Michael Shannon Joins Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water

Making it under the Searchlight banner indicates this will be significantly smaller in scope to Del Toro’s previous projects (Pacific Rim, Crimson Peak) and be geared more towards awards season than box office, ala Pan’s Labyrinth.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, acclaimed actor Michael Shannon (Man of Steel, Midnight Special) has joined Fox Searchlight‘s new film from acclaimed genre filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, which according to IMDb will be titled The Shape of Water.

Shannon will join a cast that already includes Sally Hawkins (Godzilla, Happy-Go-Lucky), Octavia Spencer (The Divergent Series, The Help) and Richard Jenkins (Cabin in the Woods, The Visitor).