A Strange Case

A Strange Case is a science fiction horror film published in the year 2020 by Universal as part of their cinematic universe and was directed by the Russo brothers. The movie is based on the story of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde and takes its name from the original book, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.

Cast

 * Hugh Jackman as Dr. Henry Jekyll/Edward Hyde: A scientist who believes the brain is split into two halves: the first half good, the other half evil.
 * Brad Pitt as Gabriel John Utterson: A longtime friend of Jekyll's and an extremely good lawyer.
 * Naomi Watts as Maria Lanyon: Henry's childhood friend and fiance.
 * Patrick Stewart as Dr. Hastie Lanyon: Maria's father.

Production
The film went through a few name changes while in production and a cast for it wasn't decided for quite some time. The film seemed doomed before it came out, but luckily everything eventually pulled through.

Unlike other Jekyll and Hyde movies, no make-up or CGI was applied to Jackman whenever he transformed. His violent spasming was supposed to seem "disturbingly realistic" and so Jackman himself had to make himself seem as if he was in agonizing pain every time he became Hyde.

A very subtle detail is the fact that whenever Jekyll transforms, the lighting in each scene becomes rather dark, even in scenes that don't include Hyde himself, while whenever Jekyll is still himself the lighting becomes brighter and uses very hot colors.

Soundtrack

 * Gabriel's Song
 * Transformation
 * The Two-Faced Henry Jekyll
 * Hyde's Song
 * Uxoricide
 * Henry Jekyll: Son, Husband, Murderer
 * Jekyll's Song

Critical Reception
Much like most of the other films in the cinematic universe, A Strange Case received generally positive reviews from critics, who say that it is a very good modern retelling of the classic story.

Trivia

 * Some of the alternate titles of the movie include Jekyll and Hyde, The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll, My Friend Jekyll, and Hyde.