There are few directors who can mix endearing and weird quite as well as Tim Burton. Now, the man behind “Big Fish” and “Edward Scissorhands” is back with another story that looks to be equal parts sweet and scary. “Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children”, starring Eva Green as the titular Miss Peregrine, just released its first trailer. 

In the film, Green runs a home which feels like the cultured English version of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. The description is even more fitting considering the screenplay was written by Jane Goldman, the screenwriter of “X-Men: First Class”. 

Based on the series of books by Ransom Riggs, Asa Butterfield  plays Jake, a boy who befriends the children at the house, but is apparently normal: except he isn't. Some of the children have very X-Men like abilities like invisibility or being able to fly. Others, on the other hand, are just incredibly strange. 

There's much more going on, however, as the children are being threatened and it's Jake's job to act as their protector. It's unclear exactly what they want, but it appears that the forces of evil are being led by Samuel L Jackson. 

In addition to Green and Jackson, the film also boasts a cast that includes Dame Judi Dench, Rupert Everett, and Allison Janney, and promises to have its darkness but also be full of bright and beautiful images. 

As the book series currently has two more entries, this could very well mark the beginning of a new franchise, with a release date of September 30. 

Source: Cinemablend