Photo Coverage: THE SHAPE OF WATER Premiere

Below, check out photos from the Toronto Film Festival premiere of THE SHAPE OF WATER, officially hitting theaters on December 8th. Directed by Guillermo del Toro, the film stars Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sally Hawkins and Doug Jones.

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. Directed by Guillermo del Toro, the film features a screenplay by del Toro and Vanessa Taylor with a story by Guillermo del Toro.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

J Miles Dale

Doug Jones

Doug Jones

Doug Jones

Vanessa Taylor

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman and Doug Jones

Ron Perlman and Doug Jones

Ron Perlman

Ron Perlman

Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Guillermo Del Toro

Guillermo Del Toro

Sally Hawkins

Sally Hawkins

Sally Hawkins

Sally Hawkins and Guillermo Del Toro

Michael Shannon

Kate Arrington and Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Guillermo Del Toro

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Sally Hawkins

Sally Hawkins

Sally Hawkins