“If I were to tell you about her, the Princess Without Voice, what would I say?”

Fox Searchlight have released the first trailer for Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Shape Of Water,’ an other-worldly fairy tale that set against the backdrop of Cold War era America during 1963. The film stars Michael Shannon, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer and of course Doug Jones. Check out the first trailer below!

Stunning artwork by James Jean:

Synopsis:

“An other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1963. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of silence and isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.”

The film stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Doug Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg and Octavia Spencer.

‘The Shape of Water’ in theaters December 8, 2017.