This contemporary supernatural thriller stars Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, Peter Sarsgaard and John Hurt, is written by Ehren Kruget (writer of THE RING) and directed by British director Iain Softley (K-PAX, HACKERS, BACKBEAT).

THE SKELETON KEY is released in the UK and Ireland on 29th July

Set largely in the dark atmospheric backwoods just outside of New Orleans, The Skeleton Key stars Hudson as Caroline, a live-in nurse hired to care for an elderly woman's (Gena Rowlands) ailing husband (John Hurt) in their home...a foreboding and decrepit mansion in the Louisiana Delat. Intrigued by the enigmatic couple, their mysterious and secretive ways and their rambling house, Caroline begins to explore the old mansion, armed with a skeleton key that unlocks every door. She discovers a hidden attic room that holds a deadly and terrifying secret.