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Movie Review – Crimson Peak (2015)

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Crimson Peak, 2015. Directed by Guillermo del Toro Starring Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Burn Gorman, Doug Jones, Leslie Hope and Jim Beaver. SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape […]

Second Opinion – Crimson Peak (2015)

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Crimson Peak, 2015. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hiddleston and Mia Wasikowska. SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept […]

Michael Shannon in talks to play antagonist in Guillermo del Toro’s supernatural romance

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Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Cold War-set supernatural romance may be adding Man of Steel and Midnight Special star Michael Shannon to its stellar cast as the main antagonist, The Wrap reports. The actor is in talks to join Sally Hawkins, Richard Jenkins, Octavia Spencer and Michael Stuhlbarg in the film, which del Toro will both direct and […]

Guillermo del Toro in talks for Fantastic Voyage remake

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With Pacific Rim 2 on hold indefinitely, it seems that Guillermo del Toro may have found his next project, as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the filmmaker is in talks with 20th Century Fox and James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment about directing a remake of the 1966 sci-fi classic Fantastic Voyage. The project would reunite […]

Interview: Guillermo del Toro talks Crimson Peak

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Guillermo Del Toro speaks to us about his new film Crimson Peak, strong female roles, Pinocchio and the much-discussed sequel to Pacific Rim… What were the seeds of the idea for Crimson Peak? Gothic romance is very important to my childhood and my teenage years and it’s been 40 years since I saw gothic romance treated […]

Neil Gaiman and Guillermo del Toro pitched Marvel a Doctor Strange movie

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The Sorcerer Supreme is set to make his big screen debut next year, with Marvel Studios currently in production on the Benedict Cumberbatch-headlined Doctor Strange. However, the Master of the Mystic Arts could have had a movie back around the release of the original Iron Man, had Marvel Studios been interested in a pitch from […]

Guillermo del Toro has an idea for a Jabba the Hutt Star Wars movie

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One of the earliest names mentioned as a possible contender to direct Star Wars: The Force Awakens was that of Guillermo del Toro, the man behind cult favourites such as Blade II, Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim. The director subsequently revealed that he’d been contacted to sound out his interest, although he kindly rejected […]

Movie Review – Crimson Peak (2015)

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Crimson Peak, 2015. Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Jessica Chastain, Charlie Hunnam, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska. SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away […]

Warner Bros. moves Sandman to New Line Cinema, Guillermo del Toro no longer attached to Justice League Dark adaptation

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Warner Bros. has shuffled some of its DC properties, moving its upcoming adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman and future Vertigo titles to sister company New Line Cinema in order to focus its attention of the likes of Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the rest of the Justice League. […]