All Entries Tagged With: "guillermo del toro"
We’re Getting A Full-On Monster Movie From Guillermo Del Toro
I can tell you, I haven’t really been a fan of Guillermo Del Toro. BLADE II wasn’t all that great and I honestly wasn’t too big into the ending the first HELLBOY flick. But the moment PAN’S LABYRINTH came out, I shut the hell up. That’s when I found out what a serious visionary he [...]
Oscar Worthy Actress Amy Adams Joins The Orphanage
Many successful people in Hollywood get their break after a series of roles in small productions. The horror film is one genre that is usually considered to be less cultured and just so happens to be the place were many have made their start. One actress will be mixing things up a little and taking her Academy Award nominated talents [...]
Jon Doe Found Nothing To Fear In Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark
There was a point in the middle of watching DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK that I stopped paying attention to the details of the film and started questioning why I even cared what was going on. It was at this moment that I realized that this film had no hope of reaching the mediocrity [...]
The Kidd Vs. Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark
CAUTION: SPOILERS AHEAD The only thing you should be afraid of heading into DON’T BE AFRAID THE DARK is the realization that the film isn’t nearly as good as it should be and nowhere as good as you want it to be. Trust me… for a few minutes sitting there during the credits, I tried [...]
The Kidd Isn’t Scared To Talk Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark With Bailee Madison
I was a little apprehensive about sitting down to talk with Bailee Madison, the 11-year-old star of the big-screen remake of DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, co-starring Guy Pearce and Katie Holmes. It’s difficult enough sometimes to have a decent and intelligent conversation with an adult trying to promote their new movie, but, in [...]
Guillermo Del Toro Flying High Over Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity; Also Talks Frankenstein
Guillermo Del Toro and Alfonso Cuaron are probably the greatest pair of filmmakers to emerge from Mexico since… well, maybe ever. Their films ooze with a love of cinema, constantly pushing technical boundaries and creating radical, new visions of our world. And now, according to Del Toro, Cuaron is at it again with his latest [...]
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We often get bombarded with suggestions from our readers as to which theatres we should bring our screenings to, and, in most cases, we don’t really have a say in the matter. However, when we can, we try to exert a little influence in getting certain movies in certain places for certain people. We’re often [...]
Rob Kazinsky and Willem Dafoe In Talks To Join Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim
One of the projects that has been gaining momentum lately with a slew of casting and production news has been Guillermo del Toro’s sci-fi flick PACIFIC RIM. The film takes place during an ongoing war between humanity and alien invaders. And the news is a couple more have joined the human ranks. Variety reports that [...]
Be Fearful Of Looking At The New Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark Poster
The only thing more frightening than the new one sheet for DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK premiering on MTV News and them claiming it sends shivers down their spine is looking at the poster itself and realizing that FilmDistrict has produced a major piece of promotional material for the film’s release that sucks really bad. [...]
Guillermo del Toro Insists That He Will Make At The Mountains Of Madness Some Day
There was certainly plenty of disappointment to go around when Universal decided to pull the plug on Guillermo del Toro’s passion project, AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS, his adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft novella that was going to come in as an R-rated horror movie to the tune of about $150 million. The studio balked [...]
Guillermo del Toro Talks Pacific Rim And Hellboy 3
If there is any filmmaker in Hollywood that can be trusted to make a good monster movie it would have to be Guillermo del Toro. His flair for creating fantastic creatures has come through in practically all the films he’s made. So when Guillermo del Toro tells Shock Till You Drop that his upcoming sci-fi film [...]
Idris Elba Is Doing Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim
It looks like Idris Elba is heading to the PACIFIC RIM with Guillermo del Toro. After being under consideration for one of the film’s leads a few weeks back, Elba has locked in his deal to star in PACIFIC RIM as Sensi for Guillermo del Toro’s monster flick over at Warner Bros., according to Deadline. [...]
Hellboy Creator Says Guillermo del Toro’s Return To The Franchise Not Likely
The Daily BLAM! talked to HELLBOY creator Mike Mignola at the Calgary Comic Expo recently and they asked him about Guillermo del Toro’s intentions on making the third installment in the HELLBOY films. According to , Guillermo has said that he would not return to the HELLBOY franchise. In the recent years Guillermo del Toro has [...]
