Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: FIRST LOOK at Guillermo Del Toro movie

Guillermo Del Toro’s latest project is based on the exceedingly popular book series. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark was written by Alvin Schwartz and illustrated by Stephen Gammell. Each of the three books contained multiple short stories perfect to scare your socks off… Del Toro shared the poster to his own Twitter account […]

Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Pinocchio’ Won’t Be Family Friendly

If you were hoping the stop-motion Guillermo del Toro Pinocchio movie coming to Netflix would turn out to be family entertainment like the Disney version, think again. The Oscar-winning filmmaker, who has been trying to get this film made for years, recently confirmed that the adaptation is to be political, and not geared specifically towards children. Of […]

Horror Remake Roundup: Guillermo del Toro is ‘Terrified’, David Gordon Green Wants More ‘Critters’ or ‘Ghoulies’, and Rob Zombie’s Abandoned ‘Blob’

You want horror remake news? We’ve got horror remake news for you, baby! Get it while it’s spooky! First: Guillermo del Toro has confirmed he’s working on an American remake of the scary Argentinean horror film Terrified. Then, Halloween director David Gordon Green expresses interest in remaking either Critters or Ghoulies (maybe, he could be joking). And […]

‘Crimson Peak’ Blu-ray From Arrow Video Gives Guillermo del Toro’s Gothic Romance the Love It Deserves

Crimson Peak suffered at the box office, primarily because of poor marketing. The gloriously gothic romance was sold as a straight-up horror film, and that’s not exactly what Guillermo del Toro was delivering. A vocal cult following for the film has sprung up since the theatrical release, and now Arrow Video is set to distribute a Crimson […]

Daily Podcast: Water Cooler, Ms. Marvel, Willow, IMAX, Guillermo Del Toro, Avengers: Infinity War, Brooklyn Nine-Nine & More

On the May 14, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about what they’ve been up to in the water cooler, which includes the Solo junket, the Jurassic Park 25th Anniversary celebration and You Were Never Really Here, Tully […]

Daily Podcast: Guillermo Del Toro, Armada, Avengers, Jurassic Park, Universal Studios, Venom

On the April 3, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is back, joined by writers Chris Evangelista and Hoai-Tran Bui to talk about the latest film news, including Guillermo Del Toro, Armada, Avengers, Jurassic Park, Universal Studios, Venom and more. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Play, Overcast, Spotify […]

How ‘Pacific Rim’ Drew Me Into Guillermo del Toro’s World of Monsters

Guillermo del Toro is a celebrated filmmaker whose stock has only risen that much more since he won the Academy Award for Best Director earlier this month. Years before he won, del Toro already had a loyal following among cinephiles, with admirers of his output banging the drum loudly for him as a visionary director, […]

Guillermo del Toro Has an Unconventional Cameo in ‘The Shape of Water’

Directors have been making cameos in their own movies since the early days of cinema, so it’s appropriate that The Shape of Water – which is at least partially a throwback to classic Hollywood – would include a cameo from its own filmmaker as well. It also seems appropriate that an iconoclast director like Guillermo […]

How Guillermo Del Toro Made ‘The Shape of Water’ For Less Than $20 Million; Watch a Fish-Man Featurette

Guillermo del Toro has been a household name for genre lovers for years, but with his 1960s-set movie The Shape of Water earning critical acclaim and big awards buzz, he’s back in the mainstream spotlight. The Shape of Water is one of the most visually beautiful movies you’ll see this year – but del Toro used […]

Person Paid to Write About Movies Confuses Guillermo del Toro With Benecio [sic] del Toro

The Shape of Water, as you may well know solely as an informed consumer of popular culture, is the acclaimed new film from Mexican master Guillermo del Toro. (You should see it! It’s good!) Those simple facts were apparently unattainable to Rex Reed, America’s worst working film critic, who published a “review” at the New […]