When Hammer Films' horror The Woman in Black scored $127M in 2012 much of the credit was given to the star power of Daniel Radcliffe in his first major post-Harry Potter role. Certainly the curiosity of seeing him do something different was a factor, but the famous British studio is hoping the scares and ominous tone were enough to lure audiences back for a Radcliffe-free sequel, The Woman in Black: Angel of Death.
The first teaser for the film has been released and it doesn't reveal anything about the plot, but it establishes that incoming director Tom Harper is sticking with the dreary atmosphere from before. Jeremy Irvine and Helen McCrory star in the gothic ghost story which is set during WWII, forty years after the first film. Here's the official synopsis:
England, 1941. With London in the midst of the blitz, two teachers evacuate a group of schoolchildren to the abandoned Eel Marsh House. Seeking safety from the bombs in the remote coastal location, the group instead find themselves facing an evil far more frightening when their arrival awakens the Woman in Black.
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death hits the U.K. in February but has yet to gain a U.S. date.
