It’s been a long time since Guillermo Del Toro has had a movie out, the second Hellboy flick back in 2008 to be exact, and now he’s finally returning this July with Pacific Rim, which is one of the most anticipated genre films this summer.
When you hear people talking about “men in suits,” the first thing that comes to mind is, “Didn’t CGI get rid of stuff like that? Do we really need people to put on suits to be monsters anymore?” Well, in a word, yes.
As long time TG readers know, we’ve been following the movie Pacific Rim pretty closely over the last few months. It’s Guillermo Del Toro’s first film since Hellboy II in 2008, and Warner Brothers is also hoping it will become another big franchise for the studio.
Guillermo Del Toro is definitely a persistent guy. Last year, his long in the works video game, Insane, got shut down, but now it’s back up and running with a potential 2015 release date.
Fans of Guillermo Del Toro may remember that in addition to the thousands of movies the Hollywood veteran has in development, he was also working on a video game tentatively dubbed Insane, which fell apart last year.
Guillermo Del Toro’s got so many movies and TV projects in the works, by the time I finish writing this sentence he’ll probably have at least three more set up.
"The idea of having an ensemble of thirteen dwarves terrified me and I thought, it’s going to be much more interesting to have another filmmaker dealing with that..."
Although he’s got a ton of projects on his plate, the first movie from Guillermo Del Toro since 2008’s Hellboy II is going to be Pacific Rim, a big sci-fi epic that’s due to hit theaters on July 12, 2013.
Recently, we reported that plans were underway to convert Top Gun to 3D. As many of you probably remember, Top Gun was the #1 film of 1986, and it’s remarkable how much nostalgia there is for the film today.
