​Watch the Trailer for Guillermo Del Toro's 'The Shape of Water'

BY Sarah MurphyPublished Jul 19, 2017

Acclaimed director Guillermo Del Toro has a number of projects on the go, but his focus is currently set on The Shape of Water.
 
The movie is set in 1963 and tells the Cold War love story between a mute woman (played by Sally Hawkins) and a merman being held captive in an experimental laboratory.
 
Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg and Doug Jones round out the cast, and you can get your first look at the onscreen ensemble by watching the trailer for The Shape of Water down below.

Alexandre Desplat composed the music for the film.
 
The Shape of Water hits theatres on December 8, courtesy of Fox Searchlight.
 

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