The film stars Academy Award nominee Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine, Happy-Go-Lucky), Academy Award nominee Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road, 99 Homes), Academy Award nominee Richard Jenkins (The Visitor, “Olive Kitteridge”), Doug Jones (Crimson Peak, Hellboy), Golden Globe nominee Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man, Steve Jobs) and Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer (The Help, Gifted).
Academy Award-nominated Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, Crimson Peak) will direct and co-write with Vanessa Taylor (“Game of Thrones,” Divergent).
The film is being produced by del Toro and J. Miles Dale (The Vow, Scott Pilgrim vs the World).
The Shape of Water is an other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963.