An adaptation of the classic Mary Shelley novel Frankenstein has long been a dream project for Guillermo del Toro, the filmmaker with such credits as Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water, Hellboy, and Blade II. He’s been talking about it for at least 17 years – and now he’s actually making it! After previous attempts … Read more
Guillermo del Toro had come choice words for Alfonso Cuarón when he questioned whether or not he should direct Harry Potter. For some fans, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is their favourite movie in the franchise, largely thanks to Alfonso Cuarón’s stylistic direction. However, the Y tu mamá también director may not have … Read more
A selection of Guillermo del Toro films, including Cronos, Blade II and Mimic, will be getting the 4K treatment. 4K is about to get a lot darker, as director Guillermo del Toro teased over the weekend that four more of his films will be hitting the format within “the next year or so”. They are: … Read more
After some strike-related delays, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is alive again at Netflix. While Andrew Garfield was originally cast in the key role as famous Gothic monster, he has since had to drop out of the project due to the strike and some scheduling issues. In his place the signature movie monster will be played by Jacob … Read more
Euphoria and Saltburn star Jacob Elordi is set to star in Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, replacing a departing Andrew Garfield. It’s alive! ALIVE! Indeed, Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein film is officially a go at Netflix, with Deadline reporting that the director has signed rising star Jacob Elordi to play Frankenstein’s monster. He replaces Andrew Garfield, … Read more
Guillermo del Toro gushes about working with the great William Friedkin on his final movie, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial. It’s always great to hear directors gush about their colleagues, and few do it with the same enthusiasm as Guillermo del Toro. While speaking with IndieWire, Guillermo del Toro spoke about the late William Friedkin and … Read more
Add this to the pile of legendary what if projects in Hollywood history: Guillermo del Toro confirmed that at some point in the last few years he was working on a Star Wars movie. That revelation was first teased by del Toro’s collaborator David S. Goyer a few weeks ago, during an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast. At that … Read more
The history of Star Wars movies in the past few years has basically been the history of stuff that never got made. The last produced and released Star Wars film was Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in late 2019. In nearly four years since, there has been a lot of development of numerous projects at Lucasfilm but … Read more
Harvey Guillén says Guillermo is taking matters into his own hands when What We Do in the Shadows returns for Season 5. Harvey Guillén’s Guillermo has had enough. After more than a decade of luring unsuspecting virgins to their doom, disposing of dead bodies, and waiting for his master, Nandor (Kayvan Novak), to turn him … Read more
Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth holds the record for longest standing ovation ever at the Cannes Film Festival at 22 minutes. With the 76th Cannes Film Festival nearing its conclusion, it has been apparent that the most frequent stories have leaned heavily on how long the standing ovations have been. Johnny Depp’s Jeanne du Barry … Read more