tequla Gang’s Bertha Navarro and del Toro and Esperanto Filmoj’s Alfonso Cuarón and Frida Torresblanco. The film’s producers are Cuarón, del Toro, Torresblanco and Navarro. The executive producer is Augustin. Longtime del Toro collaborator Guillermo Navarro served as director of photography.