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Guillermo del Toro is Booked Through 2017

September 4, 2008

Variety has published an article talking about director Guillermo del Toro's schedule, which is now booked through 2017. Here are several clips:

Universal — which has a three-year first-look deal with the helmer inked in June '07 — and del Toro are making a long-term commitment by setting up four directing projects, including remakes of "Frankenstein," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Slaughterhouse-Five."

The fourth project is an adaptation of "Drood," a Dan Simmons novel acquired by U that will be published in February by Little, Brown.

Of course, del Toro's first priority is New Line and MGM's "The Hobbit," to which he has committed the next five years. He has begun writing "Hobbit" with Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens, collaborating via video conferencing and trips to New Zealand every three weeks.

While it's difficult, if not impossible, to plan projects five years into the future, at this point U execs think "Drood" is the most likely to be del Toro's first post-"Hobbit" directing vehicle.

In addition to the four pics, the studio still has its sights set on del Toro's pet project, an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of Madness."

You can read more on these and other projects here!

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COMMENTS (54)

Posted by:

Michael Banno

September 4, 2008

and if i'm not mistaken, somewhere along the lines, he'll probably want to finish up his Hellboy Trilogy.

Posted by:

Frank Kemp

September 4, 2008

No offense but I do not think he should be allowed to touch Dr. J and H and Frankenstein.

Posted by:

Joe

September 4, 2008

Hellboy 3, please.

Posted by:

three of fifteen

September 4, 2008

i want hellboy 3 first then the others

Posted by:

swardspeak

September 4, 2008

No offense Frank Kemp but Del Toro has proven cache and you're a nobody.

Posted by:

Lucy in the Sky with Dimebag

September 4, 2008

Hellboy 3!!!!!!!!!!!!! Didn't like the second one too much, so give Guillermo some spare time to make it right!

Posted by:

Marco

September 4, 2008

He could have been directing Halo...I believe he was offered it but turned it down for Hellboy 2.

Posted by:

benny

September 4, 2008

In what crazy world are Hellboy good movies?

I mean I LOVED Pan's Labyrinth (the Devil's Backbone was ok), but seriously, can some explain it to me?

Posted by:

Johnny Blanco

September 4, 2008

He isn't the greatest director there is as far as trying to tell a story, but his visions of the world around us are very interesting. I think his vision of Dr. J & Ole Frankie boy should be very good. I don't think anybody could F--- those stories up.

Posted by:

Angel of Death

September 4, 2008

SLAUGHTER-HOUSE FIVE!!! TRALFAMADORIANS!!!