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Guillermo del Toro almost made a cameo appearance in It Chapter Two

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Andy Muschietti, director of It Chapter Two, has recently confirmed in an interview with SlashFilm that he was very close to having Guillermo del Toro make a cameo appearance in the upcoming sequel. However, due to scheduling issues, the cameo just wasn’t meant to be. According to Muschietti, the cameo would have seen del Toro play […]

Movie Review – Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark (2019)

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, 2019. Directed by André Øvredal. Starring Zoe Colletti, Michael Garza, Austin Zajur, Austin Abrams, Gabriel Rush, Natalie Ganzhorn, Dean Norris and Javier Botet. SYNOPSIS: A group of teenagers are pursued by various supernatural beasties when they uncover an old book from a haunted house. The importance of gateway […]

Guillermo del Toro talks Nightmare Alley and Pinocchio

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Out and about on the promotional trailer for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has been offering some updates on his next two directorial projects – an adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel Nightmare Alley, followed by a stop motion animated take on Carlo Collodi’s classic tale Pinocchio. […]

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark featurette showcases the practical effects

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A new featurette for Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark showcases behind the scenes footage and the dedicated work into bringing Stephen Gammell’s illustrations to life using practical effects. You can watch the featurette below, be warned the video does include spoilers, so be sure to watch the film before viewing this video… SEE ALSO: Read […]

Guillermo del Toro says he’s “not a superhero guy” but still open to more comic book movies

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Guilermo del Toro has certainly built up plenty of comic book experience over the years, with Blade II, Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army on his C.V., not to mention several years of development on both an Incredible Hulk TV series and Justice League Dark movie, both of which ultimately failed to come to fruition. […]

Jeremy Renner turned down Hellboy role in Guillermo del Toro’s film

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Jeremy Renner has revealed that he turned down the role of Hellboy in Guillermo del Toro’s 2004 film. These days, audiences know Jeremy Renner as one of the stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, thanks to his integral roles in the likes of Avengers: Endgame as Hawkeye. Renner, however, nearly played a very different type […]

Guillermo del Toro explains how Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark faithfully brings the illustrations to life

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Director Andre Ovredal is intending to adapt several of Stephen Gammell’s illustrations from the horror book series to the screen in Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. Now, producer Guillermo del Toro has explained to Fandango how the film faithfully recreates the memorable illustrations from the anthologies. “What we wanted was to try to […]

Why Netflix should green light Guillermo del Toro’s At the Mountains of Madness

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Thomas Roach wants to see Netflix reviving Guillermo del Toro’s At the Mountains of Madness… Just last week it was announced that Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio project has received the green lit from Netflix. Del Toro had been working on the stop motion adaptation for some time, before stating back in 2017 that it was no longer […]

Leonardo DiCaprio to star in Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley

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Back in December 2017 it was announced that Guillermo del Toro is set to direct an adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s novel Nightmare Alley, and now it seems the Oscar-winning filmmaker may have found an Oscar-winning actor as his lead. According to Variety, Leonardo DiCaprio is in talks to star in the movie, which was […]

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark gets a first trailer

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After promising earlier in the week that there was more to come following the release of the first two posters [see them here and here], CBS Films has now unveiled the first trailer for director Andre Ovredal and producer Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s book trilogy Scary Stories to Tell in the […]