First look–Eva Green leads peculiar new fantasy film

She played one of the best characters ever in a James Bond film as Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale. She played the witch queen Serafina in The Golden Compass. And she had a lead role in two films adapting Frank Miller graphic novels. Now Eva Green is taking on an updated Mary Poppins-inspired character in her next role.

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children is a new movie based on a 2011 fantasy novel of the same name. Eva Green is Miss Peregrine, the head of an academy a la Professor Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters.

An impressive director and cast highlight the popularity of this property. Tim Burton will direct, with a cast including Ender’s Game’s Asa Butterfield, and heavy hitters Samuel L. Jackson, Dame Judi Dench, Terence Stamp, and Rupert Everett.

Here is the first trailer for Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children: