The Limehouse Golem

[Malamute]

This new film looks rather good scheduled for release in September:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4733640/

Carriages, fog, dimly lit London streets and Bill Nighy. It's got everything

[Plynkes]

 I guess Bill Nighy will be an admirable stand in, but it was supposed to have Alan Rickman. 

[Captain Blood]

Based on the Ackroyd novel 'Dan Leno and The Limehouse Golem' presumably?
Good read. But that came out maybe 20 years ago? Surprised someone hasn't made a movie from it already.
But I guess with Ripper Street and Penny Dreadful, Gothic Horror has come back even into vogue over the last 2-3 years, and this is squarely in that territory from what I remember from the book...

[dinohunterpoa]

The trailer:



Looks GREAT! 

[OSHIROmodels]

Yeah! Gaming potential 

[N.C.S.E]

Looks interesting, always like Bill Nighy, not such a fan of Douglas Booth, far too perfect for any age...

[Cubs]

I guess Bill Nighy will be an admirable stand in, but it was supposed to have Alan Rickman. 

Shame, I always thought he had a touch of the Vincent Price about him.

[Smokeyrone]

I immediately got the old "Hammer" vibe.  Love it!

Too bad we have no Roddy McDowel, Cushing and lee to star in it!

[Plynkes]

Is this out yet? Seems like ages since I heard anything about it.

Really enjoyed the book. Great atmosphere of pea-soupers and the strange world of the music halls. Bit of a "From Hell" vibe about it, right down to the Hawksmoor churches reference. Did Ackroyd copy Moore, was it the other way around, or just blind coincidence, I wonder? Can't remember when the respective books came out. I Felt quite smug in that I saw the twist coming a mile off. But then again I think most people would, so it wasn't really all that clever of me.

Interesting that the Bill Nighy policeman character seems to be the protagonist. He's barely in the book, a background character. It's Mr. and Mrs. Cree that tell the story in the book. Well, sort of... I guess that's just part of transferring a literary work into a new medium. I was wondering how they'd go about that as the book didn't seem particularly filmable.

There is something slightly bothersome about the story from the perspective of someone going in as a gothic horror fan, but I can't really say what it is without giving away massive spoilers. Didn't bother me that much as I was really enjoying inhabiting that strange world of the Victorian slums, but it might make other people hate it.

Anyway, looking forward to seeing what they do with the story, but I might wait until it comes on the telly if I'm honest.

[dinohunterpoa]

Is this out yet? Seems like ages since I heard anything about it.

It is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom on 1 September 2017. 

[Doug ex-em4]

Looks interesting. Bill Nighy will be playing Bill Nighy as usual, I suppose? I like him but his range is rather limited. Fortunately, his one turn is usually enjoyable.

Doug

[Thunderchicken]

I saw a trailer for this at the cinema yesterday. It looks good and as Jimbib said, there's some gaming potential there. No doubt it'll flick my scratch-building switch too! 

[Metternich]

Looking forward to it.

[FierceKitty]

I guess Bill Nighy will be an admirable stand in, but it was supposed to have Alan Rickman. 

Alas, one real loss among all the insignificant ones.

[Plynkes]

It looks good and as Jimbib said, there's some gaming potential there.  

Unless it's very different from the book I'd say no, not so much. Not from a scenario point of view, anyway. Maybe from a purely atmospheric standpoint you might gain inspiration, but not any scenarios, really.