Ahead of its world premiere at FrightFest later this month, a brief teaser has been released for Doctor Jekyll, director Joe Stephenson’s reimagining of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson tale, which stars Eddie Izzard in the role of Doctor Nina Jekyll and her evil alter-ego Rachel Hyde; take a look below…
An isolated mansion, a mysterious locked room, creepy corridors, a dusty cellar and a mad doctor…Hammer horror is back with a modern reimagining of the classic Robert Louis Stevenson’s 1886 novella ‘The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. When ex-convict Rob takes the carer position to the infamous Nina Jekyll, little does he know he’s part of an evil master plan devised by her alter ego Rachel Hyde. But to what lengths will Rob go to satisfy his client’s weird wishes and his own ambitions for the daughter he has never even seen?
Featuring alongside Eddie Izzard in the cast of Doctor Jekyll are Scott Chambers, Lindsay Duncan and Simon Callow.
Doctor Jekyll will premiere at FrightFest on August 25th.
Originally published August 8, 2023. Updated August 10, 2023.
