The Shape of Water is Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s latest venture.
Critic enjoys goofy clash of robots, giant monsters in del Toro’s ‘Pacific Rim’
By Amanda Ack, Film Critic Pacific Rim is ridiculous. Giant robots fight monsters from another dimension. People meld minds through something called a “neural handshake.” Ron Perlman wears gold teeth and shoes that jingle. Nothing about this movie makes any sense. I loved every minute of it. The movie, a hybrid of action, sci-fi, and…
Jessica Chastain signs on to ‘Crimson Peak’
By Amanda Ack, Film Critic Jessica Chastain is the latest addition to the cast of Guillermo Del Toro’s upcoming “Crimson Peak.” Other actors in the film will include Emma Stone, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Charlie Hunnam. For more information on the project, click here.
Del Toro to produce new ‘Secret Garden’ adaptation
By Amanda Ack, Film Critic Guillermo Del Toro has signed on to co-produce Universal Pictures’ new film version of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel The Secret Garden. Lucy Alibar, who co-wrote Beasts of the Southern Wild, is set to pen the screenplay. For more information on the project, click here.
‘Pacific Rim’ sequel script ordered
By Amanda Ack Legendary Pictures is already preparing for the sequel to Guillermo Del Toro’s upcoming Pacific Rim. Del Toro and Travis Beacham will co-write the script. Pacific Rim hits theatres on July 12, 2013. For more information on the film, click here.
Columnist shares her middle earth fable passion
Nerds like me have been holding their collective breath for the last several weeks to see that (what?) in Middle Earth is going on with The Hobbit movie.