First Look At Fish Tank In The Criterion Collection [Rumor?]

This past February, Criterion sent out their monthly newsletter, talking about where they’ve been and where they’re going. This particular newsletter also mentioned Fish Tank director Andrea Arnold by name, indicating that we’d see something from her this year.

Well let’s look at what we know:

• IFC has the rights to Fish Tank
• Criterion and IFC have their deal
• Criterion tweeted out the image below, as part of their cryptic Twitter / Rumor strategy.

Well, that sounds like an open and shut case, right? Over the past few weeks we’ve seen Criterion tweet out images from The Thin Red Line and Antichrist, so it just makes sense that this image seals the deal.

Here is the synopsis of the film from IFC:

FISH TANK is the story of Mia (Katie Jarvis) a volatile 15-year-old who has become excluded from school and ostracized by her friends. One hot summer’s day her mother (Kiertson Wareing) brings home a mysterious stranger called Connor (Michael Fassbender) who promises to change everything and bring love into all their lives.

Below I’ve included the image that Criterion tweeted out, as well as a screen capture of the film, for comparison.

What do you think of Fish Tank as a possible Criterion release? Is there such a thing as too much Michael Fassbender?