Guillermo del Toro might be one of the most talented and recognizable filmmakers in the industry, but despite having picked up Academy Award wins for Best Picture and Best Director for his last movie The Shape of Water, not even someone with his standing in Hollywood can avoid the minefield of studio politics.
As well as spending years trying to finish his Hellboy trilogy to no avail, before the producers instead decided to reboot it with disastrous results, del Toro also came incredibly close to finally getting his other passion project off the ground. H.P. Lovecraft adaptation At the Mountains of Madness fits right in the director’s fantastical wheelhouse, but even with Tom Cruise attached to star and James Cameron set to produce, Universal were reluctant to part with the $150 million it would have cost to bring the story to life.
As well as del Toro’s refusal to...
As well as spending years trying to finish his Hellboy trilogy to no avail, before the producers instead decided to reboot it with disastrous results, del Toro also came incredibly close to finally getting his other passion project off the ground. H.P. Lovecraft adaptation At the Mountains of Madness fits right in the director’s fantastical wheelhouse, but even with Tom Cruise attached to star and James Cameron set to produce, Universal were reluctant to part with the $150 million it would have cost to bring the story to life.
As well as del Toro’s refusal to...
- 7/2/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
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