Media outlet First Showing has got its paws on the first teaser poster for director Martin Scorsese’s upcoming movie Shutter Island. Check out the teaser poster below!

Based on the Dennis Lehane novel of the same name, Shutter Island follows U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio)circa 1954 while he investigates the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island.

Scorsese, of Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas, Cape Fear, Gangs of New York, The Aviator and The Departed fame, is directing the script written by Laeta Kalogridis (Night Watch, Alexander, Pathfinder).

Shutter Island stars DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Sir Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Michelle Williams, Jackie Earle Haley, Elias Koteas, Ted Levine and John Carroll Lynch.

Paramount is bringing Shutter Island, a mystery/drama film, to theaters on October 2nd of this year.

By Tessa Petrocco (Source: First Showing)

Shutter Island Movie Poster
Shutter Island Movie Poster

By Tessa Petrocco

Tessa Petrocco is a freelance graphic designer and media professional. She graduated magna cum laude from Kent State University in 2007, earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Media Production. She moved to New York City that same year, where she worked as the Editorial Assistant and Content Coordinator for a popular film review website. Tessa enjoys spending time with her dog and boyfriend, knitting, volunteering and being a one-woman film reviewer.

2 thoughts on “Teaser Poster from Scorsese’s Shutter Island”
  1. Effing brilliant! Especially for us Lehane fanatics who know who Patient 67 is. (as a personal note, I just finished Sacred today at work)

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