UPDATE: The flick will get a limited theatrical release this Friday, MARCH 19th, in Fox Tower, Portland, OR; Devargas – Santa Fe, NM; Arbor Austin, TX.
We first told you about THE CRY OF THE OWL back in November, when Myriad Pictures was planning on giving the suspense flick starring Julia Stiles and Paddy Considine a theatrical release. Seem as though that’s no longer the case, as we’ve just received a press release informing us that the film, an adaptation of a Patricia Highsmith (“The Talented Mr. Ripley”) novel, is going straight to DVD. We’ve got the trailer for you below, and it looks pretty engaging, so maybe it’ll turn out to be a lost gem…
The film tells the story of Robert (Paddy Considine, Cinderella Man), a man trying to recover from a messy divorce by seeking solace in a small town. Robert becomes fascinated by the apparent domestic bliss of Jenny (Julia Stiles, The Bourne Trilogy), who he secretly watches through her window. When Jenny catches him, she invites him in and the two begin a relationship, much to the chagrin of Jenny’s boyfriend. But when her boyfriend goes missing, Robert becomes the number one suspect in a murder investigation, leaving him to wonder if Jenny may not be all that she seems.
THE CRY OF THE OWL comes out JUNE 8th on DVD.