A troubled divorced woman becomes thrust into a deadly mystery in the first trailer for Universal Pictures’The Girl on the Train.Emily Bluntleads anall-star castas the divorcee Rachel, who sees something while riding on a train that turns her life upside down. In addition,Universal Pictureshas also released a new poster and photos for this thriller, which hits theaters October 7.
In thethriller, Rachel (Emily Blunt), who is devastated by her recent divorce, spends her daily commute fantasizing about the seemingly perfect couple who live in a house that her train passes every day, until one morning she sees something shocking happen there and becomes entangled in the mystery that unfolds.Emily Bluntstars alongsideRebecca Ferguson,Haley Bennett,Justin Theroux,Luke Evans,Allison Janney,Edgar Ramirez,Lisa KudrowandLaura Prepon. This thriller will go up against Fox Searchlight’s Sundance sensationThe Birth of a Nationand Lionsgate’sMiddle School: The Worst Years of My Life.
Tate Taylor(The Help,Get On Up) directs from an adapted script he co-wrote withErin Cressida Wilson, based onPaula Hawkins' bestselling novel. ProducerMarc Platt(Bridge of Spies,Into the Woods) acquired the rights to this novel back in March 2014, several months before the book debuted in January 2015, when it became a publishing sensation. By August 2015, the book had sold more than 3 million copies in the United States alone.
The Girl on the Trainis the first novelPaula Hawkinspublished under her own name, although she had written fourromantic comedynovels under the nameAmy Silversince 2009. It only took her six months to writeThe Girl on the Train, a pace which was matched by the movie’s development.Tate Taylorsigned on to direct in May 2015, with the cast coming together swiftly in just a few months, before production began in New York City this past October.Jared LeBoffandCelia Costasserve as executive producers of this adaptation.
In addition to the trailer, we also have the first poster and new photos fromThe Girl on the Train, which you can check out below. This thriller could be one of thisfall’s big blockbusters, and a potential early candidate for awards season accolades, but we’ll have to wait and see how fans and critics alike respond to this adaptation. Until then, check out the first trailer and poster forThe Girl on the Train.
