Guillermo Del Toro Ready To Unleash Frankenstein’s Monster

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Guillermo del Toro on 'Frankenstein,' 'The Hobbit' and 'Harry Potter'
Published 1/2/2008 by Erik Davis at Cinematical
Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, RumorMonger, Fandom, DIY/Filmmaking, Remakes and Sequels While speaking to MTV, Guillermo del Toro shed a bit more light on his rumored Frankenstein project, as well as talked more about possibly directing the two Hobbit films and the final Harry Potter flick, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Unfortunately, I can't see the man taking on all of those films -- especially since both The Hobbit and Harry Potter have strict deadlines to meet. ...

Del Toro Thinking (But Not Writing) About Frankenstein
Published 1/2/2008 at FilmWad
... Director Guillermo del Toro recently talked with MTV about his plans regarding some major fantasy franchises. The Hobbit: He didn't really expect to end up directing it. Harry Potter: He likes the series and would consider directing the seventh movie. But he had more to say about a new adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. ...

Del Toro draws Frankenstein
Published 1/2/2008 by Ann Oldenburg at USATODAY.com - Lifeline Live
The writers strike has effected pre-production work Guillermo Del Toro's new version of Frankenstein , the Pan's Labyrinth director tells MTV . “I started doing some notes before the strike,” he says, but he has stopped. He says his wife laughed, saying no one would find out, but he wants to be supportive of writers. “I can only draw now.” But that must be working - he says he has a "definitive take" on the character. By Universal Studios Home Video

Guillermo Del Toro Piecing Together Frankenstein For TV [Frankenstein]
Published 1/2/2008 by Kevin Kelly at io9
... Guillermo del Toro isn't content enough to sit back on his Pan's Labyrinth earnings and let Hellboy 2: The Golden Army just ride the coattails of the original film into the box office. He's rumbling about a new television version of the mad scientist classic Frankentstein. "The only way to do the Shelley novel is to actually do a four-hour miniseries," said Del Toro, which is probably the smartest comment we've ever heard about adopting this book into a project. We say, you go, Guillermo. We know you could easily trump that Kenneth Branagh / ...

Guillermo Del Toro Tackles Frankenstein
Published 1/2/2008 by Clayton Neuman at Monsterfest
... —for which the Shakespearean actor also served as director—could ever be bested. But today MTV Movies Blog reports that the man who brought us Hellboy and ...

Guillermo Del Toro Working on Frankenstein
Published 1/3/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... In between threatening to show off his incredible “chocolate bar physique,” Hell Boy 2 director Guillermo del Toro revealed to MTV that he is working on preliminary sketches for an upcoming “definitive take” on the Frankenstein monster. Del Toro says that his vision, which is in the earliest stages of pre-production, will not be a literal adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic novel, rather a permutation on the myth. It’s all very cryptic, isn’t it? Does this mean he’ll be bringing Frankenstein into modern ...

Guillermo Del Toro Eyeing a Remake of Frankenstein?
Published 1/3/2008 by Sean at Film Junk
Guillermo Del Toro is one of those filmmakers who can get the internet buzzing with the mere mention of a possible upcoming project. It seems he recently spoke with MTV and mentioned that he has a keen interest in directing an adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein sometime in the near future. In fact, he has already started “pre-production” (if you can call it that) by sketching out some drawings of what his version of Frankenstein’s monster might look like. However, he hasn’t been able to write anything as a result of the writer’s strike, so his preparation for the ...

Guillermo del Toro Chats Frankenstein and The Hobbit
Published 1/3/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... talk. He's a bigger geek than anyone out there and loves movies more than anything. And the stuff he says is sometimes hilarious. One of the best experiences of my life was sitting in a a room at the San Diego Comic-Con listening to him speak (and answer questions) for an hour about Pan's Labyrinth. MTV has a video interview with Guillermo and its a quick and fun watch that I'd encourage all of you to watch below. In it, Guillermo chats about Frankenstein, The Hobbit, and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. ...

Guillermo Del Toro Busy Planning His Interpretation Of ‘Frankenstein’
Published 1/4/2008 by Dave Parrack at At The Movies - Film News and Reviews
... based on mary Shelley’s epic tale of revenge? Sheesh, how many does that make? 4 or 5? Enough already. Having said that, I’m intrigued to see what plans Guillermo Del Toro has for the reinterpretation of this piece of classic Victorian literature. Del Toro is currently hard at work in pre-production on the forthcoming movie, which judging by his other films such as Pan’s Labyrinth, will be an intriguing reimagining of the story. He told the MTV Movie Blog: “I started doing some notes before the strike. I can only draw ...

Philip Seymour Hoffman to Chew Scenery; Cannibals to Chew Philip Seymour Hoffman
Published 1/4/2008 at Vulture
... Del Toro plans to make a “definitive” adaptation of Mary Shelley’s much-filmed classic Frankenstein. Of course, Del Toro is currently working on Hellboy 2, as well as adaptations of Tarzan, H.P. Lovecraft’s At The Mountains of Madness, the graphic novel The Coffin, the Brit miniseries The Champions, and also we hope The Hobbit, so pretend you’re reading this item in Spring 2013. [MTV] ...

Frankenstein May Be Del Toro’s Next Monster
Published 1/4/2008 by Josh Radde at Film School Rejects
... Oscar-nominated writer/director Guillermo Del Toro sat down with MTV for an interview and discussed his blossoming future as a blockbuster director. The Pan’s Labyrinth director, who has Hellboy II: The Golden Army comes out this summer, was asked what he’d like to do next when the WGA strike ends. His answer: FRANKENSTEIN! ...

Del Toro plans a Frankenstein miniseries?
Published 1/7/2008 by DJ Heinlein at Matte Havoc :: The Independent Film Commentator
I'm rather skeptical about the hype that will be building around this piece of news. In an interview with MTV (see the video clip below) he mentions that he's been fiddling around with sketches and notes that offer a visual concept for his interpretation of the story. The MTV article was posted on its website just about a week ago, found here, and he mentions that the only way he believes the story could be translated into a film would be to create a four hour presentation. ...

From Pan's Labyrinth to Middle Earth
Published 1/30/2008 by Kirby at Movie Dearest
... ). And that's not even including the movies he's wants to make, such as his take on Frankenstein and a little movie called ...