Guillermo del Toro has joined the voice cast of Raul Garcia’s Extraordinary Tales, an arthouse animated omnibus feature based on Edgar Allan Poe’s novel, reports Variety.
The unusual voice cast is completed by the great Christopher Lee, Julian Sands and even B-movie director/producer Roger Corman.
Modestly budgeted at €2 million ($2.5 million), “Tales comprises five segments retelling a Poe story. Each part boast a different animation style that reflects Poe’s universe and is inspired by various artists.”
“The segment called ‘The Mask of the Red Death,’ for instance, is inspired by Egon Schiele’s paintings,” Roalants told Variety.
Del Toro is lending his voice to “The Pit and the Pendulum,” which mimics mid-19th century photography. The segment turns on a man who is being tortured during the reign of the Spanish Inquisition.
Gilles Sousa, Bac Film’s international sales head, said, “ ‘Tales’ targets young adults but remains nonetheless a traditional film accessible to younger audiences since it’s not a horror feature.”