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Guillermo del Toro to direct Zanbato for J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot

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As revealed by Collider, Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) is teaming with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions for Zanbato, a new project which he is set to write and direct. While plot details are being kept under wraps, the film reportedly follows a young girl between the ages of 10 and […]

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark gets two more creepy Super Bowl promos

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Last night we brought you a first look at Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark with two Super Bowl TV spots, and now another two promos from the Big Game have arrived online for director Andre Ovredal and producer Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming horror featuring ‘Red Spot’ and ‘The Pale Lady’; check them out […]

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Super Bowl TV spots offer first look at the movie

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Two creepy Super Bowl teasers have arrived online for the Guillermo del Toro-produced adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s book trilogy Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark giving us our first peek at footage from ‘The Big Toe’ and ‘Jangly Man’; take a look here… "Who took my big to-o-o-o-o-e?" From the dark imagination of Guillermo […]

Guillermo del Toro making horror film with The Babadook director Jennifer Kent

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Jennifer Kent, the director of The Babadook, has revealed that she is developing a new horror movie with Guillermo del Toro. The Babadook is one of most highly thought of horror films in recent years so many might be excited to learn that director Jennifer Kent is teaming up with none other than Guillermo del Toro to […]

First look at Guillermo del Toro-produced Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

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Fandango has unveiled a first look photo from Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, director Andre Ovredal (The Autopsy of Jane Doe) and producer Guillermo del Toro’s (The Shape of Water) adaptation of Alvin Schwartz’s book trilogy, which follows a group of young teens who must solve the mystery surrounding sudden and macabre deaths in their […]

Guillermo del Toro producing remake of Argentinian horror Terrified

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Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro has revealed that he is set to produce an English-language remake of Terrified, an Argentinian horror from director Demián Rugna. The remake is being produced through Fox Searchlight, and has Rugna attached to direct. The synopsis for the original film reads: Buenos Aires: A cop is called to a bizarre […]

Guillermo del Toro lists his many unproduced projects

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If you’ve kept a close on eye the career of Guillermo del Toro over the past twenty-five years, you’ll be well aware that the Oscar-winning filmmaker’s list of unproduced projects outweighs his actual filmography, with many of his planned movies finding themselves stuck in development hell before fizzling out. Posting on social media, del Toro […]

Guillermo del Toro to direct Pinocchio for Netflix

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Guillermo del Toro is finally set to make his long-gestating passion project Pinocchio, with Netflix announcing that it is teaming with the Oscar-winning filmmaker on the stop-motion animated musical. “No art form has influenced my life and my work more than animation and no single character in history has had as deep of a personal connection […]

Guillermo del Toro-produced Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark sets its cast

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Last week it was announced that Zoe Colletti (Annie) had become the first addition to the cast of the Guillermo del Toro-produced horror Scary Stories to Tell in The Dark, and now we’ve got word on five more additions to the CBS Films and eOne project. As revealed by Deadline, Austin Abrams (The Americans), Michael Garza (Wayward Pines), Gabriel […]