By Scott Brown @ Wired: Two years ago, few outside of fanboyland knew who Guillermo del Toro was. Film geeks name-dropped him as one of the “Three Amigos,” a triad of up-and-coming Mexican-born buddies that includes Alfonso Cuarón (Children of Men) and Alejandro Gonzàlez Inàrritu (Babel). But del Toro was probably the nerdiest of the three—the pasty indoor kid behind Hellboy who doodled in his notebook and painted pewter dragons while his pals made “important” films with Clive Owen and Brad Pitt. That changed with Pan’s Labyrinth, his grimly vivid coming-of-age fable set in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War. Nominated for six Oscars and winning three (including Best Cinematography and Best Art Direction), Labyrinth instantly elevated the talented schlock-meister from geek totem to critically beloved prophet. He was handpicked by Peter Jackson to helm the two-part prequel to The Lord of the Rings and took on a slew of projects that will keep him in the spotlight for years. His plate is now piled high with a Frankenstein adaptation, revisionist Dickens, loyalist Vonnegut, and more. Suddenly, we’re looking down the barrel of the Del Toro Decade. Q&A: Hobbit Director Guillermo del Toro on the Future of Film
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Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro is making himself comfortable in Wellington as he hunkers down to direct The Hobbit including replicating his Los Angeles “man cave”. Oscar winner del Toro has two homes in LA a family home and another a few blocks away to house his enormous collection of books, graphic novels and other memorabilia. “The beauty of it is that I wake up, I kiss the wife, I take the kids to school, I go up literally to `my house’ and I spend all morning there. I have lunch with [my family], spend the afternoon in my house and come back at night,” he told The Dominion Post. Hobbit director sets up his man cave
Guillermo del Toro is slated to be a guest on ‘The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson’ on Monday, June 1st. He is currently heading over to LA for a book tour to promote ‘The Strain’. ‘The Late Late Show’ airs after Late Show with David Letterman, at 12:37AM.
From the folks at WETA: Weta Cast Episode IX – Weta’s Creative Director Richard Taylor gives us an update on the projects Weta is working on. We also catch up with Shane Rangi, actor and stuntman in The Lord Of The Rings and The Chronicles Of Narnia. Download the interview here!
Harnessing the global movie industry to build a world-class Wellington facility has turned silver-screen success into a gold award for movie mogul Peter Jackson’s Park Road Post. Previously a category winner for creative company in the Gold Awards in 2006, the Miramar-based business was presented the overall 2009 Gold Award by Prime Minister John Key. The Gold Awards, in their 11th year, recognised Wellington business successes in front of a 750-strong crowd at the Bollywood-themed event in the city last night. With more than 60 staff and modern film classics including the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Once Were Warriors, and The World’s Fastest Indian to its name, Park Road Post is widening its presence in the United States and Asian markets. Movie maker, entrepreneur share the golden glow
Dustyhobbit writes: I have exciting news for those in the LA area, Guillermo del Toro will be at one of our stores on 2 June for a discussion and booksigning of ‘The Strain’. From the website: The director of Pan’s Labyrinth presents a novel about a horrifying battle between man & vampire that threatens all humanity. Discussion and Signing June 02, 2009 7:00 PM. Westwood Borders (1360 Westwood Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90024).
Pre-Order ‘The Strain: Book One of The Strain Trilogy (Hardcover)’ on Amazon.com today!