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Guillermo Del Toro

A collection of 13 posts

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Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

Guillermo Del Toro and Peter Jackson ended up parting ways on their collaboration on "The Hobbit." Del Toro described it as his career's most heartbreaking experience. And the world will probably never see much of what he had in mind. So, as Del Toro is returning to the big screen soon with "Pacific

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Instead of The Hobbit...

Since the studios couldn't get their act together in time for Guillermo Del Toro to direct The Hobbit, what movie is he going to make instead? It's a movie he's expressed a desire to make for quite a long while now: At the Mountains

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Guillermo Del Toro's Hints About "The Hobbit"

TotalFilm has a revealing interview with Guillermo Del Toro about his two upcoming Hobbit movies. I'm very encouraged by Del Toro's answers. I'm encouraged too. And now I'm going to lie awake at night wondering what you might do to make a

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Through a Screen Darkly - Bonus Chapter - The Greatest Story Ever Told By Accident

[Including a consideration of Pan's Labyrinth, Children of Men, and Babel] Encountering Christ While Running From Him Those who meditate on the character of Christ will be surprised to find him everywhere ... even in movies that seem at first to have nothing to do with the Gospel. In

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Do Del Toro's Creatures believe in Jesus Christ?

No. But the actor who plays so many of them does. Here's Doug Jones, who plays multiple characters in both Hellboy II and Pan's Labyrinth, talking about his faith at Twitchfilm. (via Chattaway)

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Film Forum and My Review of "Hellboy II: The Golden Army"

This is collection of reviews that I found interesting and helpful. The collection will be revised as I find more notable assessments online. Feel free to submit more reviews, or even your own, in the comments below. HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY With his newest fantasy, Guillermo Del Toro has

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Del Toro Answers "Hobbit" Questions

At MTV, Guillermo Del Toro is answering questions about The Hobbit... like this one: Q More questions and answers in Part Two here.

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Del Toro Wants Puppets to Invade "The Hobbit"; Plus, Andy Whitman on Great Christian Rock Albums

At Arts and Faith, Peter Chattaway comes up with two interesting links on The Hobbit. The first one is an interview, in which Del Toro says things that make me want to cheer. The only thing I will be pushing for more in these films that the other three are

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It's official: Guillermo Del Toro Will Direct "The Hobbit"

The Guardian makes the announcement. Guillermo del Toro has officially signed up to direct The Hobbit, according to reports leaking out from a film premiere in France. The Pan's Labyrinth creator will oversee a double-bill of films based on JRR Tolkien's fantasy adventure, which paved the

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HobbitWatch - Report #3: Will Del Toro Direct "The Hobbit"?

Entertainment Weekly asks Guillermo Del Toro if he's been asked to direct The Hobbit. Lord of the RingsThe Hobbit

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Crosswalk's Christian Hamaker on "Pan's Labyrinth"

I went to see Pan's Labyrinth a second time last week, and was completely blown away. I nudged it up a notch on my Top 25 of 2006 (breaking the tie with Children of Men). And I'm considering bumping it up another step. It is magnificent.

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Hellboy (2004)

This review of Hellboy was originally published at Christianity Today in April 2004. Some superheroes focus on settling a score. Some learn lessons about responsibility, talent, and weakness. But for some, like Hellboy, being a superhero is just a job. For director Guillermo Del Toro, the job of bringing the