Guillermo del Toro's latest film is shaping up to be one of the year's best. The Shape of Water has already won itself the Best Picture award at this year's Venice Film Festival before going on to be quite the crowd-pleaser at TIFF. I'm honestly pleasantly surprised and optimistic about the buzz surrounding del Toro's fantastical drama because the combo story of woman-meets-fishman romance and Cold War thriller is not one I thought audiences would gravitate towards. As this new red-band trailer for The Shape of Water shows, however, the story is in good hands with del Toro and Fox Searchlight.

The new trailer lays a lot of the plot out for viewers, but it's told in such a way as to keep things from getting too spoilery. Folks who have already seen the movie may disagree, however, so if you'd rather go see The Shape of Water fresh, feel free to pass. For the brave, this red-band trailer features a lot more interaction between Sally Hawkins' Eliza Esposito and Doug Jones' creature character known only as "The Asset." It also shows Michael Shannon losing his cool, which is always a treat. Rounding out the cast are Richard Jenkins and Michael Stuhlbarg, who you can also glimpse in this new trailer. Keep an eye out for The Shape of Water in theaters on December 8th.

Check out the red-band trailer for The Shape of Water below:

Here's the official synopsis:

From master story teller, Guillermo del Toro, comes THE SHAPE OF WATER - an other-worldly fairy tale, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962. In the hidden high-security government laboratory where she works, lonely Elisa (Sally Hawkins) is trapped in a life of isolation. Elisa’s life is changed forever when she and co-worker Zelda (Octavia Spencer) discover a secret classified experiment.

And for more on The Shape of Water, be sure to check out our recent write-ups provided at the links below:

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