Del Toro's Trollhunters Land at DreamWorks Animation
Source:
The Hollywood Reporter
September 27, 2010
Announced
a year ago as being the first project of Walt Disney Studios and Guillermo del Toro's new production label Disney Double Dare You,
Trollhunters has landed at DreamWorks Animation.
Del Toro will write and direct the adaptation of a young-adult book the filmmaker submitted to publisher Hyperion about two weeks ago.
An article at
The Hollywood Reporter says that del Toro has decided to make DreamWorks Animation his animation home: "He will serve as a consultant and exec producer on several projects already in development, including 'Kung Fu Panda 2,' 'Puss in Boots' and one yet-to-be-revealed project. His fingerprints will even be on DWA's next feature, 'Megamind,' which hits theaters Nov. 5."
About the project, del Toro said: "I wanted very much to develop a story that could be written for kids but dealt with a genre that was scary. It essentially combines fairy tales with modern times and is about how difficult it is to be kid. Normally, kids are idealized in animated films. But the growing pains, married with the notion that there is a world right next to us that is completely plagued by creatures of ancient lore, it's thematically fitting with the rest of my stuff."
Del Toro has already started writing
Trollhunters and plans on finishing it before he shoots
At the Mountains of Madness.
According to the trade, del Toro is beginning his fourth week of design work with Lightstorm Entertainment on his directorial project
At the Mountains of Madness. He is having a summit with Universal in three weeks at which he and his team will present a budget, art and maquettes to the studio's executives.
