Guillermo del Toro has announced on Twitter that his latest film titled The Shape of Water has received an R rating from the Motion Picture Association of America. The rating falls in line with most of the auteur’s previous works and he seemingly has no desire to cut the film down to PG-13.
He also clarified the genre of the film, stating that it is not straight up horror but rather a “bit of a fairy tale” and a “fable set in early 1960’s America”. From the sounds of his tweet, the movie sounds similar to Pan’s Labyrinth and his most recent directorial effort Crimson Peak.
The Shape of Water got an "R" rating from MPAA last week.
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) May 2, 2017
No. The Shape of Water is NOT a horror movie. It's a bit of a fairy tale story – a fable set in early 1960's America.
— Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) May 2, 2017
From master storyteller, Guillermo del Toro, comes The Shape of Water – 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 Shape of Water is set for release on December 8th and stars Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Octavia Spencer, Nick Searcy and Doug Jones.
Originally published May 3, 2017. Updated April 15, 2018.
