Pacific Rim | Movie Review

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro Screenplay by: Travis Beacham & Guillermo del Toro Story by: Travis Beacham Starring: Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Robert Kazinsky, Max Martini & Ron Perlman Amazing movie, simply superb and magnificent. Exceptionally well done and overall a very well done movie. I am one of those hardcore fans of Guillermo del Toro, his work is amazing and … Continue reading Pacific Rim | Movie Review

Could Hellboy III Eventually Find A Home At Legendary Pictures?

By: Nick Venable There’s a lot riding on the box office earnings of Guillermo Del Toro’s $200 million “robots vs. monsters” tentpole flick Pacific Rim , both for the filmmakers and for Legendary Pictures, the production company that footed the majority of the inflated budget. Legendary’s eight-year partnership with Warner Bros. is coming to an end soon – even with non-guaranteed hits likeGodzilla and 300: … Continue reading Could Hellboy III Eventually Find A Home At Legendary Pictures?

Warner Bros Snag Rights To Hugo Winner’s Next Novel

By: Kristy Puchko Some of this summer’s most anticipated science fiction features are coming from Warner Bros, including Man of Steel and Pacific Rim. So it should be no surprise the studio that’s also bringing us the Wachowski siblings’ next sci-fi epic Jupiter Ascending is on the prowl for more original sci-fi content. And they’ve found it in Hugo Award-winning author Will McIntosh’s upcoming novel. The Wrap reports Warner Bros bought … Continue reading Warner Bros Snag Rights To Hugo Winner’s Next Novel

Guillermo del Toro Talks The Gothic Romance Of Crimson Peak

By:  Eric Eisenberg Guillermo del Toro‘s Pacific Rim isn’t going to be in theaters until July, but already we’re getting excited for the filmmaker’s next big project. Back in December it was announced that the director’s next gig would be the new haunted house flick Crimson Peak, and while it’s been said that the movie will work to break conventions of the genre while playing with both classic and … Continue reading Guillermo del Toro Talks The Gothic Romance Of Crimson Peak

Robotech Anime Adaptation Hires Nic Mathieu To Direct

By: Sean O’Connell Just in case audiences responded favorably to Guillermo Del Toro’s robots-versus-monsters blockbuster Pacific Rim (which is expected), Hollywood wants to make sure it has rival sci-fi/tech/robot/battle projects in the pipeline. As a result, Rim studio Warner Bros. has decided to move ahead with a big-budget adaptation of the anime series Robotech, officially tapping a director for the gig. Nic Mathieu, a CGI-friendly commercial director, will make his feature-film … Continue reading Robotech Anime Adaptation Hires Nic Mathieu To Direct

Guillermo del Toro May Take Pacific Rim Star Charlie Hunnam To Crimson Peak

By:  Sean O’Connell Charlie Hunnam is likely going to become a huge movie star once Guillermo Del Toro’s giant-freaking-monsters-versus-giant-freaking-robots blockbuster Pacific Rim hits theaters in July. Then again, Taylor Kitsch probably felt the same way right around this point last year with John Carteron the horizon. But this is a clear sign that Hunnam’s solid in the new blockbuster because Del Toro appears ready to lock his star up … Continue reading Guillermo del Toro May Take Pacific Rim Star Charlie Hunnam To Crimson Peak

Guillermo Del Toro’s Book Of Life Goes To Fox Animation

By: Eric Eisenberg Guillermo del Toro is having a pretty damn good week. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, which he co-wrote, arrives in theaters on Friday; today saw the release of both the first trailer and a new poster for his next directorial effort, Pacific Rim; and now one of his gestating production projects is heading further into development. THR reports that Book of Life, … Continue reading Guillermo Del Toro’s Book Of Life Goes To Fox Animation

Pacific Rim Sequel Already In The Works

By: Sean O’Connell Very few, if any at all, have managed to see Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim, his massive robots-versus-monsters blockbuster that will storm theaters next summer. But here’s how you know that it’s a guaranteed smash hit long before a full trailer even hits screens: producers are getting the ball rolling on a sequel. Legendary has reportedly hired Travis Beacham to begin writing … Continue reading Pacific Rim Sequel Already In The Works

Guillermo del Toro Says Haunted House Story Crimson Peak Will Be His Next Film

By: Eric Eisenberg Guillermo del Toro has a number of projects at various stages of development, but now he has apparently nailed down which one he wants to direct once he has completed work on the upcoming monster vs. robot epic Pacific Rim. Moving away from sci-fi and back to horror, it has been revealed that the Mexican filmmaker has named the ghost story Crimson Peak … Continue reading Guillermo del Toro Says Haunted House Story Crimson Peak Will Be His Next Film

Mass Effect Movie Adaptation Gets New Screenwriter

By: Kristy Puchko Legendary Pictures has a slate of ambitious action features headed to theaters in the coming year, from Zack Snyder‘s Superman pic Man of Steelto Guillermo del Toro‘s giant robot adventure Pacific Rim and the 300sequel 300: Rise of the Empire. But they’ve struggled to crack the code on how to adapt the wildly popular videogame Mass Effect into a promising project. The … Continue reading Mass Effect Movie Adaptation Gets New Screenwriter