Sandcastle, the graphic novel, is a fantastical mystery written by award-winning French writer and filmmaker Pierre Oscar Lévy and illustrated by award-winning Swiss comic book artist Frederik Peeters. Old arrives in UK cinemas on Friday, 23rd July.
SelfMadeHero, the UK’s leading independent graphic novel publisher, is delighted to reveal that Sandcastle is the inspiration for a major new feature film, Old, directed and produced by visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan.
“Sandcastle truly inspired my film Old. It is a profound sci-fi graphic novel, beautifully illustrated and with such humanity. Its theme of ageing made me think about my parents and my children, and how quickly it all goes by. From the moment I read this, I was changed.” – M. Night Shyamalan.
The trailer for Old was unveiled during the Super Bowl 2021. Starring Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Ken Leung, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Abbey Lee, Aaron Pierre, Alex Wolff, Embeth Davidtz, Eliza Scanlen, Emun Elliott, Kathleen Chalfant and Thomasin McKenzie.
The graphic novel is a fantastical mystery written by award-winning French writer and filmmaker Pierre Oscar Lévy and illustrated by award-winning Swiss comic book artist Frederik Peeters. On a perfect summer’s day, people head to an idyllic, secluded beach, sheltered from prying eyes by green-fringed cliffs that soar around the cove. But this utopia holds a dark secret: everyone present begins to age rapidly… and there seems to be no way out.
SelfMadeHero first acquired the English-language rights to Sandcastle from French-Swiss publisher Atrabile in 2011, releasing it in the UK in 2011 and in the US in 2013. The graphic novel’s 2021 reprint includes a brand-new introduction by Pierre Oscar Lévy. Find out more here: https://www.selfmadehero.com/books/sandcastle
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Read an exclusive sample of Pierre Oscar Lévy and Frederik Peeters’ Sandcastle right here (PDF opens in a new window)
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