Michelf writes: On Monday night, Guillermo del Toro was on Craig Ferguson’s late night talk show to promote his vampire book, “The Strain.”
Shortly after sitting down, GDT remarked on Ferguson’s coffee cup, shaped like a coiled snake. Craig said that since GDT was working on “The Hobbit”, maybe he should put a big snake in with all the other creatures. GDT said, “Well, there IS a “worm”. Craig said, “Oh, yeah, Smaug the Dragon”, and held the cup in front of his face, pretending to talk like Smaug–“Bilbo Baggins, You’d better be careful…!” GDT asked if he could borrow the cup for about three years. Continue reading “TV Watch: Guillermo del Toro on Ferguson Video”
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Vampires are all the rage today on television and especially in book stores. Handsome, romantic vampires in particular are red hot. Those with a crush on runway model versions of the undead with benevolent intentions will be completely crushed by the Guillermo del Toro’s “The Strain” co-written with Chuck Hogan. In this world, Edward Cullen wouldn’t stand a chance. Read on for a review of “The Strain” and a video of Guillermo del Toro talking about his book. Continue reading “Review: GDT’s ‘The Strain’ unleashed today”
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Ubisoft, who helped make the Peter Jackson’s “King Kong,” video game are working with Jackson and friend and co-director Steven Spielberg. The game studio announced today at the E3 video game conference that it would be producing and releasing a game version of the two directors’ movie, “Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.”
Said Paramount Digital Entertainment president Thomas Lesinski, “We look forward to working with Ubisoft and the filmmakers to create exciting new interactive adventures for Tintin. The upcoming video game will reintroduce Tintin to a whole new generation of gamers.”
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Guillermo del Toro is on a book tour in LA promoting ‘The Strain’, he will also swing by New York for Fangoria. And while most of us would like to see him back in New Zealand working on ‘The Hobbit’, I am sure many others are excited to meet him!
Take a look at a few goodies the marketing department for ‘The Strain’ sent along!
Pre-Order ‘The Strain: Book One of The Strain Trilogy (Hardcover)’ on Amazon.com today! Continue reading “Don’t Forget! Tomorrow ‘The Strain’ Hits Bookshelves!”
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Dustyhobbit writes: I have exciting news for those in the LA area, Guillermo del Toro will be at one of our stores TOMORROW (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!
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Guillermo del Toro will be a guest on ‘The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson’ tonight on CBS. He is there to promote his new book ‘The Strain’, but lets hope they talk The Hobbit!! The Late Late Show is on CBS at 12:35AM.
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