Guillermo Del Toro to Tackle At The Mountains of Madness with James Cameron
It’s official: Guillermo del Toro has no plans to sleep over the next decade. I don’t think there is another director working right now who has more potential projects on his plate, and still he’s adding more. I guess he can’t say no, although in this case you can’t blame him as it looks like one of his long time passion projects is finally coming to a head. Last week’s announcement about The Haunted Mansion seems to have been met with a wave of indifference, but this should get a few more people excited. Universal may have finally given him the go ahead on his proposed adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s At the Mountains of Madness. What’s more, it will be shot in 3-D, and James Cameron is on board as a producer!
The story centers on geologist William Dyer, who discovers an ancient evil during a scientific expedition to Antarctica in the 1930s. Del Toro describes it as a “tentpole horror” film, which is why it has taken so long to get made. Unlike most horror movies, it is not being done on the cheap… it will be a big budget special effects-driven movie but with an R-rating, which never goes over well with studio execs. Hopefully James Cameron’s involvement will help put their minds at ease.
According to Deadline New York, the movie is heading into pre-production within the next few weeks, and will hopefully shoot next summer, which is very good news. Will it happen before Frankenstein, The Haunted Mansion, Van Helsing, The Witches, The Champions, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde or Drood? We can only hope.
Comments (6)
Fuck Cameron and the $3d horse he rode in on
Posted by AlexG on July 29th, 2010Oh good God Jesus, Mary and Joseph, THANK YOU!!
Posted by Fatbologna on July 29th, 2010Gods do not need to sleep.
Seriously, if even a third of his announced projects are eventually made, he’ll be one of the most prolific filmmakers out there.
Posted by Paul P on July 29th, 2010man, that guy has an appetite….get it?….because he’s fat
Posted by rus in chicago on July 30th, 2010.. I said this before but this dude needs to actually PUT OUT movies instead of just announcing them
Posted by Niklas on July 30th, 2010I would eat a bowl of GDTs ass cigars if it meant seeing more of his films. I’m now thankful that he’s not involved in The Hobbit.
Posted by Benjamin Jones on July 31st, 2010Leave a Reply