Guillermo del Toro

Win a trip to L.A. to meet director Guillermo Del Toro and a signed copy of his new vampire novel

When Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s The Strain wrapped up, the vampiric virus had begun its take over of New York City. In the second book in the bestselling trilogy, The Fall, the virus is spreading across the country. Amid the chaos, Eph Goodweather—head of the Center for Disease Control’s team—leads a small band ….

Guillermo del Toro leaves The Hobbit film adaptation

After two years in development on The Hobbit, HeatVision reports that director Guillermo del Toro has announced that he’s leaving the long-delayed J.R.R. Tolkien 2-film adaptation. “In light of ongoing delays in the setting of a start date for filming “The Hobbit,” I am faced with the hardest decision of my life,” del Toro wrote ….

Sir Ian McKellen talks Hobbit films and X-Men Origins: Magneto

Empire Magazine chatted up Sir Ian McKellen at the San Sebastian Film Festival recently about his involvement with The Hobbit, as well as the fate of the X-Men. The distinguished actor was attending the event to accept a lifetime achievement award. Regarding The Hobbit: It’s been established that McKellen would reprise his role as Gandalf ….

The Orphanage remake has original producer Guillermo del Toro onboard and indie horror-meister at the helm

Actor/producer/director Larry Fessenden sure has a lot to live up to (to say the least), having signed on to direct a New Line remake of the Guillermo del Toro-produced Spanish horror The Orphanage. THR originally reported the story. The Orphanage is such a brilliant film, but I guess del Toro wants to share the story ….

Will we find out who The Hobbit’s Bilbo will be during Comic-Con ’09?

A Los Angeles Times blog and Sci-Fi Wire is surmising that a big casting announcement may come during Comic-Con International next week. Rumor is that it’s possible the name of the lead star of Guillermo del Toro’s The Hobbit will be announced at some point during the Con, fueled by the fact that many of ….

Guy Pearce eyeing Guillermo Del Toro-produced ‘Dark’ horror remake

Guy Pearce is negotiating and Bailee Madison is already attached to star alongside Katie Holmes in Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark, Miramax’s supernatural thriller being directed by Guillermo del Toro protege Troy Nixey, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Del Toro, who co-wrote the script with Matthew Robbins (Mimic), will produce the new film along ….

More on The Strain – Del Toro book signings in L.A. and N.Y.C. and The Strain book trailer

I’m getting more excited about The Strain by the day. The website looks great, and now there’s this book trailer making the rounds, that puts things on a whole new level. I think the only reason no one’s announced that he’ll make film adaptations from this series, is his incredibly busy schedule. But can that ….

Win one of two copies of book one of Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming vampire epic The Strain

A few weeks ago I posted a story on director Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming vampire book trilogy The Strain, which is being published by Harper Collins. As the June 2nd release date for the first book in the series fast approaches, I’ve just found out that we’re getting two copies of The Strain for FilmFetish ….

Guillermo Del Toro joins guest list of Fangoria fest in NYC

Fangoria announced today that superstar director/producer/writer Guillermo Del Toro has joined the guest list headlining the upcoming Fangoria Weekend Of Horrors, which is slashing its way back into New York City on June 5 to 7, 2009 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. Guillermo’s incredible work includes directing Hellboy I & II, Pan’s Labyrinth, Blade ….

Keanu Reeves and Guillermo del Toro working on separate Dr. Jekyll film projects for Universal

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Universal is developing a modern retelling of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, with Keanu Reeves attached to star and Justin Haythe, who wrote Revolutionary Road, writing the screenplay. Nicolas Winding Refn, who directed the Pusher trilogy and the critically acclaimed Bronson, is in negotiations to direct ….

Guillermo Del Toro talks about Vampire trilogy The Strain

Publisher William Morrow posted this video featuring director Guillermo Del Toro discussing Vampires, the inspiration for his forthcoming Strain book trilogy, which he penned with author Chuck Hogan, who wrote the novel Prince of Thieves, which Stephen King hailed as one of the ten best novels of 2005. Here is the official synopsis of the ….