Idris Elba Could Take A Trip To The Pacific Rim
Idris Elba is a hot property right now. Following his turn as Heimdall in THOR which presented him to an audience that hadn’t seen ROCKNROLLA or THE WIRE, Elba is recognizable for being in an legitimate summer blockbuster from Marvel Studios, raising his exposure level quite a bit. Therefore, it’s not surprising to see that [...]
A Tarzan Trilogy Aims To Swing Your Way
I didn’t realize Tarzan was still relevant to people, but apparently the decision-makers at Warner Bros. think otherwise, as the studio is moving ahead with plans to develop a live-action TARZAN, locking up director Craig Brewer to write and direct a potential trilogy that would tell the story of Tarzan, according to Deadline. Oddly enough, [...]
You Might Want To Be A Little Afraid Of The New Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark Trailer
FilmDistrict and Miramax released a new trailer (via Empire) for the Guillermo del Toro-produced horror film DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK, which is all set to finally hit theatres on August 26, after the sale of Miramax delayed its opening earlier this year. While the teaser trailer was creepy enough to start letting your [...]
Guillermo del Toro Finds His Lead For Pacific Rim
I’ve never seen an episode of SONS OF ANARCHY to this point, but the show’s die-hard fans swear by the show being amongst the best going on TV right now. Therefore, I imagine they’d be more than thrilled to hear that one of their own has just landed a pretty major role in Guillermo del [...]
World War Z Could Be Heading To The Grave… Literally
Max Brooks’ fictional account of the zombie war World War Z may rank up there as one of The Kidd’s favorite books of all-time. First off, it’s absolutely terrifying. There’s no stereotypical heroics that swoop in and save the world from being overrun by zombies. Women and children are in danger. Pets aren’t going to [...]
At The Mountains Of Madness Is “Dead” – Guillermo del Toro Now Heads To The Pacific Rim
After continuing to lean on Universal to finally get them to okay Tom Cruise for the lead in AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS, and after plenty of development between director Guillermo del Toro and executive producer James Cameron to get the H.P. Lovecraft adaptation this close to getting the green light, the project is officially [...]
Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark Gets A New Release Date
When you have a good movie on your hands, eventually someone’s going to want it… at least that’s what conventional wisdom would tell you. And yet after Disney decided to sell off Miramax, the Guillermo del Toro-produced rendition of DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK was shelved, with no plans for release or distribution set [...]
Guillermo del Toro Is Still Fighting To Get Tom Cruise At The Mountains Of Madness
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Back in early-September, Guillermo del Toro  of his collaboration with producer James Cameron, an adaptation of the H.P. Lovecraft novella AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS. A few months later, we still have del Toro and Universal bickering, with the director continuing to hold firm that [...]
Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark Meets Its Own Fear – An Infinitely Delayed Release
After the trailer for the Guillermo del Toro-produced DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK received an overwhelmingly positive reaction coming out of San Diego Comic-Con this summer, and after that trailer and its creepy bed creature freaked out The Kidd as I watched it online and most recently in a theatre attached to LET ME [...]
Guillermo del Toro Discusses Plans For At The Mountains Of Madness And More
It’d be easy for Guillero del Toro to go off on a drinking binge, banging hookers and gambling away his life savings after his divorce from THE HOBBIT, which stalled at MGM due to their dire financial standing and has been left in limbo. It wasn’t a bitter parting, but, after devoting a long period [...]
Guillermo del Toro Is Fighting For Tom Cruise To Be At The Mountains Of Madness
Shortly after Guillermo del Toro took a walk from THE very delayed HOBBIT and soon after it was announced at Comic-Con that he’d be spearheading Disney’s reboot of THE HAUNTED MANSION, del Toro himself revealed one of the next big projects he’d actually be getting behind the camera for – Â producing on AT THE MOUNTAINS [...]
Guillermo del Toro Gives Details On His Haunted Mansion Vision
Guillermo del Toro may have already selected , but that doesn’t mean his passion for THE HAUNTED MANSION, a reboot he’ll be writing and producing for Disney will be anywhere near diminished. del Toro recently sat down with MTV News to elaborate on how near and dear to his heart The Haunted Mansion as a [...]
