Seven films Guillermo del Toro might direct next
The setback-prone Mexican filmmaker’s next move is anyone’s guess. Here’s all we know about the projects currently on his radar
Life isn’t easy for Mexican director Guillermo del Toro. Despite a slew of critical and commercial hits – ‘Hellboy’, ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’, ‘Pacific Rim’ – the hardworking filmmaker is almost as well known for the films that have slipped through his fingers. Most famously he was set to direct ‘The Hobbit’ before production delays forced him to step aside. There’s also his long-gestating adaptation of HP Lovecraft’s novella ‘At the Mountains of Madness’, potentially starring Tom Cruise and new sequels to ‘Hellboy’ and ‘Pacific Rim’. When we spoke to the director recently about his new movie, gothic horror tale ‘Crimson Peak’, we couldn’t help asking about a few of those still-simmering projects.
‘I always keep five or six projects alive at the same time, so if something comes up I can transition to something else right away. A career is what happens while you’re making other plans!’
Read our interview with Guillermo del Toro
Guillermo del Toro on England giving him the creeps and setting ‘Crimson Peak’ in the UK
Following the smash-up success of his robot-monster smackdown ‘Pacific Rim’, Mexican maestro Guillermo del Toro is going back to his spooky roots with ‘Crimson Peak’. We talked to the director about England, Downtown Abbey and how to scare his audience.
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