Guillermo Del Toro booked through 2017!

[Carmine Falcone]

i like that idea for frankenstein. as for jekyll and hyde, maybe they'll do something like moore's version in league of extraordinary gentlemen (not the move!!!) where hyde starts out smaller than jekyll but grows bigger and more monsterous as jekyll wastes away. because with hyde seperated from him, jekyll has no drives, and without jekyll, hyde has no limits.

Yeah, that version has kinda taken over as how the character is seen. And it would seem Del Toro would take that way to go.
On the other hand, it's possible that Del toro would all of a sudden go all sober drama (with supernatural thriller elements) but since it has potential for a monster story we can fully expect to see a man-eating 8 feet Mr. Hyde.

BTW: He would have been great for a FAITHFUL The Leauge of Extraordinary Gentlemen adaptation. Mr Hyde attacking tripods while singing a merry song, and proceeding to eat Aliens as if they were spaghetti would have been right up that guy's alley.

 

[cryptic name]

Yeah, that version has kinda taken over as how the character is seen. And it would seem Del Toro would take that way to go.
On the other hand, it's possible that Del toro would all of a sudden go all sober drama (with supernatural thriller elements) but since it has potential for a monster story we can fully expect to see a man-eating 8 feet Mr. Hyde.

BTW: He would have been great for a FAITHFUL The Leauge of Extraordinary Gentlemen adaptation. Mr Hyde attacking tripods while singing a merry song, and proceeding to eat Aliens as if they were spaghetti would have been right up that guy's alley.

i know =( i could've killed the people responsible for the league movie we got

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Man, those books are brilliant. I still have to get the last two stories.

First I liked that movie for it's camp-esque crap-factor. In comparison, it's utter, utter garbage.

 

[cryptic name]

i would pay full price just to see the scene with hyde and griffin.

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Haha, I couldn't believe it when I read that. Alan Moore is one ****ed up dude.

 

[cryptic name]

i know, i must've sat there staring at the panel for a good 5 minutes thinking, "no. no way"

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Bwahaha. ''This is the Life''
It even topped the Mina Harker/Quatermain sex scenes. ''Mina, I want to **** you''.

 

[cryptic name]

seeing connery do that scene with peta wilson would have been pure gold

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Damn, I can't even imagine it. I don't want to either.

 

[Armored Avenger]

Yup. They're splitting it.

Actually the The Hobbit will all be in one film. The second film will be about the events that take place between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (that are talked about in the Appendixes of LOTR and in Unfinished Tales).

 

[Eggyman]

Actually the The Hobbit will all be in one film. The second film will be about the events that take place between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (that are talked about in the Appendixes of LOTR and in Unfinished Tales).

My mistake. Sounds good

 

[redhawk23]

eggyman they're not splitting the hobbit, ones a direct adaption the other film is whatever they decide to cobble together, from random unfinished stories, or by what actors are available

 

[cryptic name]

if doug jones is playing the monster in frankenstein, are we to assume it will speak? i know he does in the story and in the sequels to james whale's film, but i think a nonspeaking creature would be better.

 

[darkseid26]

all those projects are a must see for me!

 

[Sawyer]

Frankly, the second LOTR prequel sounds pretty unnecessary. They could have just stuck with doing the hobbit, and I would be happy.

 

[Gabe99]

Guillermo Del Toro Drops Out Of Directing Emma Watson In Beauty And The Beast

Guillermo Del Toro Won’t Helm ‘Beauty’ With Emma Watson At Warner Bros

'Twilight's' Bill Condon to Direct Live-Action 'Beauty and the Beast'

 

[Piper Maru]

Will I ever get my At The Mountains of Madness film?!

 

[childeroland]

Not unless 'Pacific Rim 2' (if he gets around to doing it) makes a s***load of money, no.

 

[Boom]

If James Cameron and Tom Cruise couldn't get that movie off the ground, I fear nothing will.

Although, Legendary Pictures is joined with Universal now..

 

[dude stannis]

Will I ever get my At The Mountains of Madness film?!

Maybe not, but I'm willing to bet we get a Lovecraft adaptation.

