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Guillermo del Toro on his level of involvement with Pacific Rim Uprising

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With the Pacific Rim Uprising on the horizon, and the first trailer officially releasing, it’s natural to wonder what could have been with this franchise. After all, the series was originally Guillermo del Toro’s pet-project, and has since undergone some significant changes. Now, Guillermo del Toro has talked about his original plans for the sequel previously, and […]

How Guillermo del Toro’s version of Pacific Rim 2 was originally going to end

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The sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s 2013 mecha-kaiju-brawler Pacific Rim has come a long way from its humble beginnings. The movie was originally helmed by Del Toro until he ultimately decided to step down. The reason for this seems to boil down to scheduling: due to Legendary Pictures being sold to Chinese company The Wanda […]

Is this the line-up for Guillermo Del Toro’s Justice League Dark?

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The last we heard about Guillermo Del Toro’s Justice League Dark was that the script was finished and it would be part of the DC Cinematic Universe. Although, we still have no release date. In an previous interview, Del Toro stated that the line-up for his Justice League Dark movie would include Swamp Thing, Demon, […]

Guillermo del Toro is a huge fan of Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver

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With filmmaker Edgar Wright having to step away from Marvel’s Ant-Man due to creative differences, and recently hearing about how painful it was for the director at the time of the movie’s release, one really wants Wright to score a win with his latest offering Baby Driver. Luckily, the buzz is high for the movie, with the film […]

Ron Perlman wishes David Harbour well for Hellboy reboot

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While the news that the Hellboy franchise is being rebooted has been known for weeks, we haven’t heard too much from original Hellboy Ron Perlman, whom we know has been replaced with Stranger Things star David Harbour on the new film. Recently, however, Perlman broke his silence with some kind words for Harbour, as well as some […]

The classic horror movies that will serve as inspiration for Justice League Dark

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The upcoming DC movie Justice League Dark (a.k.a. Dark Universe) is still in its very early stages, but director Doug Liman has recently offered up a bit of insight into the project. Speaking to CinemaBlend, the director revealed some of the classic horror films that have served as inspiration for the film: “It’s going to have real horror elements, […]

Guillermo del Toro has had talks with Lucasfilm about directing a Star Wars movie

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Guillermo del Toro has confirmed that he has had talks with Kathleen Kennedy of Lucasfilm regarding ideas for a Star Wars film. Chatting with Collider, del Toro discussed how comments are often blown out of proportion, but revealed that he has shared some ideas for a Star Wars film, although he’s primarily focussing on his own projects, including […]

Guillermo del Toro on why he didn’t return for Pacific Rim: Uprising

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Pacific Rim released in 2013 to largely positive reviews, and while the box-office was disappointing for a summer blockbuster, many fans have been clamoring for a sequel ever since. On and off, over the years, we have heard ideas being thrown around about sequels until we finally got an official announcement in the form of […]

Video Game Review – Death Stranding

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Shaun Munro reviews Death Stranding… In an age where the dollar value of a single-player game without the expected “live service” accoutrements couldn’t be lower, it’s enormously refreshing to see something like Death Stranding – a title so stridently committed to minimalism despite its evidently massive production budget. But more than that, the latest offering from […]

Willem Dafoe joins the cast of Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley

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The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed Willem Dafoe (The Lighthouse) is the latest addition to the cast of Nightmare Alley, the next film by director Guillermo del Toro. The noir-thriller is an adaptation of William Lindsay’s 1946 novel and is set in a world of carnival hustlers and con men, telling the story of a mentalist who […]