Wednesday, December 1, 2010 12:00PM - By Mali Elfman
For those of you who are fans of the artistry behind a great film poster and the amazing mind of Guillermo del Toro, Mondo, the collectible art boutique arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has a real treat for you. They have just announced the first ever “Director’s Series” for visionary director del Toro, which features a number artistic interpretations of the Hellboy films, Blade 2, The Devil’s Backbone, Cronos and Pan’s Labryrinth posters from world famous artists.
The Alamo Drafthouse proudly boosts their new posters which are all quite impressive:
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010 7:56AM - By Krystal Clark
If you weren’t able to attend this year’s Comic-Con to get your first glimpse of Guillermo del Toro and Troy Nixey’s latest project Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark you’re in luck. The first teaser trailer for the film has been released (via MySpace) and it will scare you sh*tless. Prepare to be terrified from the comfort of your own home…
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Thursday, July 29, 2010 9:41AM - By Krystal Clark
When Peter Jackson and Guilermo del Toro teamed up for The Hobbit we thought the world would explode. There was no way that amount of creative genius could be attached to the same project without the universe collapsing in on itself. Fortunately, that’s a fate we no longer have to worry about because del Toro left the project and we never got to see what could have been. The director, has now moved on to another film and another geek god — James Cameron. Can we survive these two?
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Saturday, July 24, 2010 4:58PM - By Mali Elfman
Guillermo del Toro came out of hiding from those angry Hobbit fans to support Troy Nixey, the director of his upcoming feature, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. Del Toro went back to his horror roots and wrote and produced the film. He was on hand at the Comic-Con press conference to discuss his remake of the 1973 made for TV movie of the same name.
The film’s about a girl who moves in with her dad and his girlfriend, only to discover that they’re sharing their home with some “devilish creatures.” It’s no surprise that while the the topic of fear was at hand and del Toro, being the amazing storyteller that he is, had a rather humorous tale to tell about his own fears and how he’s faced them.
Check out the video below…
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Friday, July 23, 2010 4:25PM - By Brendan Walsh
Writer Guillermo Del Toro and Director Troy Nixey came out to talk about their upcoming remake of the 1970s made for TV film, Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark. Del Toro is the most enthusiastic and well versed director in the horror genre, and a champion of new filmmakers with vision. He profanely cheers this film on, and shows some choice footage to get fans of scary films excited for what looks like the most unique horror film in a long while. See more after the jump!
***Beware some mild spoilers ahead…
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Monday, June 7, 2010 2:08PM - By samuelpeppermint
If you’ve been hiding under a rock, you may not have heard that Guillermo del Toro dropped out of The Hobbit last week. He was supposed to helm the two films that precede the Lord of the Rings trilogy, but the constant production delays seem to have forced the visionary director out. News of his departure was met with cheers and tears and finally the man himself has released a letter to the fans via TheOneRing.net giving his official farewell…
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Monday, May 31, 2010 9:02AM - By Krystal Clark
Damn! Damn! Damn! We knew something like this would happen sooner than later. According to various sources, Guillermo del Toro will no longer direct the live action adaptation of The Hobbit. The film has been in development hell for ages and the production start date continues to get shuffled so his decision shouldn’t really come as a shock. He released an official statement through the website TheOneRing announcing his departure, which is followed up by a response from executive producer Peter Jackson. See what they both had to say…
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Thursday, May 27, 2010 8:55AM - By Mali Elfman
There has been a lot of back and forth on Guillermo del Toro‘s upcoming Lord of the Rings spin off The Hobbit and it looks like the recent rumors that it’s been pushed off until next year may not be true. With both del Toro and Peter Jackson saying that the scripts have been completed and ready to go since April, they have been waiting for one thing just like every other filmmaker out there , the holy grail… I mean the green light.
Although no announcements have officially been made, our friends over at MarketSaw have said that they have a reliable source (which they normally do) from the 3D team that has been confirmed on the project who has said that the movie is moving forward. Their source told them when they asked about pre-productions beginning now:
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:54AM - By Krystal Clark
Guillermo del Toro is the man who will usher in another series of Middle Earth stories with his adaptation of The Hobbit. The film that has been in development for years has finally picked up some speed and should go into production soon. According to an interview with the art designer Richard Taylor, del Toro was given the directing reigns because producer Peter Jackson believed that he could add something new to the series that would put a fresh spin on the tale.
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