The Pale Blue Eye

The Pale Blue Eye is an American thriller film starring Christian Bale as a detective in 1830 in West Point, New York who investigates a series of murders with the assistance of a young Edgar Allan Poe. The film is written and directed by Scott Cooper, as an adaptation of the 2003 novel of the same name by Louis Bayard. Along with Bale, the film also features an ensemble cast that includes Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Toby Jones, Harry Lawtey, Simon McBurney, Timothy Spall, and Robert Duvall. 
The film was released in select theaters on December 23, 2022, before its streaming release on January 6, 2023, by Netflix.
== Premise ==
In 1830, veteran detective Augustus Landor investigates a series of murders at the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. He is aided by Edgar Allan Poe, a young cadet at the academy.
== Cast ==
* Christian Bale as Detective Augustus Landor
* Harry Melling as Edgar Allan Poe
* Gillian Anderson as Julia Marquis
* Lucy Boynton as Lea Marquis
* Charlotte Gainsbourg as Patsy
* Toby Jones as Dr. Daniel Marquis
* Harry Lawtey as Artemus Marquis
* Simon McBurney as Captain Hitchcock
* Timothy Spall as Superintendent Player
* Robert Duvall as Jean-Pepe
* Hadley Robinson as Mattie
* Joey Brooks as Cadet Stoddard
* Brennan Keel Cook as Cadet Huntoon
* Gideon Glick as Cadet Horatio Cochrane
* Fred Hechinger
* Matt Heimas Cadet Fry
* Steven Maier as Cadet Llewllyn Lee
* Charlie Tahan as Loughborough
== Production ==
In February 2021, it was announced that Christian Bale would star in the thriller film The Pale Blue Eye, written and directed by Scott Cooper, based on Louis Bayard's novel of the same name, and produced by Cross Creek Pictures. The film would be Bale and Cooper's third together, after Out of the Furnace and Hostiles. Bale and Cooper were also set to produce with John Lesher and Tyler Thompson.
On March 6, 2021, it was announced that Netflix pre-bought the rights to the film for around US$55 million at the European Film Market. In June 2021, it was reported that Harry Melling would star as Edgar Allan Poe.
Filming began on November 29, 2021, at the historic Compass Inn in Laughlintown, Pennsylvania. In December, filming took place at Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. That month, additional cast members were announced, including Gillian Anderson, Lucy Boynton, Timothy Spall, Fred Hechinger, and Robert Duvall.
Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor and Senator-elect John Fetterman and his wife Gisele are extras in a scene in the film. They became friendly with Bale and Cooper in 2013 while they were filming Out of the Furnace in Braddock, Pennsylvania where Fetterman was mayor at the time. Bale stated, "John’s got this fantastic face, hulking figure... So I said to Scott, 'We’ve got to have him in the tavern... That’s a face that fits in the 1830s.'"
== Videos ==
The Pale Blue Eye - Official Teaser - Netflix
The Pale Blue Eye - Official Trailer - Netflix
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