D23 Expo: Guillermo del Toro's "Disney Double Dare You"
With a special video recording from New Zealand, Guillermo del Toro announced, moments ago, his partnership with Disney for a new label entitled "Disney Double Dare You", featuring "full family" films with horror bent.The label will include books, merchandise and films. The first film in the series will be titled Trollhunters and will be followed by a series of films, all developed by del Toro.
The stories will apparently be tied together by, the words of del Toro, "One feature that shall remain secret, but that you shall soon be very familiar with."
Here's the full press release sent out after the announcement was made:
The Walt Disney Studios, in collaboration with acclaimed filmmaker Guillermo del Toro ("Pan's Labyrinth," "The Hobbit"), is launching a new production label called Disney Double Dare You (DDY), to create new animated films full of chills and thrills for audiences of all ages, it was announced today at the D23 Expo by Dick Cook, chairman of The Walt Disney Studios. All films will be produced under the guidance of del Toro, who originated the concept and the design of DDY and who will also direct certain projects. The first project in development for the new label is called "Trollhunters," an original del Toro story which he will produce.
Commenting on the announcement, Cook said, "Guillermo is a brilliant and visionary filmmaker, and we're excited to be launching this new label with him. His knowledge and appreciation for Disney films, along with his penchant for creating worlds of fantasy, presented a great opportunity for us to explore a whole new genre of filmmaking for moviegoers of all ages. We have admired Guillermo's imaginative approach to filmmaking for some time, and now we're proud to be working with him to create films full of imaginative delights and lots of thrills at the same time."
Del Toro added, "As a director, I love to take audiences into fantastic new worlds and provide them with some anxious moments in the process. It is part of the Disney canon to create thrilling, unforgettable moments and villains in all their classic films. It is my privilege for DDY to continue in this tradition. To partner up with The Walt Disney Studios, with the support of Dick Cook and John Lasseter, is to belong to a storytelling partnership that I admire deeply. It is a true honor. I look forward to coming up with fresh and original stories that will take Disney films in a whole new direction. The emphasis is on fun, and we have some great ideas already on the storyboards."
Del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth" received six Academy AwardŽ nominations in 2007, including one for his original screenplay, and went on to win three awards. That film also received a BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language. His other directing credits include "Hellboy," "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," "The Devil's Backbone," "Cronos," and "Mimic," among others. Del Toro is currently directing back-to-back feature film adaptations of the Tolkien classic, "The Hobbit," for release in 2011 and 2012.
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he's simply Fantastic! so im very excited that he can now share his work/amazing directing skills with all ages :)
AH-HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
(flies away on witch's broom)
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he's simply Fantastic! so im very excited that he can now share his work/amazing directing skills with all ages :)
AH-HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
(flies away on witch's broom)
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