Late last year, the first trailer for Catherine Hardwicke’s new take on the gothic fantasy of **Red Riding Hood arrived, bringing it with it glimpses of the imagery that the director is putting into the tale. Now comes a second trailer that, while it essentially just lays out the story again, provides a bit more of a look at the movie – and a flash or two of the wolf.
The fanged beast is at the heart of this paranoid story, that follows young Valerie (Amanda Seyfried) who is trying to live her live and love the way she wants. She’s in love with sexy woodcutter Peter (Shiloh Fernandez), but her parents would prefer she be paired off with wealthy, stable Henry (Max Irons). And when the long truce between the wolf and the villagers goes awry, there’s blood on the ground and murder in the air.
Before long, the locals turn to wolf hunter Father Solomon (Gary Oldman), who quickly spreads paranoia by suggesting that the werewolf is one of the villagers. Cue a hunt for the likely lycanthrope...
There’s clearly passion and darkness to be found here, and Hardwicke herself has been eager to talk up the film. Check out the trailer over at Apple and let us know your thoughts. Red Riding Hood stalks into cinemas on April 15.