Official poster for THE OXFORD MURDERS starring Elijah Wood
I'm a big fan of murder mysteries. I'm also a big fan of Elijah Wood. Put those two together and it's no puzzle why this poster and a premise alone can get me excited.
The film is called THE OXFORD MURDERS and it stars the aforementioned Mr. Wood as a young Oxford graduate student named Martin, who arrives at the prestigious ivy league school with hopes of meeting his mentor, one professor Arthur Seldom (John Hurt) - an esteemed master of logic. Yet, when mysterious murders begin to happen - each victim being marked with strange symbols by the serial killer - the professor and pupil band together in hopes of cracking the code and catching the crook. I like to imagine the film as a prequel for Hurt's character from INDIANA JONES AND THE KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL.
Based on the award-winning novel of the same name from Guillermo Martinez and directed by Álex de la Iglesia, THE OXFORD MURDERS hits VOD, XBOX and Amazon on July 7 followed by a limited release in select theaters on August 6.
Check out the poster and official synopsis after the break, which was just premiered by our friends over at Film School Rejects.
THE OXFORD MURDERS: When an elderly woman is viciously murdered in Oxford, her body is discovered by two strangers whose lives are immediately changed forever: Arthur Seldom (John Hurt), a prestigious professor of logic, and Martin (Elijah Wood), a young graduate student who has just arrived at the university hoping to be Seldom’s pupil.
It quickly becomes clear that hers is the first in a series of increasingly bizarre murders, with each victim’s corpse marked by strange symbols. Professor and student join forces to try and crack the code, setting into motion an elaborate game with the killer with ever-increasing stakes. As Martin gets closer to the facts, he grows increasingly unhinged from his grasp on the world around him.
Based on Guillermo Martinez’s award-winning novel, THE OXFORD MURDERS is an edgy and intelligent thriller from cult-favorite director, Álex de la Iglesia.
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