Guillermo del Toro

A lifelong lover of movies and monsters, Guillermo del Toro grew up in Mexico where he studied filmmaking and special effects. After several Spanish-language hits, he moved to Hollywood where he found even greater success. His specialties include beautiful horror films (‘The Devil’s Backbone,’ ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’) and dark superheroes (‘Blade II,’ ‘Hellboy’). He worked extensively on ‘The Hobbit’ films before Peter Jackson signed on as director, and as a producer his credits include ‘Mama,’ “Splice,’ and the animated feature ‘The Book of Love.’

  • Notable Credits:
  • Cronos (1993)
  • Hellboy (2004)
  • Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)
  • Pacific Rim (2013)
  • Crimson Peak (2015)
‘Pacific Rim 2’ Begins Filming This November, May be Titled ‘Maelstrom’
‘Pacific Rim 2’ Begins Filming This November, May be Titled ‘Maelstrom’
‘Pacific Rim 2’ Begins Filming This November, May be Titled ‘Maelstrom’
Because just one movie about giant robots punching giant monsters in the face simply isn’t enough, Pacific Rim 2 is officially set to begin filming this Fall in Toronto. But that’s not the only piece of news worth sharing – it seems that Guillermo del Toro’s sequel may have a subtitle and that subtitle may be Maelstrom.
Guillermo del Toro Says Don’t Get Your Hopes Up for ‘Hellboy 3’
Guillermo del Toro Says Don’t Get Your Hopes Up for ‘Hellboy 3’
Guillermo del Toro Says Don’t Get Your Hopes Up for ‘Hellboy 3’
You’ll be hard-pressed to find better superhero movies than Hellboy and Hellboy II: The Golden Army, but don’t expect Hellboy 3 anytime soon. That pin in your balloon of hopeful enthusiasm comes straight from director Guillermo del Toro, who says that series star Ron Perlman has been a little premature with his attempts to rally fans around a third entry in the series.
‘Crimson Peak’ Featurette Goes Inside the Haunted Mansion
‘Crimson Peak’ Featurette Goes Inside the Haunted Mansion
‘Crimson Peak’ Featurette Goes Inside the Haunted Mansion
As Tom Hiddleston explains in this new Crimson Peak featurette, Guillermo del Toro is the “primary interpreter of gothic romance in contemporary cinema.” That’s a rather elegant and succinct way of putting it — there’s no one more suited for telling this particular ghost story than del Toro, particularly given his eye for elaborate and eerie set design.
Guillermo del Toro Details His Plans For a Jabba the Hutt ‘Star Wars’ Movie
Guillermo del Toro Details His Plans For a Jabba the Hutt ‘Star Wars’ Movie
Guillermo del Toro Details His Plans For a Jabba the Hutt ‘Star Wars’ Movie
Guillermo del Toro is not making a Star Wars movie. At least not yet. But since he was at Comic-Con to promote his gothic haunted house movie Crimson Peak, he was asked about Star Wars. Because that’s how Comic-Con works. It turns out that the director of Pan’s Labyrinth and Pacific Rim does have a dream Star Wars movie buried somewhere in the back of his brain and it makes perfect sense. He wants to make a Jabba the Hutt origin story.
Comic-Con 2015: 'The Strain' S2 Has Del Toro-Directed Scene
Comic-Con 2015: 'The Strain' S2 Has Del Toro-Directed Scene
Comic-Con 2015: 'The Strain' S2 Has Del Toro-Directed Scene
FX vampire thriller The Strain will return for Season 2 in only a few hours, but the Guillermo del Toro-adapted series couldn’t wait to vomit forth a few wormy details from Comic-Con 2015. In addition to a number of bonus shorts debuted on the panel, del Toro revealed that he himself had directed an important character introduction, and we were on hand at the panel for a full report.
‘Crimson Peak’ Maze Coming to Halloween Horror Nights 2015
‘Crimson Peak’ Maze Coming to Halloween Horror Nights 2015
‘Crimson Peak’ Maze Coming to Halloween Horror Nights 2015
Guillermo del Toro is great at crafting fully immersive worlds, and soon you’ll be able to immerse yourself in the director’s latest…sort of. During the Crimson Peak panel at Comic-Con 2015, the director announced that the Allerdale Hall mansion is coming to Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights 2015 — in the form of a creepy maze.
'The Strain' Season 2 Conjures Animated Prequel Short
'The Strain' Season 2 Conjures Animated Prequel Short
'The Strain' Season 2 Conjures Animated Prequel Short
Guillermo del Toro FX vampire thriller The Strain will return for Season 2 this coming weekend amid the madness of Comic-Con, and its heightened visual palette has hit a new level. FX has released a new animated prequel short introducing the “Occido Lumen,” a key plot point of the new season with a dark and violent history.
'Crimson Peak' Releases Vividly Spooky New Posters
'Crimson Peak' Releases Vividly Spooky New Posters
'Crimson Peak' Releases Vividly Spooky New Posters
The latest batch of character posters from Crimson Peak echo the first motion poster for Guillermo del Toro’s gothic horror story, which featured Mia Wasikowska bathed in neon blue and red. That vivid coloring contrasted with empty blackness made quite the impression, and the latest characters posters are similarly striking.
‘Justice League Dark’ Loses Director Guillermo del Toro
‘Justice League Dark’ Loses Director Guillermo del Toro
‘Justice League Dark’ Loses Director Guillermo del Toro
In news that should surprise absolutely no one, Guillermo del Toro has dropped out of the proposed Justice League Dark movie. Or the Dark Universe movie. Or whatever everyone decided it was called. Every few years or so, del Toro tends to take a look at the dozen or so projects he’s spearheaded, gets realistic for a few seconds, and then shakes a few of them off. His take on the darker side of the DC comic book universe, which is still in the early stages of development, is the latest victim of his busy schedule.
'Crimson Peak' Character Posters Introduce the Spooky Cast
'Crimson Peak' Character Posters Introduce the Spooky Cast
'Crimson Peak' Character Posters Introduce the Spooky Cast
After watching the first two trailers for Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson Peak, it’s fair to say that we’re all pretty sufficiently pumped for the director’s gothic haunted house tale. The film looks absolutely gorgeous and properly eerie, but these new character posters take a different approach, seemingly taking inspiration from one of del Toro’s favorite horror productions: Disney’s Haunted Mansion attraction.

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