 

[Gabe99]

Newsarama:
GUILLERMO DEL TORO's 'Three Kings'
How Movies, TV, & Comics Rule his World


Newsarama @ SDCC 2014:
LEGENDARY PICTURES Panel Live! Godzilla 2 Confirmed!

del Toro asked the audience two questions to answer to Legendary. "Number 1: Hellboy 3?" HUGE applause and cheers. "Number 2: The Mountains of Madness?" only slightly less cheers. "Okay, now it's *****ing over." and he left the stage.

Thomas Tull came back on stage to thank the panelists and to thank the fans who came, and to give them one more thing.

"I do want to say, del Toro posed a question, and I'll say, when he's done with Pacific Rim 2, we'll talk."

 

[Gabe99]

{TB EXCLUSIVE} GUILLERMO DEL TORO DEVELOPING SECRET PROJECT AT FOX SEARCHLIGHT
The project is based on an original story from the cult director

Horror maestro and visionary genius Guillermo del Toro has another surprising project cooking in the pipeline. Fox Searchlight is producing the untitled original story, which is being kept very tightly under wraps.

Pitched as Wall-E meets Splash, the intriguing take was written by del Toro, and sees the Pacific Rim director also attached to helm. DanTram Nguyen and David Greenbaum are overseeing for Fox, while del Toro produces.

At first the project sounds like an unusual departure from the Hellboy director’s wheelhouse, as the writer/director is commonly known for his work in adult fantasy, horror, and action. However, del Toro also produced Fox’s animated adventure The Book of Life, which was aimed at a much younger audience, as well as DreamWorks’ Puss in Boots, Rise of the Guardians, and the Kung Fu Panda sequels.

Del Toro’s latest, Universal’s gothic horror Crimson Peak, bows October 16th and boasts an impressive cast consisting of Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, and Charlie Hunnam. The Pan’s Labyrinth director is also in development on another project for Universal, a sequel to his acclaimed 2013 epic Pacific Rim, titled Pacific Rim 2: Maelstrom.

Del Toro’s also an emerging figure in television, having created FX’s vampire series The Strain, on which he also writes, directs, and executive produces. The Strain, which stars Corey Stoll, just wrapped up its sophomore season, with a third season slated to air in 2016.

Del Toro is also developing Amazon’s Killing on Carnival Row series, which centers on a human detective investigating a series of murders against fairies in a mystical city inhabited by both species. The project, which was previously set up as a feature at New Line and Warner Bros., sees the Mexican filmmaker writing, directing, and executive producing.

He’s repped by WME and Exile Entertainment.

 

[Gabe99]

Collider Exclusive JULY 9, 2014:
Guillermo del Toro Says He’s Shooting a Small, Black and White Film Before PACIFIC RIM 2; John Hurt May Star

While del Toro is planning on starting pre-production on Pacific Rim 2 next month, he told us that he’s actually scheduled a brief hiatus in which he will shoot a much smaller movie:

“Right away, in February/March I should [start on] another very small movie, black and white, really, really bizarre before starting—we start pre-production on Pacific Rim 2 in August, and then I interrupt it briefly to go into the first of next year to do this strange little movie, and then I restart it and go all the way until we start shooting Pacific Rim 2 at the end of 2015 for release in 2017.”

Del Toro was reluctant to reveal too much about the project, but he did say he already has cast in mind:

“It’s a very small cast. I would love to have John Hurt, and there’s an actress that I have in mind that is not well-known but I’ve seen her in a short film. That’s all she’s really done, one feature and one short, but she has an incredibly interesting taste and I’m gonna try her out for the main role.”

When asked whether or not this new film fits into his previous filmography, he offered this brief, tantalizing tease:

“There’s one great creature in it.”

Del Toro confirmed that the project does have a title, but he’d rather the finished film speak for itself instead of divulging too much beforehand:

“It does [have a title], but I find—I’d rather do the projects and then show them to people than talk about them. I think that it’s going to be a nice thing for people to know which one is it and where it came from when it’s a reality.”

 

[Octoberist]

I have to admit that this a funny thread.

 

[Gabe99]

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News: I will shoot a new film in August in Toronto.